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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 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
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
Dutch artist Edo Draaijer has launched a new blog (http://tinyurl.com/qy99buw), where he demonstrates art created exclusively using Baanto’s Shadowsense touch technology. Shadowsense can distinguish between brush sizes and can sense the deformation of the brush to reflect pressure.
Nanotech continues to expand the content in its Ultraflix library, having recently signed a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures. Paramount has given Nanotech permission to host the 2014 film Interstellar.
Microvision has received an $8 million license fee payment from its Fortune Global 100 partner – commonly assumed to be Sony (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 15). The firm said that it has received $18 million in orders, shipped since December 2014, as well as its licence fee.
Mediatek is running a competition to name the models in its new premium mobile processor family, Helio. The winner will be given CNY1 million ($161,200). The competition opens on 15th April; submissions can be sent in at http://tinyurl.com/pspvptj. Winners will be chosen in June.
ET News of Korea claims that, following successful pre-orders (Samsung Reaches Pre-Order Record), Samsung wants to as much as triple planned production of the Galaxy S6 Edge. Samsung Display is currently capable of producing around 1 million 5″ panels per month, on a G5.5 line, at a 100% yield rate (although of course actual yields … Read more
Samsung Display is resuming its efforts in the OLED TV market – according to Korea’s ET News. The source says that SDC is taking up OLED TV panel production once more, using a different structure to its OLED smartphone panels. New OLED TV panels from Samsung Display will, apparently, use a WRGB design like LG … Read more
Blackberry‘s Leap smartphone (Blackberry Shows new Smartphone and Prototype with Curved AMOLED Display) can now be pre-ordered in the UK, USA, France and Germany; residents of Canada have been told to ‘stay tuned’, so pre-orders are also likely to be available there soon. The phone will be released on the 27th April for $275. The … Read more
Scandinavian provider of digital in-store solutions, LCD Media, has chosen Broadsign’s digital signage software platform for retail initiatives in 300 of Denmark’s top retail stores. Installations consist of video walls and LCD displays ranging from 10” to 86” placed in strategic locations.
Central and Eastern Europe PC shipments exceeded 18.5 million units last year, falling 14% YoY, says IDC. 2014 was the second year of contraction, as the region’s market was limited by currency fluctuations and economic slowdown in the East. Portable shipments were down 14.5% (to 11.92 million), while desktops fell 12.9% (to 6.63 million). 42.6% … Read more
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