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Digital UK has opened up on the technical specification for Freeview Play. This means that all broadcasters, platforms and equipment manufacturers can participate in the next gen hybrid DTT/OTT platform. Development of the platform has been led by Digital UK and incorporates features recently defined in the HbbTV 2.0 standard for internet services and applications. … Read more
Image credit: Nikkei,Local sources say that Sharp is to close its Tenri LCD factory in Nara Prefecture, Japan, although there will be no job losses. The move is being taken as part of a re-organisation of the company’s loss-making LCD business. Sharp’s Tenri plant began operations in 1991 and has been used to produce smartphone … Read more
Nvidia reported Q4 net profit of $207 million, up 7.2% YoY from $193 million. Turnover increased 12% YoY to $1.4 billion from $1.25 billion. For the full year, net profit was $614 million, down 3% YoY from $631 million. Turnover for the same period was $5 billion, up 7% from $4.68 billion. The fiscal year … Read more
Germany’s Wortmann AG has opened a division dedicated to mobile phones and tablets. The new business, Wortmann Telecom, is managed by Stefan Bollman. It will stock Wortmann’s own Terra tablets, as well as ‘all’ products from the main brands, such as Apple and Samsung.
The Hisense laser projection system, ‘Laser Quantcast’, won a Global Innovation Award for ‘Best Future TV’ at CES in January. The device projects strong-coloured images on a 100″ screen.
The USA’s Federal Communications Commission has published a proposal (FCC Wants to Open STB Market) that it says would break down anti-competitive barriers and pave the way for software, devices and other solutions to compete with set-top boxes that consumers lease from pay-TV providers. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) will create a framework for … Read more
Samsung’s launch event for its next phone, the Galaxy S7, was unusual. The stage was located in the middle of the room, with the press conference conducted ‘in the round’. It meant that the presenters weren’t facing our side for three quarters of the time, but lent itself well to the format. The second way … Read more
LG ran its launch event for the new flagship phone, the G5, at the Sant Jordi Club on a hill overlooking Barcelona. Having arrived in plenty of time, we managed to secure a seat in the centre of the front row while the auditorium filled up around us. The event began with the loud techno … Read more
TCL subsidiary Alcatel Onetouch rebranded itself to simply ‘Alcatel’ at the show, which it believes will help it reach its millenial target market. The new products are aimed at young adults such as university students and young professionals, and so include VR experiences and DJ mixing software. In the past, Alcatel has been a value … Read more
Garmin has developed a new device that combines watch and fitness tracker functionality. The Vivoactive HR is a GPS smartwatch with Garmin’s Elevate heart rate technology. As well as heart rate, the device counts steps, monitors sleep and features built-in GPS apps for walking, running, cycling, swimming and more. Heart rate is tracked 24/7; this … Read more
Our Managing Editor, Bob Raikes, was interviewed during ISE 2016 and had this summary of what he had seen after two days at the event.
We interviewed Antoine Doublet of Deepsky at ISE 2016.
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