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Intel, Altera Call Off Takeover Talks

Intel and Altera are reported to have halted discussions on a possible takeover by Intel of the smaller firm because the two parties were unable to agree on price, according to “a person familiar with the matter”. Last month Intel was said to be in the early stage of talks with Altera, which sources claimed … Read more

Chip Firms Post Gains in March

Taiwan’s two major chip firms reported strong monthly performances in March. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) reported a 15.4% month on month and 44.7% year on year increase in sales in March, reaching NT$72.3 billion ($2.3 billion). Sales for the first three months totaled NT$222 billion ($7.1 billion), 49.8% higher than the same period of last … Read more

Notebook ODMs Post MoM Increases in Sales

Quanta Computer and Compal both reported sequential increases in sales last month, with Quanta rising 45.5% to NT$80 billion ($2.6 billion) and Compal seeing a 37.3% rise to NT$74.9 billion ($2.4 billion). Quanta’s sales in the first three months of the year reached NT$205.2 billion ($6.6 billion), which was almost 5% lower than the same … Read more

The Pickfair Institute to Focus on Frame Rate Technology and Creativity in Cinema

Jonathan Erland used the Technology Summit on Cinema to run a 30-minute video on the goals and activities of the Pickfair Institute. Most of the video is captured and available below. Erland is a 50-year industry veteran who has for decided to form the Pickfair Institute to advance cinematic options, but most particularly what he … Read more

Immersive Sound Options Grow with DTS Entry – Standards Remain an Issue

At NAB 2015, DTS announced a new immersive sound solution aimed at theaters as well as consumer use called DTS:X. This appears to be a re-branding of the company’s previously developed Multi-Dimensional Audio (MDA) platform. In theaters, it will now compete directly with Barco’s Auro3D and Dolby Atmos, and indirectly with IMAX and its current … Read more

RealD TrueImage Now Available as Cloud Service for High Quality Image Enhancement

In July 2014, I had a chance to visit RealD’s Boulder facility and to learn more about its TrueImage processing technology (see RealD’s TrueImage Technology is Pretty Amazing). At NAB 2015, RealD announced that TrueImage is now available as an Amazon Cloud-based service through Sundog Media. The above article provides a lot of detail on … Read more