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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the first films that it will release using the UltraHD Blu-ray format. They will include The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Hancock and Salt. Content will be rendered with “HDR”, but Sony has not given any more details. Analyst Comment The company has meant that it supports ST.2084 PQ when it … Read more
The EBU says that it was encouraged to note that ‘the overwhelming majority’ of proposals at WRC ’15 supported a ‘No change’ policy to the 470-694/698 MHz spectrum. This is the band currently used for terrestrial TV, and the EBU was arguing against its change at the event (EBU Argues for Broadcast Spectrum at WRC-15). … Read more
On the 21st November, the Digital Cinema Society will explore the challenges of and solutions to finishing content in UltraHD, at an event in Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Approaches to be examined will include 5k cloud collaboration; 4k hybrid; and 4k DYI on the desktop. The event is free to attend; email [email protected] with ‘4k … Read more
The countdown has started for the first Consumer Electronics China (CE China). The show will open its doors from 20 to 22 April 2016 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center and will be a premier opportunity for both Chinese and international brands to showcase their latest products – not just to consumers and retailers … Read more
A new event will take place in China next year, organised by IFA. Consumer Electronics China will run from the 20th – 22nd April in the Shenzen Convention and Exhibition Centre. Both Chinese and international brands will be able to attend. Space is limited; interested parties can visit www.cechina-ifa.com.
AUO‘s unaudited consolidated revenue fell 7.1% MoM and 21.1% YoY in October, to NT$29.2 billion ($893,000). Shipments of large-size panels reached almost 8.9 million units (down 6.9% MoM) and small- to medium-size shipments fell 25.8% to just under 10.7 million units. The company is pushing embedded touch panels for notebooks and FIM products for TVs, … Read more
Hannstar Display Corporation reported Q3 net losses of NTD707 million ($21.6 million) on turnover of NTD3.99 billion ($122 million), up on losses of NTD580 ($17.7 million) on NTD5.65 billion ($173 million) in the corresponding period last year. For the first nine months there were losses of NTD854 million ($26.1 million) on revenue of NTD13.41 billion … Read more
Pre-orders have now started for Apple‘s iPad Pro tablet, with sales expected to begin this month. Pricing scales from $800 to $1,080. Asus has enhanced the Zenfone 2 smartphone (Asus Swims Against Current With Mobile Announcements) to create the Deluxe Special Edition. This 5.5″ model features a 64-bit quad-core processor (up to 2.5GHz), 4GB of … Read more
Toshiba Corporation posted Q2 net profits of ¥49.6 billion ($404 million), up 38% from ¥35.9 billion (29 million) a year earlier, on revenue of ¥1.62 trillion ($13.2 billion), down 5% from ¥1.7 trillion ($13.8 billion). For the first half, profits were down 29% to ¥37.3 billion ($303 million) from ¥52.6 billion ($428 million) on turnover … Read more
Parade Technologies has introduced two new touchscreen controllers, in the TrueTouch line acquired from Cypress Semiconductor in August. The TT41X and TT42X controller families are capacitive units, targeting premium tablets and in-cell smartphones, respectively. Both controller families support the use of passive styli, with a stylus tip down to 2.5mm. Additionally, the TT41X supports high … Read more
Ultra-miniature projection display company Microvision Inc. recorded Q3 losses of $5.3 million, up from losses for the year-ago quarter of $3.4 million, on turnover which rose to $2.4 million from $968,000. For the nine months, losses were down to $10.2 million from $14.8 million, on sales of $7.3 million, up from $2.8 million. The company … Read more
Oliver Ahrens, long-standing senior corporate VP of pan-Asia Pacific operations at Acer, has decided to leave the company. Jason Chen, president and CEO of Acer, is now filling Ahrens’ role. Ahrens was with Acer for 24 years, beginning his service in Germany in 1991. He has also worked in the China, EMEA and APAC regions. … Read more
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