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Apple has told its OEMs to produce 85 – 90 million 4.7″ and 5.5″ iPhone 6S units by the end of the year, says the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ says that 70 – 80 million iPhone 6 units were requested this time last year. The phone is rumoured to feature Apple’s Force Touch sensors. … Read more
US-based Jumptuit has launched an app to connect iPhone and iPads to smart TVs, without an Apple TV. The app will play media on a compatible smart TV (2015 Sharp, Sony, Vizio or Philips models), or through a Google Nexus Player. Users must download the app twice, once to their mobile device and once to … Read more
According to reports in the Spanish media, Vodafone and Orange have lodged separate appeals in Spain’s High Court over the conditions of Telefonica’s acquisition of Canal+. Spain’s competition authority, the CNMC, approved Telefonica’s acquisition of Canal+ last April, despite competitors complaints that the deal would give Telefonica an 85% share of Spain’s pay-TV market and … Read more
Industrial computer and peripherals vendor Stealth.com has introduced a sealed LCD monitor, for use in dirty, wet and ‘hostile’ environments. Stealth’s SV-2150WS-PM display is a 21.5″ panel mount unit, complying with the NEMA 4/IP65 specifications. An optional stainless steel bezel raises protection to NEMA 4X. The display can support touch through resistive or capacitive technology. … Read more
TCL Multimedia Technology sold 1.1 million LCD TVs in June, 1.9% higher than June 2014, of which smart TV sales increased significantly by 84.5% year on year to 358,181 sets. In TCL’s home market of China, sales volume increased 7.4% YoY to 500,906 LCD TV sets, with smart TV sales growing 82.4% to 295,525 sets, … Read more
UK-based ADI has supplied a 25m² LED display to the Bolton Market Place shopping centre. As well as advertising, the screen will be used for entertainment, such as showing sporting events. ADI manufactured the display, which has a 6mm pixel pitch and, post-calibration, 1,800 cd/m² of brightness (5,000 cd/m² pre-calibration).
A digital signage application called Directable, running on Android, has been launched for Sony’s smart TVs. The app, which can be downloaded from the Google Play store, is intended to turn a consumer TV into a signage screen. An online slide builder and playlist builder are included, as is scheduling, remote control, system monitoring and … Read more
Exertis is now offering Kazam’s LTE smartphones in the UK.
JCDecaux subsidiary AFA JCDecaux has won a tender to exclusively operate street furniture throughout Copenhagen, for the next 15 years. The contract covers the design, installation and maintenance of 645 bus shelters – some with a 42″ LCD display – as well as other street furniture (the contract is very similar to one won by … Read more
Iiyama’s first UltraHD display is the 40″ LE4041UHS-B1, which features a VA panel and is designed for public signage and professional applications. Blue light suppresses melatonin production in the brain, which causes drowsiness. To counter this, Iiyama has built a blue light reduction technology into the display; this suppresses blue light without lowering the screen’s … Read more
The Apple Watch is a ‘failure’ according to research firm Slice Analysis. The company claims that sales have fallen 90% since April, from 200,000 a day to 20,000 a day (we’d still say that’s pretty good… – TA). Apple Insider disputes the figures, pointing out that Slice’s estimates of iPhone sales in Q4’14 were off … Read more
Semiconductor revenue will rise 2.2% YoY this year, to $348 billion, says Gartner – although this is down from the Q4’14 forecast of 4% growth. The outlook for major applications, which drive the semiconductor market, have all been revised downwards. These applications include PCs, smartphones and tablets. This, combined with the effect of the strong … Read more
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