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QDs, Nanowires, OLEDs and More at SID 2015

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SID 2015 is taking place from 31st May – 5th June in San Jose, California. Display Monitor has a significant presence on the ground at the show (please say hi!), and here we are highlighting some of the companies that will be at the event. Keith Wiggins and Nigel Pickett – COO and CTO of … Read more

Apple Readying Google Competitor

9to5Mac says that Apple is preparing ‘a major new iOS initiative’ known as Proactive, to challenge Google Now. The software will use Siri, Contacts, Calendar, Passbook and third-party apps. It will apparently replace the Spotlight search feature, and will rely on data from various apps to push relevant data to users. Integration with Apple Maps … Read more

Avago to Buy Broadcom for $37 Billion

Avago Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Broadcom for $37 billion. The deal values the combined company at $77 billion in enterprise value. Once the transaction is completed. Hock Tan, president and CEO of Avago will continue to serve in these roles of the combined company, which will adopt the name Broadcom … Read more

Pixelworks Enables Asus Enhancements

Asus’ new Hero Zenpad tablet uses Pixelworks’ mobile display processor and True Clarity image enhancements. The tablet, which has 2048 x 1536 resolution, features blur-free images, sharp images and ambient lighting compensation. Comment We have covered this technology before: see The Display Resolution War – How much resolution is enough? (Part 2). We have also … Read more

Lenovo’s New Consumer Laptops Designed for Those Who Love Simplicity

Lenovo has unveiled three new consumer laptops in advance of Lenovo Tech World, the company’s first exclusive global technology innovation event in Beijing. The new Lenovo Z41, Lenovo Z51 and the ideapad 100 laptops are as versatile as Lenovo’s customers are. Whether users just need to create and edit content or want a fully-equipped multimedia … Read more

Augmented Reality System tested by US Naval Research

ONR headset 5 2015

The ONR (Office of Naval Research) as part of the US Navy has been working on an augmented reality training headset for years and now they have shown the results of their work at an event in Quantico, VA. The AITT (Augmented Immersive Team Training) program that “is an augmented reality training system that integrates … Read more

SID Reveals Winners of 20th Annual Display Industry Awards

The Society for Information Display (SID) today announced the winners of its 20th annual Display Industry Awards. The honorees will be recognized during a special luncheon on Wednesday, June 3, as part of Display Week, to be held at the San Jose Convention Center, May 31-June 5. 2015 Recipients Highlight Evolution of OLEDs, Diversity of … Read more

Tivo Buys Polish Middleware Company

Tivo has acquired Cubiware, a Polish middleware and multiscreen firm for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will enable Tivo to expand its international presence in 25 countries. The company said it will also expand on the relationships built by Cubiware in the field of set top boxes and conditional access. Cubiware is based in Warsaw, … Read more