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MediaTek Rises in January

Mediatek has said that its revenues in January reached NT$21.3 billion ($642.5 million): up 15.2% MoM and 22.1% YoY. The company’s revenues have come under pressure recently due to falling smartphone chip ASPs. This year, it plans to focus on high-end products and optimise its cost structure. Mediatek previously forecast a 7% – 15% revenue … Read more

Asustek Result 15/02/2016

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Asustek reported Q4 net profit of NT$4.54 billion ($135.84 million), up less than 1% YoY. Turnover for the quarter was NT$123.99 billion ($3.7 billion), down 2.4% YoY. For the full year, net profit was NT$17.1 billion ($511 million), down 12% YoY from NT$19.47 billion ($582 million) in 2014. The quarter was characterized by higher smartphone … Read more

LG Uses ISE to Push OLED for Digital Signage

Much of what was shown at ISE was previously shown in the LG Display meeting room at CES and that we have already reported on. At the front of the booth were the double-sided curved OLEDs that were shown at CES. The OLEDs look very good, but brightness is not particularly high. The video wall … Read more

Eyevis Shows Nice 0.9mm LED from Unilumin

Eyevis water resistant LED – the yellow items are ducks! Image:MekoEyevis had plenty to show. We started by looking at a new 55″ video wall LCD that has 1.9mm bezel gap, being based on the Samsung panels and with 4,000:1 contrast. Next we looked at the firm’s existing UltraHD 85″ LCD monitor, which can be … Read more

Mitsubishi Pushes Rear-Projection

Mitsubishi still has a big booth at ISE and although we were told “it’ll be heaving at 5:00pm!” (on account of the free beer), actually, the booth was busy, but not full, even with that attraction. The company has had the same booth space for a number of years, but the range of products being … Read more

Disney, Lionsgate, and Twentieth Century Fox Continue Momentum in Bringing Hollywood Features to Dolby Cinema

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. today announced that Disney, Lionsgate, and Twentieth Century Fox will release four live-action and animated feature films for Dolby Cinema™ around the world. Featuring Dolby Vision™ and Dolby Atmos®,Dolby Cinemais a premium cinema offering for exhibitors and moviegoers that combines spectacular image and sound technologies with inspired design to make every visit … Read more

OmniVision’s OV2744 RGB-Ir PureCel® Sensor Brings Biometric Capabilities to Notebooks and Mobile Devices

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the OV2744, a 1.4-micron PureCel® image sensor that features the company’s second-generation, industry-leading RGB-Ir technology. The OV2744 enables advanced biometric capabilities such as facial recognition for front-facing cameras in notebooks, tablets and smartphones. “Notebook and mobile device OEMs have traditionally relied on … Read more

EPA Honors LG Electronics USA With Top-Level Gold Award In Electronics Recycling Challenge

Underscoring its leadership in responsible electronics recycling, LG Electronics USA was recognized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with the 2015 Gold Tier Award, the top-level recognition in the EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Challenge. The Gold Tier Award recognizes LG’s significant contributions to the EPA’s SMM Electronics Challenge goals by increasing the amount … Read more