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Samsung is widely reported to be about to release a new Galaxy J3 (2017) model with the number SM-J327P. Usually reliable sources report that the budget phone will have a 5″ HD/Full option AMOLED display with 1.4 GHz Snapdragon 425 SoC with Adreno 308 graphics, 1.5 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM. Cameras are a … Read more
Last week, we reported that LG was being criticised over the input lag on its TVs, a complaint expressed by gamers. (LG In Trouble with Gamers for OLED Input Lag) Forbes.com quoted LG’s response in full as follows: “LG Electronics has been made aware that some customers are experiencing lag on their displays when playing … Read more
We reported rumours of a takeover by Samsung of QD Vision last week, (Samsung to Buy QDVision?) and now the ET Times in Korea has confirmed the news and the price of $70 million that is being discussed. Samsung is said to have been involved after a number of companies were invited to bid for … Read more
Korean sources are suggesting that Skyworth, the Chinese TV company, may be buying some OLED TV panels from BOE and showed the sets at the Shenzen High Tech Fair. Skyworth plans to use the Metz brand to supply OLED sets in Europe (Metz Begins OLED TV Production). Earlier this year we reported that BOE was … Read more
Netflix has now made its content streamable on a PC, providing that PC has the 7th generation (Kaby Lake) processor and is running the Edge browser from Microsoft on Windows 10 (which is mandatory for Kaby Lake). The Kaby Lake processors have enhanced video decoding and support the DRM facilities that Netflix supports for UltraHD.
Following the introduction of the Chromecast Ultra streaming dongle, Google has said that it will supply UltraHD content from the Google Play Movies for $25 (or $8.00 to rent), up from $13 (or $4.00 to rent) for HD content. At the moment, there are only a few titles, including ‘Star Trek’, ‘Star Trek Beyond’, ‘Zoolander’, … Read more
Wall of Germany, a local affiliate of JCDecaux, has installed seven free-standing digital city information systems in Leipzig, Germany. The systems were designed to match the style of existing paper posters and have FullHD resolution. The systems respond to ambient light for brightness control.
Munich airport has announced that it has a plan to expand the floor area of the Terminal 1 building by 80,000 m² at a cost of €400 million. The expansion will add six million travellers to the airport capacity and will add a pier to support up to 12 aircraft, including two Airbus A380 superjumbos. … Read more
Panasonic has posted a video (below) about an installation of its projectors at the Faengslet prison museum in Horsens, Denmark. After closing as an active prison ten years ago, the site has been restored as a museum and has been animated with 56 Panasonic Projectors, 45 of which are PT-RW330EJ ‘Solid Shine’ laser phosphor projectors. … Read more
Daktronics said that a 61.1 m² 50mm pitch LED display that is installed on the Post-X Building in Berchem, Belgium is the first free form LED display in Belgium. The display is 6.25 metres x 9.4 metres and the display is composed of individual stick elements that are spaced 50mm apart to provide a dynamic … Read more
Dynascan has supplied high brightness displays through its local integrator, Dysten, for the Częstochowa Stradom railway station in Poland. Krzysztof Szawerna, Dysten R&D Director said, “We tested a variety of competitive monitors from different manufactures with brightness levels as high as 1500 nits, but the brightness was not sufficient.” Dysten ultimately needed screens capable of … Read more
Asian sources have said that Foxconn will ship more than 30 million smartphones, from a target of 15-20 million, under the Luma brand, in Korea and Indonesia. Foxconn is reported to be making the smartphones in Indonesia.
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