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SKY Devices Expands its Smartphone Collection by Introducing SKY 7.0W, One of Two of 7-Inch Screen Phablets (2)

In October, SKY Devices, the fastest growing smartphone manufacturer in its category in North America, is unveiling SKY 7.0W, one of two of the company’s first 7-inch phablets; combining superior smartphone capabilities with the essential features of a tablet. The new model joins the current ten-model collection, furthering SKY Devices’ leading-edge quality and design that … Read more

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 40

AMD has said that it will work with Oculus VR and Dell to drive PCs with the Oculus Ready certification (Oculus Lists VR Challenges). AMD will fit these PCs with its own Radeon GPUs. A ‘Fashion Edition’ of LG‘s G4 smartphone has been announced. Available now, the back of the new phone is replaceable with … Read more

COMPUTEX Returning 2016 with Two New Areas

COMPUTEX TAIPEI is coming back 2016 from May 31st to June 4th! Registration for local and overseas exhibitors is now open, and the organizers have already received requests to expand booth spaces from many exhibitors. Space is limited, so prospective exhibitors should hurry. The focus of COMPUTEX is to reflect to the evolution of the … Read more

Google Shares New Android TV Partners

TCL, Hisense and other ‘unnamed’ makers have just been announced as new Android TV partners by Google. Although the US firm did not mention other companies by name, we know that Grundig is one (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 29). Additionally, Google has announced new Android TV STB partners: Pace, Sagemcom and Technicolor. … Read more

Mobile Technology Spending to Rise 33%

A new IDC report on mobile technology spending (http://tinyurl.com/n9d9ffl) predicts that spending will rise 33% between 2014 and 2019. In monetary terms, that is a rise from $901 billion to $1.2 trillion! The report found that the manufacturing sector presents the largest enterprise opportunity for mobile technologies. IDC also states that there are ‘numerous concerns’ … Read more

United Object Shows Laser Picoprojector

United Object (UO) is a brand name launched in Korea in May of this year by Korea’s SK Telecom for its lifestyle-related products. In July, they expanded the brand into China. Now they are knocking on the door of the US market with their laser and LCoS based picoprojector (and it was previewed and reported … Read more

Boldman Takes on UK’s Largest Airport Screens

Boldman, a UK company specialising in aluminium constructions, has built two large new LED screens at Terminal 2 at Heathrow airport. Each screen has a 10mm pixel pitch and 6,000 cd/m² of brightness, weighs 4.8 tonnes and measures 11.5m x 4.8m. They are said to be the largest outdoor airport screens in the UK. Manufactured … Read more

Microsoft, ASUS broaden patent licensing engagement

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Microsoft Corp. and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS) on Thursday announced the expansion of an earlier patent licensing agreement between the companies.The deal includes a broad cross-license covering, for example, ASUS Android-based phones and tablets and Microsoft software, devices and services. It paves the way for closer integration between the two companies, including pre-installation by ASUS … Read more

TI introduces the industry’s smallest and lowest power battery management solution for wearables and IoT products

Delivering optimal battery life while reducing power consumption, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced a highly integrated battery management solution presenting the industry’s lowest quiescent current (Iq) at 700-nA with the buck converter, operating at 1.8V. The bq25120 features a linear charger, configurable LDO, load switch, buck converter, pushbutton control and battery voltage monitor … Read more

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich to Keynote at CES 2016

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced the first in what will be an all-star series of keynotes at CES® 2016 – Intel Corporation CEO Brian Krzanich will deliver a preshow keynote address on Tuesday, January 5. Owned and produced by CEA, CES is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business … Read more

Tianma Group Merges Two US-Based Sales Subsidiaries to Create New Company for the Americas – Tianma NLT USA, Inc

Chino, CA, October 1, 2015 – The Tianma Group, Shenzhen, China, a leading global manufacturer of LCDs since 1983, has decided to merge its two U.S.-based subsidiaries – Tianma NLT America and Tianma Micro-electronics USA – to form Tianma NLT USA, Inc. This merger strengthens Tianma’s presence in the Americas and provides customers with a … Read more