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PC shipments worldwide will fall by 4.9% YoY in 2015, says IDC, which has revised its previous forecast down from a 3.3% fall. At the same time, growth predictions for 2016 and 2017 were raised slightly. In Q4’14, PC results were 1.7% ahead of IDC’s forecast. Total 2015 volume is expected to reach 293.1 million … Read more
A review of Comcast’s acquisition of Time Warner Cable and AT&T’s of DirecTV has been postponed by the FCC, says the Wall Street Journal. The delay is dependent on a court decision related to the disclosure of video-programming contracts between the merging companies and channel owners; the channel owners are fighting the disclosure, as it … Read more
Taking VR to the next level, Samsung – using its Gear VR – has taken part in the world’s first live-streamed child birth in virtual reality. An Australian couple – Jason and Alison Larke – were separated when their son was born, with Jason at work 2,500 miles away from Alison. Samsung set up a … Read more
Iiyama has produced a new 23.6″ LCD monitor called the ProLite X2481HS. Based on a VA panel, the monitor has a slim bezel to support multi-monitor set ups as well as two 2W speakers. Due to the VA panel, the X2481HS has a 3,000:1 contrast ratio, 6ms response time and 178° viewing angles. Resolution is … Read more
A new generation of TCO Certified will be introduced this year, with a focus on environmental, social and economic sustainability throughout the product life cycle. TCO Development reviews the criteria of TCO Certified every three years, to remain in-line with new technologies. The 2015 review began with the publication of draft criteria for displays, on … Read more
Asus’ new ultrabook, the Zenbook Pro UX501, features a 15.6″ UltraHD display and high-end specifications. Aimed at demanding users – primarily gamers – the UX501 features a slim (20.6mm) aluminium chassis and will last for ‘more than’ six hours on battery (a 96Wh lithium-ion unit). Pixel density on the display, which uses an IPS panel, … Read more
Spanish regulator CNMC says that the country’s pay-TV market is gaining subscribers but losing revenue. The number of customers was up 23.32% in Q3’14, to 4.76 million, but revenues were down almost 7%, to €401.3 million. IPTV was responsible for the majority of the growth, representing 369,000 of the 399,000 new subscribers. Total TV revenues … Read more
Parks Associates announced today the release of industry reports providing strategic recommendations for service providers, app developers, and platform developers as consumers turn increasingly to OTT and non-linear content options. The report Under Attack: Assessing New Threats to Pay TV notes that while consumers watch over 30 hours of video per week on average, the … Read more
LG Electronics USA today introduced its next generation of digital signage products, led by Ultra HD signage displays and an expanded line of displays featuring the commercial version of its award-winning webOS platform. Customers attending Digital Signage Expo 2015 (LG Booth #1213) will have the opportunity to discover more about LG’s business-to-business (B2B) solutions with … Read more
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by -4.9% in 2015, a drop from the previous forecast of -3.3%, while growth projections for 2016 and 2017 were raised slightly, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Fourth quarter 2014 (4Q14) results were 1.7% ahead of forecast, but economic and product changes … Read more
Atheer Labs (Mountain View, CA) is one of many companies focused on opportunities in the augmented reality space. Art Berman provided a nice overview of the company back in February (Introducing the Atheer Augmented Reality Glasses), and this article provides an update based on a new interview with the company. As Art mentioned in his … Read more
At CES, the MHL Consortium announced the superMHL specification. This specification, when implemented by CE manufacturers, will allow 8K 120Hz video to connect from the source to the display with a single cable. On March 16th, the other shoe dropped. Lattice Semiconductor, which recently acquired Silicon Image, the driving force behind the original MHL specification, … Read more
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