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HEVC Advance Offering Essential HEVC Patents in Competition to MPEG LA

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HEVC Advance announced that it will be offering essential HEVC patents to potential users this year. The company will officially open in the third quarter of 2015, with pricing being announced in the second quarter. The new company said: “Utilizing a balanced business model for HEVC IP commercialization, HEVC Advance will provide an efficient and … Read more

Middle East and Africa Tablet Market Posts Healthy Growth but Slowdown Looms

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market recorded robust year-on-year growth in the final quarter of 2014, with holiday purchases and aggressive end-of-year promotions spurring a particularly strong performance in the consumer segment. The latest figures released by global advisory services firm International Data Corporation (IDC) show that the overall MEA tablet market grew … Read more

ASUS Transformer Book Chi Available for Preorders

ASUS begins accepting preorders for the Transformer Book Chi family from the ASUS Store and select resellers. Announced at the Consumer Electronics Show 2015 (CES), the Transformer Book Chi is a family of razor-thin 2-in-1 Windows detachables that offer the unrivalled convenience of a powerful laptop and transforms seamlessly into a handy tablet whenever needed. … Read more

Forget Demand, Supply Drives Price

The perennial problem with supply-demand forecasts is that demand is a function of price. Watching internal and external analysts forecast supply-demand up close and personal for 20 years leads me to conclude that such forecasts are misleading at best and dangerous at worst. There is an alternative. Consider supply. While LCD makers have the option … Read more

Arrow Extends Offer for Data Modul

Arrow Electronics has reduced the acceptance threshold of its offer for all outstanding shares of Data Modul from 75% to 50%, thereby extending the offer period to 7th April 2015. In February, Arrow Electronics, through its wholly-owned subsidiary in Munich, Germany,initiated an all-cash tender offer to acquire the shares of Data Modul, for a purchase … Read more

NanoTech Signs Licensing Agreement with Paramount Pictures to Offer “INTERSTELLAR” on UltraFlix Streaming Network

NanoTech Entertainment (otcpink:NTEK), a pioneer in bringing the ultimate quality streaming experience to consumers, announced today a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures, that will bring the award-winning epic “INTERSTELLAR” to UltraFlix™, NanoTech’s streaming network. Under the agreement, the film will be available on UltraFlix beginning March 31. Named as one of the Top Films of … Read more

New Mid-Range Smartphone Series from LG Begins Global Launch

LG Electronics (LG) kicks off the global rollout of its new mid-range smartphone lineup starting in South America to be followed closely by Europe, Asia, Middle East Africa and North America. This premium but affordable series comprised of Magna, Spirit, Leon and Joy was first unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in early March where … Read more

YouTube Moves Forward With 60fps UltraHD

YouTube introduced 60fps videos last year, and is now combining the format with UltraHD resolution. The content is still only an experiment (YouTube has only enabled it on six videos), and requires a relatively high amount of processing power – my laptop ran them at more like 1fps – plus, of course, an UltraHD display! … Read more

Quality Almost Rivals Content in OTT Importance

A report on OTT TV from Conviva shows that quality is more important to consumers than was thought. 75% of OTT viewers will abandon a poor-quality stream in the first four minutes, the report (http://tinyurl.com/o3ysjnk) shows. More than 30% said that they would leave OTT services as soon as there is playback degradation, and 20% … Read more