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Sharp has warned shareholders of a six-month operating loss, due to poor sales of smartphone displays (rumoured earlier this month: Sharp Cuts Smartphone Display Production), specifically in China. For the six months ending on the 30th September, Sharp expects net sales of ¥1.3 trillion ($10.8 billion) and an operating loss of ¥26 billion ($216 million). … Read more
Japan’s Nippon Keizai newspaper predicts that China will lead the world in LCD panel production by 2018, beating Korea. It is said that China’s big four display makers will build seven new factories in the country over the next three years, with an investment value of about $25 billion. BOE will build three factories in … Read more
Tech Data Mobile is now distributing tablets, smartphones, 3D printers and related accessories from BQ in France.
HTC has said that the $400 price point for the HTC One A9 (HTC is First Outside Google With Android 6.0) is a limited special offer for the US only. The phone’s actual retail price, after the offer ends on the 7th November, will be $500.
The 15.6″ Vivobook 4K is Asus’s latest UltraHD laptop offering – joining a Zenbook of the same size – covering 100% sRGB and 72% NTSC. Built-in ‘Splendid’ technology is said to allow the adjustment of colour temperature, while also offering four user modes: ‘Vivid’ (optimised contrast), ‘Eye Care’ (low blue light), ‘Normal’ and ‘Manual’ (user-adjustable). … Read more
During the recent WSJD Technology Event (WSJ.d Live) held in Laguna Beach, CA, Rony Abovitz , CEO of Magic Leap talked in an interview about their latest developments and further plans. Magic Leap is the secretive company that got a load of money in its latest financing round a year ago. Back then, leading the … Read more
The Foundry will hold an event in London this Thursday, the 29th October, called ‘Dancing with VR’. Attendees will get to watch VR production company Rewind show their processes for the VR experience of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Founder Solomon Rogers and creative director Daryl Atkins will speak at the event. Register at http://tinyurl.com/na7gzcj.
Owners of Sony’s 2015 Bravia TVs will soon have access to the YouView platform in the UK. The company will be the first TV manufacturer to offer YouView directly on its sets.
Semiconductor company Semtech is showing the interoperability of its 12Gbps UltraHD-SDI product portfolio at stand 207 of SMPTE 2015 (26th – 29th October, Hollywood). The company is transporting UltraHD video over an UltraHD TV hybrid SDI/IP infrastructure, using Tico compression technology from IntoPix, Xilinx, TVLogic and BSE. Semtech is using its own GS12141 cable equaliser … Read more
Ericsson has published a paper on immersive viewing, covering UltraHD resolution and other enhancements, such as high dynamic range, high frame rate and wide colour gamut. Find it at http://tinyurl.com/oovc5lk. You can also see our interview with Matthew Goldman of Ericsson at the show. Olie Baumann, Ericsson senior engineer (business line compression), presenting at the … Read more
IHS has released its PriceWise data for October, which tracks panel prices. LCD TVs LCD TV shipment targets for the year have been set to a lower point by most major brands. TV makers need panels for the upcoming end-of-year sales – however, many still have excess inventories, and are under financial pressure. There is … Read more
Simon Worsfold, who has led Fujitsu’s UK channel and enterprise sales for five years, has left the company. He was with Fujitsu for 10 years in total. The firm will announce a replacement within a week.
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