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Kramer said that it is been recognised by Forbes magazine as one of “5 top technologies” people should integrate into their businesses. The firm’s Via software is designed to allow support of BYOD and data collaboration in meeting rooms.
Quantenna of the UK said that it has done a deal with Vestel for the Turkish TV maker to include Quantenna’s QSR1000 chipset to support 802.11ac Wi-Fi in some sets in 32″, 40″ and 48″. TVs using the chip are expected to ship from December. Vestel’s Hakan Kutlu said that consumers now want video anywhere … Read more
IHS said that revenues for display driver ICs will peak at $6.8 billion in 2017, due mainly to the demand for higher resolution displays in smartphones and other applications. Smartphones boasting full high-definition (FHD) and 4K-resolution displays are on the rise, which is contributing significantly to the increase in driver IC revenue. “To increase revenues … Read more
Dolby Labs reported a flat 4th quarter in terms of net profit at $44.5 million, compared to $45.9 million last year. Turnover for Q4 also remained flat, at $229.5 million compared to $227.0 million YoY. For the full year fiscal 2015, net profit declined nearly 14% to $179.3 million, compared to $206.1 million in 2014. … Read more
Fergal Donovan and Marios Ktisti, both previously with Ingram Micro Mobility, have joined Brandpath, the parent company of Expansys and Data Select. Former Expansys CEO, Anthony Catterson has formed a new company, RLVNT Consulting.
Sony has cut the price of PlayStation 4 to €349, which is the same price as the 500GB XBox One.
Google is to introduce a subscription service for video that will allow access to exclusive content, extra features and eliminate advertising as well as allowing access to YouTube Gaming and YouTube Music. The service will also include a subscription to Google Play Music. The service will cost $10 per month. The service will start on … Read more
Digitimes Research said that smartphone shipments from Taiwan-based brands and ODMs dropped by 10% to 19.54 million in the third quarter of 2015. Compal was the top producer in Taiwan, followed by Asustek which increased its shipments. Acer and HTC were both and Sony & Microsoft reduced their orders. Demand from LG, TCL and others … Read more
Xiaomi of China has announced a 60″ UltraHD TV that uses an IPS panel and includes upscaling and Smart TV features including an MStar 6A928 SoC quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM with 8GB of flash memory. The smart processing unit is included in a separate audio bar, so the main display is just 11.6mm … Read more
Zappware has been nominated for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 competition, for Belgian companies. The award will be granted to the fastest-growing technology company in Belgium, with the winner announced at a ceremony in Brussels on the 18th November. Zappware creates digital TV and UI solutions for telecom operators, pay-TV providers and broadcasters.
Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi showed a new laser-based display at the recent Ceatec show in Japan. The set is said to use RGB laser diodes for the backlight of a 50″ LCD display and is said to achieve 98% of the Rec 2020 gamut. Diffusion of the light from the lasers is achieved using a … Read more
Broadcaster, Sky PLC, reported strong Q1 operating profit of £375 million ($578.4 million), a 10% YoY increase from £340 million ($524 million). Turnover increased by 6% to £2.79 billion ($4.3 billion), from £2.65 billion ($4 billion), assuming exchange rates are constant for both periods. Strong customer growth in terms of addition of 134,000 new customers … Read more
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