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A couple of weeks ago, I was in France for the Virtual Laval event and made the journey via Rennes, which has a small and convenient airport. I knew that Technicolor has a large R&D establishment in the city, which developed from the research department that was once part of Thomson (which bought Technicolor some … Read more
The consolidation of Toshiba’s business (Toshiba Updates Forecasts, Deepens Loss) continues, with the news that the company is withdrawing from the consumer laptop business. Although it had previously been reported that Toshiba would sell its PC business – or merge it with Fujitsu, and possibly Vaio – it’s not quite so clear that this will … Read more
Vixs reported a Q4 net loss of $3.68 million, marginally down, under 3% YoY, from $3.76 million. Turnover was $5.2 million, a decline of 54% YoY from $11.23 million. For the full year, net loss was $11.64 million, down 25% YoY from $15.6 million. Turnover for the period was $26.3 million, down 32% YoY from … Read more
Nintendo’s first smartphone game, Miitomo, has been released in the US and Europe, following its Japanese launch in March. Nintendo games like Pokémon have seemed ideally suited to the smartphone environment, but the company has resisted entering the market for years. An analysis of Nintendo’s software sales by Statista has highlighted the reason for the … Read more
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2016 show will take place in Las Vegas between the 16th and 21st April. There will be a renewed focus on traditional broadcasting, using the ATSC 3.0 platform, and virtual reality. The Kaleidoscope VR Showcase will be held at the show. Enensys (SU6325) will highlight its new ATSC 3.0 … Read more
We reported on the Philips E-line 27″ 276E6 monitor at IFA last year. The monitor is unusual in that it uses QD Vision’s Color IQ quantum dot technology to give a wide colour gamut. That in itself is not newsworthy, but the Philips monitor costs just €235 plus tax from online retailers and that’s a … Read more
Ofcom is currently holding consultations on the 700MHz spectrum clearance in the UK. Points under consideration are: what support viewers might require; whether public funding should be made available; and whether support should be made available to programme making and special events (PMSE) users that need to replace their equipment. Ofcom believes that fewer than … Read more
Mitsubishi Research has forecast that adoption of UltraHD TV sets in Japan will grow rapidly, starting next year, Advanced Television reports. Around 1.2 million were purchased in 2015, and 3.3 million are expected to be sold this year. 2017 will signal faster growth, with Mitsubishi predicting sales of 6.8 million sets, and more than 12 … Read more
We now have a specification list for Acer‘s laser gaming projector, the Z850 (Acer Brings Laser to Gaming). Despite being described as ‘mirrorless’, it is in fact a DLP unit – there are no mirrors in the UST lens, though. In addition to the reported specifications, the projector features HDMI (x2, one with MHL), VGA … Read more
Image: OLED-InfoKyushu University of Japan spun off a new company called Kyulux last month, which aims to commercialise thermally-activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters developed by the university. Kyulux raised ¥1.5 billion ($13.5 million) in the process. The OLED Association now says that LG Display has invested a further $2.8 million in Kyulux. Kyulux has also … Read more
Worldwide smartphone sales will grow at a single-digit rate for the first time this year, says Gartner. The firm expects growth of just 7% in the global market, which will reach 1.5 billion units. The total mobile phone market, which includes feature phones, is forecast to reach 1.9 billion units. The news for PCs, however, … Read more
Foxconn is to deepen its investment in several companies in China, covering industries including handsets, glass and optical lenses. The investments will total $1.65 billion. $1.5 billion of this will go to a subsidiary in Zhengzhou which produces handset products, say sources.
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