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According to figures published by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European tablet market stabilized in Q2 2015 with total shipments contracting annually by 1.2% and reaching 7.5 million units. This small decline, which was the softest since the downturn started at the beginning of 2014, resulted from the combined effect of persistent weak demand … Read more
An omni-directional ‘treadmill’, designed for use with VR headsets and similar, has hit its Kickstarter target of $100,000. The Kat Walk provides a user with 360° of continuous movement while sitting in a hanging ‘chair’ above the surface. Special over-shoes are used on the surface to simulate walking. The campaign, which has now concluded, can … Read more
Fraunhofer IIS will both demonstrate and launch new digital media and cinematic solutions at IBC 2015, which takes place in Amsterdam this September. Of particular interest is Fraunhofer’s Lici codec. IBC 2015 will see the first real-world implementation of this software in a KVM set-up. It will be demonstrated with IHSE GmbH and Viscon GmbH, … Read more
I had a weak moment during the week. I thought about upgrading my system to the new Windows 10. I have been installing the latest Windows version on my system since Windows 1 in 1985. In the early days, installing Windows was really time-consuming with a big stack of floppy disks (5.25″ back then) and … Read more
The long-rumoured IPTV service from Apple was set to be launched this autumn. However, according to Bloomberg it has been delayed until 2016. Slow licensing talks to content owners such as CBS and Fox are to blame, as well as the need for network capacity upgrades. Sources told Bloomberg that Apple wants to charge $40 … Read more
Qualcomm has finally completed its acquisition of CSR, a fabless provider of end-to-end semiconductor and software solutions for the Internet of Everything and automotive segments. The company announced its offer for CSR in November 2013 (Qualcomm to Buy CSR for $2.5 Billion), for a cash consideration of approximately $2.5 billion. Cambridge Silicon Radio Limited is … Read more
Lenovo Group reported a 51% drop in net profit in the first quarter of the year, falling to $105 million from $214 million in Q1 of the previous year. Turnover for the quarter was slightly higher year on year, rising 3% to $10.7 billion from $10.4 billion a year earlier. The company said it saw … Read more
The glass-based AMOLED display market will be worth almost $23 billion in 2022. To adapt to new market conditions, both Samsung Display and LG Display are ramping production capacity of plastic-based OLED displays, writes IDTechEx, in a new report. The firm expects the plastic OLED display market to almost double in value in 2016, from … Read more
Emagin Corporation has released its second quarter results, narrowing its net loss in Q2 to $66,000 from a net loss of $1 million in Q2 of the previous year, on turnover which was flat at $7 million. For the first six months of the year, the company recorded a net profit of $195,000 on turnover … Read more
ET Mag says that Chinese touch panel makers will ship more than 179.5 million units in Q3’15: a 15.5% QoQ rise. Shipments will consist of 153 million units for smartphones (up 15.6%), 25.26 million for tablets (up 15.9%) and 1.23 million for notebooks (down 7.6%). The increase in smartphone and tablet shipments will be due … Read more
The plan to convert New York City’s public payphones – now largely obsolete – into internet access centres (10,000 Touchscreens for New York) will begin this year. Each of the new kiosks will be 3m tall, with an Android tablet inside offering free internet access, 24/7. There will also be a microphone to make free … Read more
Skipping its normal IFA unveiling, Samsung held its Galaxy Unpacked event in mid-August to show off its newest flagship smartphones. It is thought that the earlier announcement was to ‘steal a march’ on Apple’s next iPhone, which is due to be announced on 9th September. The Galaxy S6 Edge+ is a 5.7″ smartphone, using Samsung’s … Read more
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