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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
Sony Professional Solutions Americas division has launched a new ‘Sony 4k’ YouTube channel. As well as a variety of UltraHD content (from Sony cameras, of course), the channel will also host tutorials and testimonials from customers. Reach the channel at http://tinyurl.com/ojmtao9.
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, 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 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
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
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
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
Our front page this week in Large Display Monitor, covers a story that Samsung is alleged to have used a special technique to detect test material that is part of the standardised video stream test for power consumption. Once detected, the TV is said to have turned down its brightness and therefore reduced its power … Read more
Microsoft and Google have agreed to dismiss all pending patent claims against each other. The agreements sees about 20 different lawsuits in Germany and the USA dropped. Patents include those related to mobile phones, video decoding and wireless networking – including the cases related to Motorola Mobility, which Google sold to Lenovo in 2014. More … Read more
The Tianma Group of China has decided to merge its two US subsidiaries: Tianma NLT America and Tianma Micro-electronics USA. The new company will be known as Tianma NLT USA Inc. The move merges two LCD-focused companies, and – Tianma expects – will form one of the largest LCD sales and marketing organisations (for small-and-medium … Read more
Netflix has confirmed that it will launch its streaming service in Spain on the 20th October. Portugal will follow on the 21st October, and Italy on the 22nd October.
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