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Quanta has reported consolidated revenues of NT$90 billion ($2.75 billion) in October, down 11.3% MoM but up 9.6% YoY. The company has made sales of NT$822 billion ($25 billion) in the January-October period, up 8.6% compared to last year. Quanta shipped 3.3 million notebooks in October, down 1 million units from September; this was the … Read more
Best Buy has revealed its Black Friday deals, which include everything from smartphones to UltraHD TVs. ‘Doorbuster’ deals will begin at 5pm on Thanksgiving Day itself. Several UltraHD TVs will be on sale. Two of these will be from Samsung, the 65″ JS8500 ($2,000, down from $2,500) and 60″ JU6390 ($800, down from $1,500). A … Read more
Canal+ Group had 15.4 million subscribers in the first nine months of 2015, an increase of 619,000 compared to the same period last year. The company’s ‘strong’ performance in Vietnam and Africa, and of the Canalplay streaming service in France, helped to boost the result.
Quantum dot developer QD Vision has received a new round of investment led by Tsing Capital and BASF Venture Capital totaling approximately $22 million from both existing investors and new investors. The funds will be used to advance R&D efforts and support commercialization of new products. Quantum dots are semiconductor materials. When designed for displays, … Read more
Later this year, Hyundai will be the first mainstream automaker to launch an augmented reality owner’s manual app. The Hyundai Virtual Guide app is the brand’s modern take on the traditional owner’s manual, allowing consumers to use their smartphone or tablet computer to get how-to information for repairs, maintenance and vehicle features. At launch, the … Read more
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA®), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association, is recognizing LG Electronics’ (LG) excellence in design and technology with 21 awards for innovative products to be on display at CES 2016 in Las Vegas from Jan. 6-9, 2016. LG received the prestigious 2016 CES® Innovation Awards in 10 highly competitive categories: Accessible Tech, … Read more
TCO Development today launched the latest generation TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The revision includes new criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant substances and replacing them with safer alternatives. First to certify product include displays from Eizo, Dell, Lenovo, LG and Samsung. “Today there are over 40 000 chemical substances on the … Read more
LG and Samsung have both taken multiple CES 2016 Innovation Awards: 21 and 38, respectively. Winning products for LG included the 77″ UltraHD OLED TV, V10 smartphone and G Watch Urbane 2nd Edition; other winners will be announced on the 5th January. Samsung winners included the Gear S2 smartwatch; Galaxy S6 Edge+ smartphone; Galaxy View … Read more
TCO Development has launched the seventh generation of its TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The new version includes criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant substances and replacing them with safer alternatives. “Our goal with the new criteria is to provide the electronics and chemical industries with an incentive to test the flame … Read more
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
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