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Nanoco Reiterates Position Against Cadmium QDs

The issue of cadmium in quantum dots has been discussed at a meeting of the European Parliament. The meeting was ongoing at the time of writing, so we cannot talk about the result – yet. Cadmium is a toxic substance in QDs, and its use is under significant limitations in European electronic goods, under the … Read more

SES, Samsung and BBC Send UltraHD HDR Over DVB

SES, Samsung and the BBC’s R&D team have demonstrated the world’s first DVB broadcast of UltraHD HDR content to a TV. The transmission was sent from an SES satellite, using DVB UltraHD Phase 1 specifications and the BBC’s HDR technology, to a Samsung SUHD (quantum dot) TV. The BBC’s Hybrid Gamma technology enables SDR content … Read more

SES, Samsung Demonstrate World’s First DVB Broadcast of HDR UHD TV

SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd demonstrated the first DVB transmission of High Dynamic Range UHD TV at the annual SES Industry Days in Luxembourg 6th and 7th May 2015. The content will be transmitted via an SES satellite directly to a Samsung SUHDTV using the Hybrid … Read more

Netflix Asks FCC to Reject AT&T/DirecTV Merger

Netflix has asked the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject the planned merger of AT&T and DirecTV, unless its competitive concerns about the deal are addressed. The company said it does not object to the merger in principle but is worried about the merged company’s ‘gatekeeping power’ as it would become the largest pay-TV … Read more

Cameras Are Prestigio’s Selling Point

Like the Grace X7 (BSI Supports Low-Light Photography for Prestigio), Prestigio’s Grace X3 (4.5″) and X5 (4.7″) smartphones focus on their camera features. Both new models use the BSI sensor that was featured in the X7, which enhances low-light photography and video capture. They also have 5MP front cameras and 8MP (X3)/13MP (X5) rear cameras. … Read more

CPT’s Sales, Shipments Fell in April

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) saw sales and shipments fall in April, both sequentially and year on year. Sales for last month were down 9.4% sequentially and 6.9% year on year at NT$4.1 billion ($133.1 million). For the first four months of the year, CPT’s cumulative sales were down 10.5% from the same period of last … Read more

Sharp Adds Colour to Memory LCD

Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas’ (SMA) new memory LCD display can show eight colours. The 1.33″ module (LS013B7DH06) is designed for ‘always-on’ products, such as smartwatches. As a memory LCD unit, it can continually show an image without drawing power. The display has 128 x 128 resolution, using an RGB vertical stripe pixel arrangement. The … Read more

JCDecaux Result 07/05/2015

In its latest quarterly trading update, JCDecaux said that turnover in Q1 was 13% higher year on year at €649 million from €574.1 million in the first quarter of last year. Street furniture, which is the company’s largest business, saw revenue grow 11.9% to €291.3 million, with transport, the second largest sector, achieving growth of … Read more