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Renesas Electronics reported Q1 2016 net profit of 10 billion yen ($98.6 million), down 66.6% YoY from 29.8 billion yen ($293.8 million). Turnover was 152 billion yen ($1.5 billion) down 15.2% YoY from 179 billion yen ($1.7 million).
Atlona’s new distribution amplifier is an eight-output unit capable of handling up to DCI-4k signals. It takes one U of rack space. The AT-UHD-CAT-8 features HDMI-to-HDBaseT distribution of DCI-4k at 60Hz, using 8-bit colour and 4:2:0 subsampling. 10- and 12-bit colour and 4:2:2/4:4:4 subsampling are also supported. The unit can send signals up to 70m, … Read more
Skully was a crowd-funded company that had planned to produce augmented reality motorcycle helmets. Although its campaign was funded in 2014, the firm has told backers that it’s closing down, because it ran out of funds – despite trying to sell itself to LeEco. Skully has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Unlike Chapter 11, this … Read more
Samsung will hold a one-day event in Schwalbach, Germany on the 22nd August, hosted in the Samsung Display Truck. Invidis reports that the day will run from 14:00 – 19:00. Sessions will cover applications such as DOOH advertising, video communication in shop windows and the need for special screens for outdoor and semi-outdoor environments. To … Read more
LG has shared more information about its upcoming Android 7.0 smartphone, the V20. It will, says LG, be the first smartphone to feature 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC (digital to analogue converter). A Quad DAC is intended to bring digital sound as close as possible to a live performance. It is said to be able to … Read more
Quanta’s revenues in July reached NT$72.2 billion ($): a 3.9% MoM increase, but slipping 13.7% YoY. Year-to-date revenues were NT$477.2 billion, down 2.6% YoY. The on-month growth was achieved despite a double-digit (20%) fall in notebook shipments, to 3.2 million units. This is because most of the revenue growth came from non-notebook businesses.
Asus’s July revenues reached NT$33.3 billion ($1 billion): down 21.3% MoM and 3.5% YoY. In the January-July period, Asus generated revenues of NT$255.9 billion ($8.2 billion), which was up 0.43% YoY. July revenues were down due to the late shipment of Asus’s Zenfone 3 smartphone series, which did not begin until August. However, new products … Read more
July revenues were up at TSMC, growing 5.6% YoY although falling 6.1% MoM. They stood at NT$76.4 billion ($2.4 billion). Year-to-date revenues were down 1.3% YoY, to NT$501.7 billion ($16 billion).
Coretronic’s revenues fell 1.1% MoM and 14.9% YoY in July, ending the month at NT$4.8 billion ($153.3 million). Its January-July revenue was down 15.9% YoY, at NT$32.3 ($1 billion) billion. In July, Coretronic shipped 95,000 projectors (down 16% MoM), and 651,000 in the year to date, up 7% YoY.
VR (virtual reality) equipment and platform developer Dlodlo hosted a press conference on August 8 at the New York Marriott Marquis, launching its first consumer VR product Glass V1. gla The new Glass V1’s compact and easy-to-wear sunglass design uses ultra-thin and highly-durable carbon fiber and skin friendly silicon materials. The 16mm-thick Glass that weighs … Read more
In response to impressive guest reaction and the overwhelming success of Dolby Cinema at AMC in its first full year, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and AMC Theatres today announced plans to accelerate Dolby Cinema™ at AMC installations to 100 operational sites by the end of 2017, seven years ahead of the originally announced schedule. The original … Read more
Ocean has launched its Rio 2016 sports coverage across its full motion city and roadside out of home screens with highlights of inspirational performances featuring Team GB competitors. In partnership with Team GB, Ocean has scheduled the playout of full motion broadcast coverage in exclusive six minute slots 11 hours every day as the Games … Read more
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