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Sony held an event in San Francisco recently, where it showed off updates to the Playstation VR headset. The ‘new’ device features a 5.7″ OLED display inside, with 1920 x 1080 resolution. Content can come from a Playstation 4 of Playstation Vita and be mirrored from the headset to a TV. This is to prevent … Read more
November revenues for Chunghwa Picture Tubes fell 9.3% MoM and 23.7% YoY, to NT$3.8 billion ($115.4 million). January-to-November revenues were down 15.1% YoY, to NT$44 billion ($1.3 billion). CPT’s large-size panel shipments were down 22.2% MoM and 46.8% YoY in November. Small- and mid-size panel shipments rose 1.4% MoM, but fell 20.2% YoY.
Google has released a software update, which brings support for the 50Hz frame rate to its Chromecast dongle. Previously the device only ran content at 60Hz, the US TV standard, while European TV mostly uses 50Hz. The option can now be manually selected.
Kiosk Solutions GmbH is expanding its Android product lineup with a new landscape-format freestanding unit – which is not limited to the Android OS. It is identical to the AI55, launched earlier this year, but features a horizontal screen. The AI55HW is a medium-height interactive terminal, housing a 55″ display. It is capable of 24/7 … Read more
Microsoft has apologised for the experience that some users have had with the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4, thanking customers for their “open and candid” feedback. Some models of the Surface Book are said to suffer from a screen that flashes on and off, and both products have been accused of poor battery life. … Read more
According to Japan’s Sankei newspaper, Toshiba may announce its business plan, covering the next three fiscal years, in March. The company will set fiscal targets, and – apparently – plans to restructure its operations and sell addition assets. The move follows the revelation of accounting malpractice (Toshiba CEO Resigns Over Accounting Scandal) and a threat … Read more
The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), of the USA, is preparing to approve 10 new candidate standards, which will be included in the final ATSC 3.0 specification, by the end of the year. These include video encoding, IP transport, electronic service guides and closed captioning.
King Jim is a Japanese company, which has recently announced an 8″ notebook with a full-size keyboard. Due to be released on the 12th February, the Portabook XMC10 features a keyboard equivalent in size to that used on a 12″ notebook. However, it can be split down the middle and rotated 90° to a ‘portrait’ … Read more
If you have never heard of Draw and Code, you certainly don’t know what SwapBots are. Draw and Code is a software development company based in Liverpool, UK that develops games using new technologies. In the case of SwapBots, they are combing action figure style toys with an augmented reality game running on tablets and … Read more
The 36th edition of global professional ICT trade show COMPUTEX TAIPEI will take place from May 31st to June 4th, 2016 in Taipei. One of the leading ICT trade shows in the world, the show will be held at TWTC Exhibition Halls 1 and 3, Nangang Exhibition Hall 1, and the Taipei International Conference Center … Read more
Warranty Week has examined Apple’s warranty business. As well as being one of the world’s largest product warranty providers, the company also runs one of the world’s largest extended warranty plans – largely due to the iPhone. In 2003, 72% of Apple’s overall revenues came from the Mac computer line, and a small amount from … Read more
Blu Products’ first flagship smartphone for 2016 is the Life One X: a dual-SIM, metal-chassis model with a 5.2″ display. A mid-range 4G model, the Life One X is housed in aircraft-grade aluminium. It was found to outperform the Moto G (third generation) smartphone in CPU performance, graphics, memory, system, battery and web performance in … Read more
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