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2016 NAB Show to Feature FCC Chairman Wheeler, Commissioners Clyburn, O’Rielly, Pai

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler and Commissioners Mignon Clyburn, Michael O’Rielly and Ajit Pai will headline four separate sessions at NAB Show, April 16 – 20 in Las Vegas. Chairman Wheeler will address a signature session open to all attendees, Wednesday, April 20, 9:00-10:00 a.m. In a conversation with Marci Burdick, NAB Executive Committee … Read more

Toshiba Launches Dual Picture Video Processor for High Resolution Automotive Panels

Toshiba Corporation’s Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of “TC90195XBG,” a new dual picture video processor for high resolution automotive displays. Mass production is scheduled to start in June 2016. As well as navigation systems, driver support information displays are increasingly used in vehicles, prompting demand for larger panels with higher resolutions. … Read more

Nanotech Brings UHD VoD to TVs, Media Players and Mobile

Nanotech Entertainment has said that its UltraFlix UltraHD and HD VoD service will be available pre-installed on its partners’ TVs and streaming media players. The app will also be available on modern (three years old or less) Android and iOS devices. The firm says that it has developed a cloud-based video processing and encoding workflow, … Read more

Klassen Moves From Blackberry to Christie

Gary Klassen, the inventor of Blackberry Messenger, has joined Christie Canada as the director of solutions software. He will focus on growing a development team to expand Christie’s software capabilities, and will be based in Ontario. Klassen was previously the director of architecture and innovation at Blackberry. While there, he led several system-level developments efforts.

LCD Panels Fall in Q1’16

IHS has released its PriceWise data, which contains predictions of LCD panel prices in March. TV panels The earthquake in Taiwan (Earthquake Rocks Taiwan Production Base) this February, as well as low production yields for new models – especially from Korean panel vendors – have led to a disturbed TV supply chain. Market sentiment regarding … Read more

Foxconn-Sharp Deal Falls by $2 Billion

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Foxconn is trying to reduce its offer to Sharp by 10% – 20%, we heard last week (Foxconn Seeks to Lower Sharp Value), and sources have now named a figure. The Taiwanese company wants to slash at least ¥245 billion ($2.2 billion) from its bid. Sources speaking to Reuters said that a deal was likely … Read more

AMOLED Screen, Glass Chassis for iPhone Redesign

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Ming Chi Kuo, a prominent Apple analyst at KGI Securities, has said in a note to investors that the company will ‘radically’ redesign the iPhone 7. As previously reported (iPhone 7 Case Suggests No Curve), the phone is expected to have a 5.8″ screen. Kuo also says that it will have a curved glass chassis, … Read more

FBI Breaks iPhone Encryption

The FBI has cracked the encryption on the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists last December, without assistance from Apple (Apple Refuses to Compromise Security). An unnamed third party – said to be Israeli firm Cellebrite – helped the FBI with the phone. Analyst Comment Now that the FBI knows about the … Read more