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A new version of the Blackberry Passport smartphone (Blackberry Passport Veers From ‘Traditional’ Design) has been released in the USA. The Passport Silver Edition has a more rounded design and a silver colour, rather than the original’s all-black colouring. Other specifications are the same. The smartphone will be launched in Europe in the coming weeks, … Read more
Visionox has shown a prototype rollable, flexible AMOLED panel. It is a 4.6″ unit with 800 x 480 resolution. The prototype has a curvature radius of sub-3mm and a thickness of 20µm. The plan, according to Visionox, is to mass-produce its new panel within two years. A video of the prototype, which obviously still has … Read more
AOC has updated the release schedule of its U3277PQU LCD monitor (AOC Looks After Professionals). The display will now be released in August, for £585 ($915). A similar unit, with an AMVA panel and 2560 x 1440 resolution (instead of IPS and UltraHD) will be launched at the same time; the Q3277PQU will cost £350 … Read more
Hannspree’s first UltraHD monitor, the HU282PPS, is described as an open-frame gaming and industrial display unit. The company announced the display as part of its Q3 monitor product portfolio. Designed for OEMs and system integrators, the HU282PPS will be a 28″ unit with a TN panel. It will have a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 60Hz refresh … Read more
Between the 20th July and 30th September 2015, NEC is offering a free warranty extension on all P and PA series monitors in the DACH region. To extend the warranty from three to five years, the buyer must simply register their monitor on the NEC website, within four weeks of purchase.
Avnu Digital has chosen Brightsign’s media player technology, to integrate with key displays from its product line. The bundled products are available now, through Avnu’s largest stocking distributor United Visual Products.
QED productions has taken delivery of tthe first Christie Boxer 4K30 projectors in the UK. The projector is designed for rental and staging in large-venue events.
Acer has slimmed down its Iconia tablet series, with a new model called the Iconia One 7. Available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB variants, the tablet features a micro-SD slot that will accept cards up to 128GB. The unit has a 7″ display, with 1280 x 720 resolution and a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, running Android … Read more
The European Commission has involved six major US film studios in an antitrust filing. A Statement of Objections (a formal step in EC violations into expected antitrust inquiries) has been sent to Disney, NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures, Sony, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros., as well as Sky UK. In the view of the EC, … Read more
STMicroelectronics posted Q2 profits of $35 million, a decrease from $38 million a year earlier, on turnover of $1.76 billion, down from $1.86 billion. For the six months profit fell to $12 million from $14 million on revenue of $3.47 billion, down 5.6% from $3.69 billion. Q2 profit was improved by tax benefits. Before tax … Read more
Technicolor and Cisco Systems have signed an exclusive agreement, which will see Technicolor acquire Cisco’s customer premises equipment (CPE) business – also known as the connected devices division. Technicolor will pay €550 million in a cash and stock transaction. Approximately €413 million will be in cash and €137 million in newly-issued Technicolor shares. By the … Read more
Technicolor to acquire Cisco connected devices division (STB business) for €550m in stock and cash Combination creates global leader in CPE; Strategic partnership around next generation video, broadband and IoT PARIS, France — Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) has entered into an exclusive agreement with Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) to acquire its customer premises … Read more
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