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The Game Developers’ Conference took place in San Francisco this month. With the advances in virtual reality, this event is becoming ever more relevant to display makers. AMD estimates that it has an 83% share of the VR home systems market – including Sony’s Playstation 4, which will be used to run the Playstation VR. … Read more
2015 was one of the worst years on record for the PC market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Shipments declined in double-digits (26.2%) for the third consecutive year, to 13.7 million units, according to IDC. CEE vendors were unable to overcome obstacles, such as a poor YoY comparison to 2014 (when shipments were boosted … Read more
Acer ended February with consolidated net revenues of NT$16.2 billion ($492.6 million), up 1.9% MoM but down 21.7% YoY. Cumulative revenues were NT$32 billion ($973 million), down 26.1% YoY.
Foxconn Electronics reported a 16.9% MoM fall in February revenues, but a 0.2% climb YoY. Consolidated revenues were NT$280.6 billion ($8.5 billion). Year-to-date revenues were NT$618.3 billion ($18.8 billion), down 8.6% YoY. The firm said that seasonal factors constrained shipments of consumer electronics, computing and communications products in February.
USB is probably the most ubiquitous wired connector worldwide and the addition of the new Type-C version is opening it up to incredible new capabilities. With 24 contact points and 10 configurable conductors (see pin out diagram below), it can deliver 4K 60 fps video. This allows your mobile device to essentially become a set … Read more
Director Ang Lee’s next project – which he announced at CinemaCon 2015 would be shot at 120fps – will be previewed at NAB in April. The film, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, will also use the UltraHD, 3D and HDR formats. It will be the first feature-length film captured at 120fps.
The value of the worldwide market for gaming hardware will pass $140 billion in 2019, according to a Jon Peddie Research presentation made at the Game Developer Conference 2016. After shrinking slightly in 2015 (although less than the overall PC market), the gaming hardware segment is forecast to return to growth this year. However, not … Read more
Samsung Electronics UK’s new Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are now available to buy online and in-store at retailers across the country and with the pre-order phase now closed, Samsung can reveal that its latest smartphones have generated more pre-orders than any other Galaxy smartphone in the UK ever. During the pre-order period, which started … Read more
NEC Display Solutions Europe has announced a new strategic sales and market initiative with two key sales leadership appointments in EMEA. Simon Jackson is appointed to lead Strategic & Vertical Sales EMEA and Antonio Zulianello is appointed to head Regional Sales EMEA to drive forward strategic sales efforts, effective today. The initiative will further strengthen … Read more
UK regulator Ofcom has described plans to clear DTT services out of the 700MHz spectrum by Q2 in 2020. Two documents are available: ‘Maximising the benefits of 700MHz clearance’ (http://tinyurl.com/z3s97zq) and ‘Management of transitional coverage issues’ (http://tinyurl.com/zrdue8v). When the transition is over, there will be a 9MHz ‘guard band’ to protect 600MHz DTT services from … Read more
MovieSwap is a French start-up that aims to make use of the world’s existing stock of DVDs – around 25 billion, to date. The company has launched (and successfully funded) a Kickstarter campaign to create a ‘universal movie library’. MovieSwap will collect DVDs from all over the world; register them on behalf of their owners; … Read more
A video wall created by eyevis UK is helping to protect the people of Calderdale after being installed as part of a £680,000 upgrade of the area’s CCTV system. Eight eyevis 47-inch EYE-LCD-4700-USN-LD-FX displays help staff at Calderdale Council’s CCTV monitoring centre view images from 64 cameras in town centres across the borough, 24/7, 365 … Read more
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