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Tsinghua Unigroup of China is reported to be preparing a $23 billion bid for Micron Technology which, if successful, would be the largest Chinese takeover of a US company. Tsinghua is China’s largest state-owned chip design company and is believed to have been searching for a suitable takeover target in the US for some time. … Read more
Intel Corporation recorded a second quarter net profit of $2.7 billion on turnover of $13.2 billion, which compares with a net profit in Q2 of the previous year of $2.8 billion on turnover of $13.8 billion. In the first six months of the year, Intel’s net profit was broadly flat year on year at $4.7 … Read more
Huawei Technologies has secured approval from the Indian government to manufacture mobile phones in India, one of the world’s largest markets for mobile phones. The Chinese company first applied for a manufacturing licence 19 months ago but approval from India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has been slow because of wrangling over national security concerns.
According to reports, Toshiba Corp’s CEO and other board members are to resign over the accounting irregularities which are currently under investigation. CEO Hisao Tanaka and vice chairman Norio Sasaki are two of the executives who have so far been named. Sources suggest that investigators are exploring the role that top officials may have played … Read more
LG Electronics ‘may’ close down its Shanghai-based production facilities (called LGESH), according to Korean media. Declining profits and increased labour costs in China are behind the move, said the source. LG set up the facility with the Chinese government, in a 70%/30% split. Digital AV products and, latterly, surveillance cameras are produced there.
Media reports from Taiwan claim that BOE will become the world’s third-largest panel maker, in terms of LCD capacity, by 2018. The prediction will come into effect when BOE’s G10.5 facility comes online in three years’ time. 61″, 65″, 70″ and 75″ panels will be produced there. BOE’s capacity would fall behind those of Samsung … Read more
‘Industry sources’ say that Microsoft has closed its handset manufacturing plants in Beijing and Dongguang. The company is preparing to outsource more work to Taiwanese ODMs, sources said. Production is also expected to be ramped at Microsoft’s plant in Hanoi, Vietnam.
A new STB has been launched in Italy, with the HEVC codec. The TS6800T2, from Telesystem, uses the DVB-T2 platform – as all receivers sold in the country after 1st July next year must do. It costs €55 ex VAT.
Spanish satellite broadcaster Hispasat is running a film festival for UltraHD content. All films must be 20 minutes or less and be filmed in UltraHD resolution – any genre, and any filming location, are acceptable. Entries will run from 14th July – 23rd September. The five winners of the Hispasat 4k International Festival will have … Read more
When we talk about AR, as in augmented reality, we typically mean some kind of head mounted display that allows us to experience a complete new way of computer interaction. The term ‘augmented reality’ is defined by Wikipedia as “a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented (or … Read more
HTC America Inc., a leader in mobile innovation, announces the release of four new HTC Desire LTE smartphones – the HTC Desire 626, HTC Desire 626s, HTC Desire 526 and HTC Desire 520 – designed to make premium smartphones affordable and accessible to all. HTC brings many of the same features found in its flagship … Read more
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., the leader in home entertainment for nine consecutive years, today launched the JS7000 SUHD TV. Following the successful launch of Samsung’s flagship SUHD TV line, this new 4K SUHD TV will feature high quality picture enhancements with a brighter, more true-to-life picture, all at a competitive price. “The JS7000 SUHD TV … Read more
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