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Fujitsu Brings Palm Secure to Tablets

Fujitsu was at the show to demonstrate its strength in big systems (big data, IoT and servers) as well as its client devices. The company has previously explained to us the benefits of its “PalmSecure” security system which uses the pattern of veins in the user’s palm to authenticate. One of the advantages of the … Read more

Harman Wants to Keep Cars Up to Date

Harman has gradually been intruding on our consciousness over the last few months and at MWC the company was showing some interesting automotive applications. The company has developed audio systems for cars and other applications for a long time, but has been repositioning itself, especially since the acquisition of Redbend, an Israeli technology company, last … Read more

VESA Enjoying DP Success

VESA was in a meeting room and was talking about the latest developments in DisplayStream and DisplayPort and to talk to OEMs about the forthcoming update to DisplayPort, which is in the final phase of documentation (and is, apparently, close to 900 pages!). The group had one of the latest Asus USB monitors (MB169C+) which … Read more

Fujitsu’s Tablets are Adaptable

Fujitsu has refreshed its series of Lifebook convertible tablets, and added a new model to its Stylistic detachable range. The firm has focused on security in these new devices (Lifebook T936 and T726; Stylistic Q736): each features a fingerprint sensor, smart card reeader, embedded Trusted Platform Module and Intel vPro support. They also have optional … Read more

Mike Marusic Honored as 2016 CRN Channel Chief

CRN has added Mike Marusic, SVP of marketing, operations & services at Sharp America, to its list of 2016 Channel Chiefs. The executives on this annual list represent top leaders in the IT channel who excel at driving growth and revenue in their organisations through channel partners. Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN’s editorial … Read more

LG Emerges As Big Winner at iF Design 2016 With Record Number of Awards

LG Electronics (LG) received a total of 28 awards at the iF Design Award 2016 setting the record for a Korean company. Three unique products from LG took home prestigious iF Gold Awards, with the LG SIGNATURE refrigerator and LG SIGNATURE washing machine winning their categories, while the LG SIGNATURE OLED TV and LG SIGNATURE … Read more

Samsung Wins Patent Appeal

A federal appeals court in Washington has overturned a $120 million infringement ruling, made in Apple’s favour, against Samsung. The court said that Apple’s patents on the ‘slide-to-unlock’ feature and autocorrect were invalid, and also that Samsung did not violate IP related to turning alphanumeric characters into links. The court also said that Apple may … Read more

Tianma Plans Flexible OLEDs

We went along to see Tianma which was showing its first flexible OLED sample (pictured), a 5.46″ diagonal display with 720 x 1280 resolution (270ppi) and curvable at radiuses of 20mm. The company told us that it will develop rigid OLEDs first, to improve its production capabilities before switching to flexible production, probably in 2018. … Read more