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Dialog Semiconductor reported Q4 net profit of $52.6 million, compared to $73.6 million, a decline of 29% YoY. Turnover was $397.2 million, down 9% YoY from $435 million. For the full year 2015, net profit was $177.3 million, up 28% YoY from $138.1 million. Turnover for the period was $1.35 billion, up 17% YoY. Softer … Read more
Ericsson predicts that the ‘fragmented’ TV market, driven by internet technology, will grow between 10% and 12% between 2014 and 2018. The company’s 2015 Annual Report (http://tinyurl.com/hk3l8zm) says that IP technology is transforming the TV market, especially content delivery and consumption. Ericsson also predicts 55% annual growth for video traffic in mobile networks through 2021; … Read more
Intel is developing an augmented reality headset, which will use its Realsense 3D camera technology, sources have told the Wall Street Journal. The AR project is one way in which Intel hopes to diversify its business, outside of the market for PC processors. A reference design is likely to be offered to hardware vendors, rather … Read more
Starting in June, Microsoft will end support for the Skype for TV app on smart TVs. It will be up to TV manufacturers as to whether or not they remove the app from their devices, but they should be aware that it will no longer be receiving updates. Samsung has already announced that it will … Read more
OSN, the Middle Eastern pay-TV provider, is preparing to launch new UltraHD channels by taking additional satellite capacity. The company unveiled a new contract with Eutelsat at Cabsat in Dubai recently. OSN will use the capacity to launch eight new HD channels in addition to the UltraHD offering.
Furniture store Ikea has posted a listing on Ninesigma, seeking remotely-writable, disposable labels to show country-specific information on products and packages. The (blank) labels must be able to be attached during production and updated for the sales market without physical contact. They must be made using sustainable or recyclable materials, and be low cost. Prototype … Read more
Innolux’s February revenues were down 21.1% MoM and 38.9% YoY, which is believed to be due to a combination of the February earthquake (Earthquake Rocks Taiwan Production Base) and Chinese New Year holiday. Revenues were NT$16.6 billion ($505 million). 6.7 million large-size panels were shipped in February: a fall of 19.3% MoM. Small-and-medium unit shipments … Read more
Two professional monitors for post-production have been revealed by BenQ, for editors and colourists requiring high colour accuracy and resolution. The PV series consists of two models: the PV3200PT (first seen at SIGGRAPH 2015) and PV270. The 32″ UltraHD PV3200PT features an IPS panel, with 10-bit colour and 100% coverage of the Rec.709 and sRGB … Read more
Acer is celebrating five iF Design Award wins, for PCs and monitors, including two units from the Predator gaming line. These were the Predator G6 desktop and Z35 curved monitor. Other winners were Acer’s XR342CK and H277HU monitors and the Revo Build mini PC.
Microvision reported Q4 net loss of $4.3 million, up 30% YoY from $3.3 million. Turnover was $1.8 million, up 25% YoY from $0.7 million. For the full year 2015, net loss was $14.5 million, down 20% Yoy from $18.1 million. Turnover was $9.2 million, up 163% Yoy from $3.5 million. commercialization of the PicoP scanning … Read more
A new 2-port DisplayPort KVM switch from Aten, the CS782DP, has been designed for graphically-intensive applications. It supports resolutions up to UltraHD at 60Hz, and switching can be accomplished through a remote selector; mouse; or hotkeys. DisplayPort Dual Mode is supported, to directly output single-link HDMI or DVI via an externally-powered adapter. The switch also … Read more
EPI, the brand licensee for Philips monitors in North America, has announced a new curved (4,000R) display featuring AMD’s Freesync technology. The unit is a 27″ ‘Brilliance’ monitor (279X6QJNS), with an MVA panel. SmartImage presets are featured, which optimise content for – for instance – office, photo, game or film use. Flicker-free technology is also … Read more
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