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Samsung has shown two new teasers for the Galaxy S6, expected to be revealed at MWC next week. The new videos hint at low reflections and a bezel-less design. Find them at http://tinyurl.com/kbbytfv and http://tinyurl.com/oopapaw.
MWC is about to get underway in Barcelona, running from 2nd to 5th March. Here, we present a round-up of various companies and products that will be at what is being called the world’s largest mobile show. Two smartphones – one running Android and the other Windows – will be introduced by Acer. Kyocera and … Read more
DirecTV added 149,000 subscribers in Q4’14, the company has said, ending the year with 20.35 million US subscribers. 903,000 subscribers joined the company in Latin America. CEO Mike White cautioned that OTT margins are “pretty thin”, and said “it’s not clear to me that it’s a particularly profitable idea”. He added that DirecTV was prepared … Read more
Graphics add-in boards (aka graphics cards), suffered a seasonally-expected fall in Q4’14, says Jon Peddie Research. Shipments were down 0.68% QoQ and 17.52% YoY; much further than desktop PCs, which were down 0.72%. The decline, JPR feels, was somewhat due to the popularity of tablet PCs and embedded graphics. However, PC gaming momentum continues to … Read more
When we talk about wearables, especially about augmented and virtual reality glasses, we always think of discrete imagers that create the best possible result in such applications. Discussions about LCOS, DMD, LCD and OLED often comes down to resolution, frame rates and the like. Now DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is working on … Read more
The head up display (HUD) is making a big impact in new car models as one of the selling features that is pushed as a safety feature. Over the last few years, models including HUDs have mostly been higher end luxury cars, a fact that is changing more and more. Mid-size and even compact cars … Read more
I went to the Toy Fair 2015 in New York on February 15th. One thing I saw very little of was toys with displays in them. Instead, since everyone has an iPhone, or so the toy industry assumes, all toys needing a display are of the Bring Your Own Display (BYOD) sort. For example, of … Read more
Barcelona Football Club has introduced a new ticketing system which allows fans to gain access to matches at its Nou Camp Stadium using their smartphones.
Graphics processors, stand-alone discrete devices, and embedded processor-based GPUs are ubiquitous and essential components in all systems and device today from handheld mobile devices, PCs, and workstations, to TVs, servers, vehicle systems, signage, game consoles, medical equipment, and wearables. New technologies and semiconductor manufacturing processes are taking advantage of the ability of GPU power to … Read more
Total GPU shipments were down 3.4% QoQ in Q4’14, with the most noticeable fall in notebooks (3.9%), according to Jon Peddie Research. Desktop GPU shipments were down 2.7%. Q4 is typically flat or sees a low increase, and this year was well below the 10-year average of a 6.86% rise. GPU attach rate to PCs … Read more
Daktronics was chosen by Switzerland’s largest travel and transport company, SBB to supply and install 50 LED video displays at 17 rail stations across Switzerland.
Warranty Week has analysed claims and accruals from six companies in its latest report, of which two – Apple and Cisco – are interesting to readers of Display Monitor. Apple’s warranty claims have fallen to sub-2%, while accruals are once again over 3%. Both are calculated by dividing the relevant warranty expense by the product … Read more
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