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The US Department of Justice has given its approval to Nokia Networks’ proposed merger with Alcatel-Lucent. Nokia has already gained approval for the deal in Serbia and Brazil, while the EU’s antitrust regulators are scheduled to make a decision by 27th July. In April, the two companies entered into a memorandum of understanding under which … Read more
Blackberry recorded a net loss in the first quarter of $28 million on turnover of $658 million, which compares with a net profit a year earlier of $23 million on turnover of $966 million. The loss was partly attributed to a fall in smartphone device sales to 1.1 million units, compared with 1.6 million units … Read more
Sources in Asia say that Samsung is preparing to compete with Apple’s next iPhone – expected in the second second half of 2015 – by pushing R&D on its next Galaxy flagship. The so-called Galaxy S7 will be released two or three months ahead of schedule, say the sources.
31% of broadcasters see no potential gain from HDR or HFR A survey by Quantel and Snell predicts that 60% of broadcasters only consider UltraHD as relevant to the future (on a two-to-five-year timescale). The survey only briefly touched on UltraHD TV – mostly it was examining attitudes towards IPTV. Only 19% of the respondents … Read more
Manhattan TV is to launch a range of Freeview Play set-top boxes in the UK early next year. There will be a standalone receiver (T3) and two digital recorders (T3-R), with 500GB and 1TB of storage.
In addition to Da-Lite, several other screen companies were demonstrating their products at Infocomm as well, although none of the others had product introductions comparable to the Parallax screen. Several of them already have high-contrast front projection screens for this market, including DNP’s Supernova and the Screen Innovations Short Throw screens. Screen Innovations short throw … Read more
At Infocomm Da-Lite was demonstrating their Parallax high contrast front projection screens. There are two members of the Parallax family, the Parallax 0.8 and the Parallax UST 0.45. These are structured screens designed for short-throw and ultra-short throw projectors mounted below the screen. The screens have structure and microlayers that block and absorb light. Light … Read more
Screen Innovations, the Texas-based developer and manufacturer of projection screens showed its new Slate 0.8 screen at Infocomm 2015. The screen has a dark gray color and increases contrast by 300% versus a matt white or gray screen. The screen comes in heights up to 106″ (2.7m) and length up to 340′ (103 m) without … Read more
Microlite, the California-based developer of high gain projection screens is entering initial production phase in August 2015. After years of development, the company will be shipping two and three gain screens in 120″ and 144″ diagonal sizes, both in 16:9 format. Other sizes are available as special orders. The screens offer a wide horizontal viewing … Read more
Primeview, the New York based developer and manufacturer of industrial display solutions was showing its 55″ OLED display for the first time at a US conference. While already introduced at ISE, Primeview is pushing this new model with HDBaseT connectivity for control room applications. The company also showed a mirrored LCD prototype for special applications. … Read more
Rudimentary keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) solutions have evolved over the years to encompass far more features and capabilities. Adder Technologies’ Infinity solution is an example, but there still remains a need for less sophisticated lower cost solutions. That’s why Adder used Infocomm 2015 to show off a prototype of a feature-reduced new product called … Read more
LCOS has traditionally run a distant third to 3LCD and DLP based projector technology. But with the coming of High Dynamic Range TVs and content, interest in HDR projection solutions will grow. And right now, it looks like traditional transmissive 3LCD and reflective DLP are not up to the task, but LCOS is. For example, … Read more
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