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France-based Dreamvision has announced a new projector called the UST25-4000HDi that it claims is the world’s first ultra short throw (UST) FHD laser projector. Sony has a UST laser projector at 4K resolution, so this may be the first at FHD (1920 x 1080) resolution. With an impressive 0.25:1 ultra short throw projection ratio, the … Read more
Google is offering an application at the Play store that offers developers a framework and guidelines for virtual reality (VR) design. Google describes the application, Cardboard Design Lab (screenshot below) saying: “Enjoy an educational and immersive journey through principles for developing virtual reality experiences. Designing great user experiences in virtual reality is considerably different than … Read more
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone sales are forecast to grow from 1.5 billion units in 2015 to a record 1.7 billion by 2017. China, India and United States are the big three countries driving smartphone growth worldwide. India will soon overtake the United States to become the world’s second largest … Read more
According to the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) study on tablets in enterprises, a large and increasing share of tablets deployed across U.K., French, and German companies are the only devices that employees are equipped with to perform their business activities. “The majority of tablet users in enterprises currently have at least another device to … Read more
Barco, a global leader in visualization technology, is continuing to lead the projection mapping landscape, powering numerous shows and events around the globe with its award-winning large venue projection. Its latest foray: Electronic Opus, a creation of TanZ Group and Video Games Live creator Tommy Tallarico, presenting a pioneering, immersive electronic symphonic concert featuring famous … Read more
Android remained the USA’s most popular smartphone operating system in the three months ending in May, data from Kantar Worldpanel shows. Google managed to increase the share of its OS by 2.8 percentage points, taking Android to 64.9%. However, the story was different in Europe’s ‘big five’ countries (Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain), … Read more
ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, introduces the LightStream™ PJD7 High Definition Series of Projectors, adding to the existing line of LightStream projectors which deliver the ultimate in True-to-Life colours in any lighting condition. With the new PJD7-HD Series of LightStream projectors, ViewSonic aim to address the needs of a variety … Read more
Worldwide IT spending will fall 5.5% YoY in 2015, says Gartner, due solely to the strength of the US dollar. Spending will reach $3.5 trillion – a 2.5% rise in constant currency terms. The new forecast is down from Gartner’s previous prediction, in April, of a 1.3% decline and 3.1% rise in constant currency. “We … Read more
Two low-cost graphics cards, the Geforce GTX 950 and 950 Ti, are being readied by Nvidia. They will use the Maxwell architecture and are said to have comparable performance to the GTX 960. Both units will be based on the GM206-250 GPU, according to early rumours. This GPU supports contemporary systems, such as DirectX 12.1 … Read more
Samsung lost its leading position in the US smartphone market to Apple in the three months ending in April, according to Kantar Worldpanel. The company passed its Californian rival to take back its first-place the following month, however. The three months ending in May encompassed the first full month of sales of the Galaxy S6. … Read more
According to IDC, tablets are seeing increasing use as the only device used by employees in enterprise. The majority of enterprise tablet users in the UK, Germany and France still have at least one other device – such as a desktop, smartphone or workstation. However, a large and growing number use a tablet as their … Read more
Work on CSOT’s new G6 facilities in Wuhan, China, is proceeding ahead of schedule, say sources in Asia. The company believes that mass-production will begin in Q1’17. The line will produce small-to-medium-size high-end LTPS panels, with an initial monthly capacity of about 30,000 substrates.
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