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There are lots of reports of work by Microsoft to bring the Surface Pro 4 to the market. The rumours suggest it will have a 12″ display, a 256GB SSD from Samsung, an Intel Skylake processor and will arrive in October. Some sources in Taiwan are claiming that sales could get up to around 500,000 … Read more
Apple has introduced a new iPod Touch with a 4″ Retina (1136 x 640) display. It’s based on an A8 64 bit chip (said to be six times faster) and also includes a GPU and an M8 motion coprocessor. It has an 8MP camera and can support some fitness/activity tracking. Osram has launched new Compact … Read more
Dell has added a new Latitude 12 Rugged Tablet, which enhances the firm’s range of rugged products including a 12″ convertible notebook, and 14″ Rugged and “Rugged Extreme” notebooks. The tablet works from -20° to +145° F (-29° to +63°C), can survive a drop from 4′ (1.3M) and is suitable for explosive atmospheres. There is … Read more
A Chinese website, IT Home, calims that the new Windows 10 handsets will be called the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL. Resolutions will be FullHD according to the site, with 5.2″ and 5.7″ diagonals respectively. The phones are expected to have USB Type-C and removable batteries and have metal frames.
Qualcomm has announced a major reorganisation of its business, in a plan which will see around 4,500 staff losing their jobs worldwide. The company also said it would not rule out breaking itself up. Through the reorganisation, Qualcomm is aiming to eliminate approximately $1.4 billion in spending by the end of 2016. Qualcomm has been … Read more
Analogue switch-off began in Kampala, Uganda on 17th June, since when 700,000 DTT receivers have been sold. The ASO process will continue in two phases, ending on 31st August. There are an estimated four million TV sets in Uganda.
The Mexican government is to open a tender for DTT receivers to be provided to low-income households in the country, in readiness for analogue switch-off. Mexico has committed to distributing 10 million DTT receivers by the end of 2015, of which four million have already been distributed.
Brazil’s Ministry of Communications has updated the country’s analogue switch-off timetable and says that ASO in the cities of Abadiania, Alexania and Cabeceira Grande will be delayed. The country is expected to complete ASO by 2018.
Pericom has developed a USB Type-C support chip (the PI3USB30532) with alternate mode switching to support DisplayPort V1.2. There is a 6×4 differential crossbar signal switch that allows 5Gbps for USB 3.1 and 5.4Gbps for DisplayPort 1.2a.
ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, today launched its flagship Axon phone for the China market at the Water Cube in Beijing. Together with this announcement came the unveiling of a brand new wearable called the Axon Watch, as well as the China debut of the Spro 2 smart projector. “Today’s launch marks a … Read more
Dell today announced the new Latitude 12 Rugged Tablet, Dell’s first fully rugged tablet designed for performance and reliability in the harshest conditions. Boasting state-of-the art design and function, this new tablet is the most recent addition to the innovative Dell Rugged portfolio that includes the Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme flip-hinge convertible notebook, the Latitude … Read more
HD subscribers to Russia’s Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS) increased 3.5 times in the last 12 months, rising at the beginning of July to 35% of the company’s digital TV customers, from 10% in July 2014. The increase is attributed to Moscow’s fibre-optic network, which now covers over 3.5 million households.
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