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This week we are highlighting LCD Public Displays in the 46″ Full HD category covering sizes 43.5″ to 48.49″ with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are 9 brands featured in the advertising. Samsung is at the top of the PageShare for the combined three major countries, NEC Displays is second and LG is third. The … Read more
Tongue-twistingly-named Dlodlo, of China, has announced a pair of VR glasses weighing 120g – said to be four times lighter than competitors’ models. The glasses have the ‘look and fit’ of sunglasses. The display has 1920 x 1080 resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate and 110° field of view. They use a 2,000mAh battery, run Android … Read more
UltraHD’s success will be driven by image quality enhancements, such as HDR, HFR and wide colour gamut, as well as immersive audio, says ABI Research. The new report (paid) can be found at http://tinyurl.com/omczjlq. By 2020, when there will be commercial UltraHD TV services, as many as 70% of UltraHD TVs are expected to support … Read more
The Apple TV – by which we mean a full set, not a set-top box – has been in the rumour mill for many years. Investor Carl Icahn remains true to the dream, saying that Apple will introduce such a product – UltraHD, of course – in 2016. However, sources speaking to the Wall Street … Read more
Worldwide GPU shipments in Q1’15 were below the 10-year average of -3.6%, according to Jon Peddie Research (JPR). GPUs are a leading indicator of the PC market, and most PC vendors are guiding cautiously for Q2 – indicating that GPU shipments may be lower in that quarter, as well. The gaming PC segment was a … Read more
Exertis has hired Sarah Flannigan as the company’s new consumer business manager. Flannigan joins Exertis from Tech Data where she served as PC category manager for both consumer and commercial products. In her new role, Flannigan will be tasked with building relationships with new and existing consumer electronics manufacturers, as well as growing Exertis’ CE … Read more
Sources in Asia claim that HTC and Huawei will adopt Everdisplay’s AMOLED panels in new smartphones to be released this year. Everdisplay currently has a 5″ AMOLED panel, but is also developing 5.5″ and 6″ units.
Image credit: @UpleaksA ‘bezel-free’ smartphone, apparently code-named Lavender, has been leaked by @Upleaks on Twitter. The phone is said to be part of Sony’s E55 series, and has a FullHD display larger than the Xperia C4’s (5.5″). The processor will be a 64-bit octa-core Mediatek device running at 1.7GHz, with 2GB of RAM.
Before the G4 smartphone has even finished its worldwide rollout, LG has expanded the range with two new devices: the G4 Stylus (G4 Stylo in North America and Korea) and G4C. Internally, both are more mid-range devices than LG’s new flagship. A true phablet, the G4 Stylus has a 5.7″ display, compared to 5.5″ in … Read more
Intel and Altera are reported to have restarted negotiations about a possible buyout, having abandoned talks in April Intel, Altera Call Off Takeover Talks. The two companies were reported to be in the early stage of talks in March in what was reputed to be one of Intel’s biggest ever deals Intel, (Samsung Rumoured to … Read more
BOE has shown 98″ and 110″ 8k panels, and is said to be in talks to supply them to various Japanese companies, including NHK. The panels are aimed at the medical, finance and transport segments.
Sky Italia has begun shooting on a new 3D production focused on Florence and its Uffizi Gallery. The documentary Florence and the Uffizi is being captured in 6k for 3D. It will be downcoverted to UltraHD for 2D viewing.
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