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Samsung saw a drop in profits on a quarterly basis, and sees some tough times ahead with DRAM and LCD panels both under pressure from weaker prices. Over the year, profit was up 5.5% to $22 billion and turnover was $166 billion (See Finance Results for more details). Samsung’s LCD panels segment saw its earnings … Read more
‘A person familiar with the talks’ has told the Taipei Times that Foxconn chairman Terry Gou is taking his case for the acquisition of Sharp (Foxconn Ups Sharp Offer) directly to major lenders to the Japanese firm. The sources said that he is trying to pre-empt an alternative deal with Japan’s INCJ. Gou apparently travelled … Read more
Corning reported Q4 and full year 2015 financial results, with Q4 net sales at $2.2 billion, down just under 9% YoY. EPS was $0.17, down nearly 75% YoY. Net sales for the full year were $9.1 billion, down 6.2% YoY from $9.8 billion. EPS for the same period was reported at $1, down 42% YoY … Read more
Du, a telecom provider in the UAE, has announced plans to launch its own UltraHD broadcast service. The company said that it has already agreed partnerships with several studios and facilities for content upgrades and UltraHD video production. The service is expected to be launched at the end of March.
STMicroelectronics reported Q4 and full year financial results, with a $2 million net profit for the quarter. Turnover for the period was $1.67 billion. Full year 2015 net profit was $104 million. Turnover for that period was $6.9 billion. In addition to financial results, the company announced discontinuation of development of STB platforms, on account … Read more
Lux Research, the US based Research Institute with a focus on emerging technologies has published a report on the status of smartglasses in enterprise applications. In this research, they have studied more than 70 enterprise deployments of augmented reality hardware and software. Many of these deployments are still in the evaluation or beta test phase, … Read more
Wanda Cinema, a chain in China, has agreed a deal with Dolby which will bring Dolby Cinema to the country. Over the next five years, Wanda will install Dolby Cinema in 100 locations, the first of which will be opened this spring. Dolby Cinema combines Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos technologies, and uses Christie’s 6P … Read more
In a recent article (Is Educational VR Content Ready for Prime Time?), my colleague Len Scrogan bemoaned the lack of VR content for education. Having just returned from BETT – arguably Europe’s largest technology show for the education market – this seems like a perfect time to weigh in with my views on VR in … Read more
Momentum building behind its ground-breaking AV over IP solutions, AptoVision™ today announced 10 new design wins for its award-winning BlueRiver™ NT and BlueRiver NT+ chipsets. New AV signal distribution products based on the AptoVision chipsets will be demonstrated at several partner exhibits during the ISE 2016 tradeshow in Amsterdam. Aptovision named the following companies from … Read more
During recent years, head-up displays (HUDs) have become available as an option in some luxury car models. Now, an aftermarket alternative is under development by Cognitive AI Technologies Inc. (Chicago, IL). The device is called Carloudy and it integrates the functionalities of a smartphone including navigation into a voice controlled HUD. Carloudy was launched at … Read more
Industrial LCD manufacturer KOE will be represented at the Embedded World 2016 exhibition and conference in Nuremburg, Germany by regional distributors Data Modul and MSC Technologies. KOE Europe’s sales channel partners will be exhibiting a range of KOE’s industrialised Rugged+ TFT LCDs featuring IPS technology, high brightness Lite+ displays and ‘IPS Like’ ultra wide viewing … Read more
VEFXi shared sneak-peak demonstrations in private meetings during CES 2016 of its new microchip’s conversion technology which takes 2D & 3D video and converts it to no-glasses 3D. Customers said that the live video conversion has 3D pop-out and depth comparable to hand-crafted autostereoscopic (ASD) 3D, a big advancement for mobile displays. Attendees included investors, … Read more
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