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Last autumn, Panasonic set a new world record for the world’s largest projection. At 19,099m², the projected image was shown at the fifth Circle of Light Festival in Moscow – and will be reproduced (on a smaller scale!) at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, from the 5th – 8th April (We’ll be there – Man. … Read more
The New York Times says that Rovi is in ‘advanced’ talks to acquire TiVo, although, ‘it is still possible [that] a deal could falter’. Both companies are major names in digital media. The merged company would be about 70% owned by Rovi, and 30% by TiVo. Rovi investor Glenn Welling is said to be the … Read more
Just before Easter, Xiaomi unveiled a premium new TV for the Chinese market, using a curved LCD panel from Samsung. The whole set is 5.9mm – only twice as thick as LG’s G6 OLED TV. Known as the Mi TV 3S, the thinness has been achieved by installing most of the components into an external … Read more
Many big names in the TV business were members of the UltraHD Alliance’s UHD Premium certification, when it was announced at CES in January (UltraHD Alliance Launches New Logo). However, there were several companies missing, including Vizio – which has now released a statement giving its reasoning. Vizio’s Reference Series TVs are not UHD Premium-certifiedWhile … Read more
The ‘Playstation 4.5’ (Rumour Claims ‘PS4.5’ Will Run Games at UHD) rumour has gained some credence, with additional coverage by the Wall Street Journal. According to the WSJ, the new console – said to be able to play games in UltraHD – will be announced before the Playstation VR headset in October. It will also … Read more
3M, a global science-based company that inspires creative collaboration, today welcomed Nobel Laureate, Martin Chalfie, for an interactive session at its state-of-the-art innovation center in Dubai. Professor Chalfie was a speaker at the two day ‘Nobel Prize Series’ event produced by Nobel Media and the Nobel Museum in partnership with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum … Read more
When Apple releases its latest, greatest devices, you can count on T-Mobile to serve it up like no one else can. Beginning March 24, pre-order Apple’s new iPhone SE and the gorgeous new 9.7-inch iPad Pro at T-Mobile.com and experience your new Apple devices with unmatched Un-carrier benefits and freedoms – like Binge On, Music … Read more
TCL®, the world’s third largest television manufacturer, today announced pricing and availability of its 4K Ultra HD TCL Roku TV™ models for the U.S., bringing stunning UHD 4K picture quality to its smart TVs that integrate the Roku® OS. Originally announced at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, the new 4K TCL Roku TV lineup will … Read more
ZTE USA, the fourth largest smartphone supplier in the U.S. and second largest in the no-contract market, teamed up with the Golden State Warriors and asked Bay Area residents to donate used phones, tablets and other mobile devices in support of the Warriors Community Foundation. Lasting over 10 days, ZTE’s second annual phone drive resulted … Read more
At the recent Korea Display Conference, IHS’s Hyun-jin Kim said that production costs for an AMOLED smartphone display are now lower than an LCD unit. A 5″ 1920 x 1080 AMOLED display now costs $14.30 to produce (down from $17.10 in Q4’15), while an LTPS-LCD costs $14.70 (down from $15.70). The research deals with LTPS-LCD … Read more
A regulatory filing by Intel has shown that the company intends to slow the rate at which it launches new chip-making technology. Moore’s Law states that the number of transistors in an IC will approximately double every two years. Intel has been able to follow this trend for decades, but the continual die shrinking has … Read more
Shipments of enterprise (thin and terminal) client devices were down 6.8% YoY in Q4’15, says IDC – and a similar figure (6.9%) for the year as a whole. Many enterprise client projects faced cutbacks or delays, due to a faltering economic outlook and lower public budgets. “While there was a certain amount of slowdown expected … Read more
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