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Japanese satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT is set to launch the world’s first publicly-available UltraHD HDR broadcast on the 4th October. The channel will be free of charge and accessible to anyone with compatible equipment for receiving the SKY PerfecTV! Premium or SKY PerfecTV! Premium Hikari Service. SKY Perfect JSAT will use Hybrid Log Gamma … Read more
Asahi Glass reported H1 2016 net profit of 29 billion yen ($287 million), down 18% YoY from 35 billion yen ($346 million). Turnover was 624 billion yen ($6.1 billion), down 5% YoY from 658 billion yen ($6.5 billion). Net sales from Electronics, which includes LCD glass declined 17.1% to 121.6 billion yen ($1.2 billion).
A report by Android Police indicates that Google will roll out a Fast Play feature for its Chromecast device, which will make videos load instantly. Google announced the Chromecast 2 in September 2015 (Second-Gen Chromecast Seen in Leak). The Fast Play feature was originally scheduled for release early this year.
The Japanese subsidiary of JCDecaux, MCDecaux (85% owned by JCDecaux and 15% by Mitsubishi) has won a tender for the supply of advertising on bus shelters in Tokyo. The tender, which will run for at least 15 years, is the largest bus shelter contract in Japan; at least 400 shelters will be installed before the … Read more
JCDecaux reported half year 2016 net profit of €80.4 million ($90 million), up 1.1% YoY from €79.5 million ($89 million). Turnover was €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion), up 10.8% YoY from €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion). The United Kingdom saw the highest organic growth at 18.5%.
Microsoft has revisited its plans to cut 1,850 jobs in its smartphone division (Microsoft Restructures Smartphones and Cuts Jobs) – but not in a good way. In addition to the already-announced cuts, Microsoft will eliminate 2,850 more jobs in its 2017 fiscal year, primarily in smartphone hardware and sales.
Ouno Creative used Pro Display’s transparent touchscreen to deliver an interactive experience in the GKN Aerospace pavilion at this year’s Farnborough Air Show in the UK. The display was a 65″ multi-touch transparent LCD unit.
After prowling the sessions and conference hall of ISTE 2016 (the largest ed-tech conference held in the U.S. with over 16,000 participants hailing from 76 countries), I came to a stark and grim realization. With over forty-six 3D-VR-AR-related sessions and more than thirteen 3D and VR vendors in the exhibit hall, I met only two … Read more
The ISTE 2016 educational conference held in late June, with over 16,000 hailing from 76 countries in attendance, is the largest ed-tech conference held in the U.S. One of the pleasant surprises in the exhibit hall was the return of Unity to ISTE. Last year may have been their first year of exhibiting, if memory … Read more
The mobile gaming market seems to have reached an impasse with increasing saturation, heavy consolidation, and steadily declining unit shipments. In recent years, strong game development companies such as Supercell and Mixi have also come to dominate the industry. There are also increasing concerns over market saturation in Japan, the US, Europe and Korea and … Read more
BLU Products, one of the fastest growing mobile phone manufacturers in the world announced the BLU Studio Touch as the newest addition to the BLU Smartphone lineup delivering latest technology, stunning design and exceptional quality for an affordable price. The BLU Studio Touch was created in an effort to provide consumers with one of the … Read more
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments grew 1 percent annually to reach 340 million units in Q2 2016. Samsung maintained first position with 23 percent global smartphone marketshare, while OPPO grew 137 percent annually and was the star performer. Linda Sui, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “Global smartphone shipments grew … Read more
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