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Apple Names Jeff Williams Chief Operating Officer

Apple® today announced that Jeff Williams has been named chief operating officer and Johny Srouji is joining Apple’s executive team as senior vice president for Hardware Technologies. Phil Schiller, senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, will expand his role to include leadership of the revolutionary App Store® across all Apple platforms. Apple also announced that … Read more

getTV and Cine Sony Television Join DISH Lineup

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and DISH Network L.L.C have completed long-term carriage agreements for three of SPT’s wholly-owned domestic networks: Sony Movie Channel, Cine Sony Television and getTV. The agreements include first-time nationwide distribution of classic TV channel getTV, the addition of Spanish-language Hollywood movie and entertainment network Cine Sony Television on DishLATINO, and continued … Read more

Hannstar & CPT Illustrate the Effects of “Fungibility”

This week we feature two stories that highlight how far down CPT and Hannstar are on a year on year basis. That reflects a range of problems at the moment for the panel industry. CPT and Hannstar are interesting companies because they are the result of a particular point in Taiwanese panel production expansion. Neither … Read more

Analogix’s SlimPort Port Controller and High-Speed Switch ANX7428 Achieves USB Power Delivery Certification

Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. today announced that its ANX7428 achieved USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) certification for USB Power Delivery (USB PD), receiving the Product Test ID 10970042. The ANX74XX Mobile HD family supports the DisplayPort™ over USB-C™ protocol (formally known as the DisplayPort™ Alt Mode), USB data, and USB Power Delivery. ANX74XX is a fully integrated, … Read more

Internet Speeds Rise for 4k Readiness

According to Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report, 15% of global IP addresses are now classified as ‘4k-ready’ (defined as 15Mbps speeds or higher) – almost triple that of the 5.3% in Q2. YoY, global adoption rate of 15Mbps connections rose 21%. Seven of the top 10 countries/regions saw increases, ranging from 8.9% in … Read more

Netflix Opts for ‘Per-Title’ Encoding to Save Bitrates

Netflix has announced a new system of compression called ‘per-title encoding’. This is not a new codec – the company will continue to use H.264 – but a new way of looking at different types of content. For example, a cartoon – which uses ‘simple’ images – could use just 1.54Mbps to reach Full HD, … Read more

Apple Fills Vacant COO Spot

Jeff WilliamsApple has filled the position of chief operating officer – a post that has been vacant since Tim Cook became CEO in 2011. Jeff Williams, a former SVP, is the company’s new COO. Williams joined Apple in 1998 and previously led the company’s supply chain management, being responsible for balancing demand and supply. He … Read more

Moving Towards a Powerline HDMI Spec

ETSI has published a technical report (http://tinyurl.com/po7yj4l) that analyses the benefits of powerline HDMI (PHDMI) technology for HD/UltraHD video transmission. The report aims to define the technical elements required to establish a PHDMI specification. Powerline technology involves sending signals, most commonly internet, over power cables. ETSI’s Powerline Telecommunications Technical Committee’s report investigates the transportation of … Read more

Samsung and LG Will Pass on UHD in 2016

Only Sony has produced an UltraHD smartphone, to dateKorea’s iNews24 claims that both Samsung and LG will forgo producing UltraHD smartphones in 2016. Instead, they will favour 2560 x 1440 displays, at most. The display divisions of both firms have apparently seen overheating and power efficiency problems in their prototype panels. Analyst Comment Sony’s UltraHD … Read more