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PlayStation™Vue Live TV Service Expands To Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick And Google Chromecast

Sony Network Entertainment International LLC (SNEI) today announced the pioneering cloud-based TV service, PlayStation™Vue, is expanding to Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, with support for Google Chromecast coming soon. This expansion marks the first time that PS Vue will be offered on TV-connected devices beyond the PlayStation®4 (PS4™) and PlayStation®3 (PS3™) systems. With … Read more

High Resolution for Verizon’s Mid-Range Tablet

Verizon continues to expand its own self-branded tablet offering in the USA. Having launched the Ellipsis 8 and Ellipsis Kids models earlier, the company has now made a larger version – the Ellipsis 10 – available to purchase. True to its name, the Ellipsis 10 is a 10.1″ Android tablet – although it is Android … Read more

Submissions Being Accepted for Tom’s Guide CES Awards

The editors of Tom’s Guide and Laptop Mag are inviting submissions for their own 2016 CES awards. Product categories include laptops, hybrids, smartphones, TVs, VR & AR, wearables, tablets and PCs. Submissions can be sent to [email protected] by the 14th December, and must including the product name; price; when it will be released; a 100-word … Read more

UltraHD Needs More Evidence of Productivity Gains

As well as working on the issues of our newsletters, I spent quite a lot of time this week finalising the quarterly data that Meko (our publisher) provides on the European market for desktop monitors, public displays and interactive meeting room displays. Now, because we supply data on a country level for Europe, we have … Read more

Acer Widens Monitor Reach in USA

Acer has launched two new ultra-wide 34″ monitors in the USA, for professionals and consumers working with graphic-intensive applications. Both displays have a 21:9 aspect ratio, with resolutions of 3440 x 1440 (B346CK) and 2560 x 1080 (B346C). They use IPS panels and share most specifications; aside from resolution, the only differences are in brightness … Read more

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 46

A 65″ version of Hisense‘s XT910 TV (Secret of Hisense’s ULED Tech is Revealed) has been launched in the UK. It is a ‘ULED’ model, meaning that it is UltraHD with quantum dots, backlight scanning and 240 dimmable zones. The TV is curved, with HEVC decoding, and will support HDR through a firmware update later … Read more

AccorHotels Takes Samsung Screens

Samsung has entered into an agreement with AccorHotels Group, whereby it will roll out its Smart Hospitality Display products to properties across 92 countries. AccorHotels owns brands such as Novotel and Ibis. Samsung’s UltraHD TVs will be available in guest rooms and common areas. Additional technology, such as Samsung Lynk Hospitality Management platform, will also … Read more

OLED Agreement to Raise Material Manufacturing

Idemitsu Kosan of Japan and Doosan Corporation of South Korea have concluded a memorandum of understanding,covering a new OLED business arrangement and cross-patent licensing agreement. Under the terms, each company will be able to develop, manufacture and sell OLED materials in the area of the other’s material-related patents – under certain conditions. It is expected … Read more

LG Sees Bright Future for OLED

FlatpanelsHD visited LG in Korea and received some updates on the company’s OLED plans. The company considers the technology as the next step in consumer electronics. LG says that it is raising yields and lowering production costs faster than was the case for LCD 10 years ago. It is thought that OLED TVs will become … Read more

Lenovo Result 12/11/2015

Lenovo reported its first net loss in 6 years of $714 million for Q3 2015. Turnover was up, however, by 16% YoY at $12.2 billion, from $10.4 billion. A combination of a one time restructuring charge of $599 million, $300 million of unsold smartphones and poor PC demand, despite a doubling of PC shipments in … Read more