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MediaTek Inc.announced FY16 Q4 consolidated revenue of NT$69 bn ($2.2 bn) with operating profit of NT$3.9 bn ($126 mn), resulting in an operating margin of 5.7%. The FY16 Q4 revenue was down 12.4% from previous quarter’s figure mainly due to a seasonal decline in consumer electronics. However, it was up by 11.3% on a y-o-y … Read more
Pioneer has launched two new UltraHD Blu-ray players for building into PCs in Japan. The disks are large and in a 5.25″ format for desktop PCs. The BDR-S11K is a ‘standard’ player, while the BDR-S11J-X is quieter and has improved audio. The drives only work on Windows 10 PCs with the Intel 7th generation (Kaby … Read more
AT&T added 235,000 satellite subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2016, although IPTV subscribers declined by 262,000. For the third straight quarter, gross additions increased on a year-on-year basis even when excluding IPTV customers transitioning to DirecTV. During the quarter, AT&T introduced DirecTV Now and added more than 200,000 subscribers by using special promotions and … Read more
NEC Display Solutions Europe has announced the InfinityBoard, a versatile display solution designed to fulfil business demands for powerful and interactive workspaces and huddle rooms. Suitable for video conferencing, creative brainstorming, presenting, reviewing and collaborating, the InfinityBoard provides a modular and flexible platform to enhance efficiency and productivity in meetings of all kinds. Based on … Read more
Christie®, the leader in 4K technology, is expanding its Boxer line with the new 3DLP® Christie Boxer 4K20 complete with full native pixel-perfect 4K resolution, the widest selection of 4K connectivity and the same small, rugged, reliable design as the rest of the Boxer product line. Suitable for rental stagers who don’t need the 30K … Read more
Sky is to move to offering its full TV service over IP for the first time. Up to now, although Sky has offered a limited service (Now TV) over IP only, it has been necessary to have a satellite receiver to get the full service in the past. The company said this as it announced … Read more
Silicon Core has won a deal for the use of two of its Magnolia 1.5mm LED displays for use in a conference room of Ooredoo, a communications company in Qatar, in the Middle East. The walls are 2900 x 1700 mm (we reckon that they are 1920 x 1080 resolution) and that means around a … Read more
Broadband TV News reports that RTL Nederland is putting advertising on its Smart TV app, RTL XL, using a management platform called SpotX. The app is on Smart TVs from LG, Philips and Samsung.
Netflix is now allowing subscribers to download content to be saved to SD cards on mobile devices such as phones and tablets, rather than only being streamed. Initially, download was only available on Netflix original content.
TI has released its latest DLP chip, a 0.33″ FullHD device that is intended for mobile smart TVs, pico projectors and smart home displays. TI highlighted the possibility of making high brightness displays and also offers a matching controller (DLPC3437). The company drew attention to the speed of the DLP which can generate dual pixels … Read more
This week, I spent a day at the BETT exhibition in London, where many of those involved in educational technology come together. What I found was something of a breakthrough in large display touch technology. BETT is a great place to see interactive displays as educationalists have been using interactive displays, usually projectors, for years … Read more
Having brought down the prices of its lower end OLED TVs, LG has now started pushing down the prices of its E6 range of models with the 55″ coming down to $2,499 in the US and the 65″ coming down to $3999 in the US, a reduction of around $1,000. UK prices on Amazon are … Read more
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