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Extending its ultrabook range, Toshiba has announced three new Portégé models: the Z30-A-1CC, Z30-A-1CK and R30-A-191. Each uses a metal body and has up to 12 hours of battery life (nine hours on the R30), with 4G connectivity and Windows 7 Pro pre-installed (Windows 8.1 Pro is supplied on a DVD). Measuring 13.9mm at their … Read more
Total UK retail sales rose 1.6% in January, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. This compares with a 5.4% rise in January 2014 but was above the 12 month average of 1.4%. Non-food sales were helped by end-of-season sales which continued into January, while online non-food sales were up 11.7% from January last … Read more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored the HP DreamColor Display and its developers with the Scientific and Engineering Award (Academy Plaque) for the impact it has made in film, providing affordable, consistent and stable colour throughout the film production process. The award was received at the Academy’s annual Scientific and Technical Awards … Read more
Sony’s new Xperia E4 is an entry-level Android smartphone with a two-day battery life. A slight update from the Xperia E3 (Sony is Committed to ‘Kando’, Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36), the E4 has a 2,300mAh battery, 8GB of storage (with a micro0SD slot) and 1GB of RAM. The display is a 5″ 960 … Read more
HbbTV 2.0 has been released by the HbbTV Association. New services are expected to be introduced beginning in 2016. The 2.0 specification adds support for standardised UltraHD content delivery, using HEVC; HTML5 user experiences; and viewing of content across multiple devices, among other features. The specification can be accessed at http://tinyurl.com/plzw24g. Analyst Comment We thought … Read more
Foxconn Electronics said that strong shipments of iPhone 6 smartphones helped the company to a 26% year on year increase in sales in January to NT$396 billion ($12.5 billion), though this was 23.3% lower than December 2014. Demand for Apple’s iPhone 6 is expected to continue until the end of March, with Foxconn forecasting total … Read more
Weak smartphone demand in Q1 has caused panel makers to lower prices to compete for orders, say players in the Taiwanese supply chain. Samsung Display is said to have lowered the cost of a 5″ AMOLED panel with HD resolution to sub-$20, winning orders from China’s Meizo and Gionee. The same panel using LCD technology … Read more
Sources in the Taiwan supply chain are expecting an increase in orders for FullHD panels from smartphone vendors in China, following the recent release of a 5.5″ FullHD equipped smartphone from Meizu costing $160. Display manufacturers elsewhere, including Japan Display, LG Display BOE Technology and Tianma Micro-electronics are already reported to have increased production capacities … Read more
Asustek Computer saw sales fall 17.6% sequentially to NT$35 billion ($1.1 billion), as shipments to the US and Western Europe declined after the end of year holidays. However, the company said it still achieved double digit percentage year on year sales growth for all of its product lines in the Asia Pacific region. Notebook and … Read more
Qualcomm says it has reached agreement with China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) regarding the Chinese authority’s investigation of Qualcomm under China’s anti-monopoly law (AML). The NDRC found that Qualcomm was in violation of the AML and fined the company approximately $975 million, which Qualcomm said it will not contest. In addition, Qualcomm agreed … Read more
Taiwan’s main notebook ODMs, Compal, Wistron and Inventec reported month on month declines in sales in January. Compal’s January sales were down 17.1% sequentially to NT$68.7 billion ($2.2 billion), though this was 28.5% higher year on year. The company shipped 3.1 million notebooks last month, down from the four million units shipped in December. Compal … Read more
When it comes to 4k/UHD displays, nobody argues about clearer and more impressive imagery. In today’s market, native UHD content is typically only available through online streaming, as there is no physical media available yet. Besides upscaling of FHD or even lower resolution content, streaming of compressed video content is the only native UHD source … Read more
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