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ARM announced a suite of IP that will enable a new standard for premium experiences on 2016 mobile devices. At the heart of this suite is the ARM Cortex-A72 processor, which is the highest performing CPU technology available for developing mobile SoCs today. In target configurations, the Cortex-A72 processor will deliver CPU performance that is … Read more
FlexEnable’s OLED display reaches a 60Hz refresh rate and has a 0.25mm bend radiusFlexEnable, the new Cambridge-based company spun off of Plastic Logic (Plastic Logic Divides into Two Companies), claims that its work will enable flexible display production by the end of 2015. FlexEnable’s technology enables the printing of plastic electronic circuits onto flexible films, … Read more
Tech Data Mobile Solutions in France is now distributing MTT rugged mobile phones.
NEC Display Solutions has appointed Russell Davis as the company’s new corporate sales director for the UK and Benelux region. Davis joins the company from Samsung where he most recently held the position of general manager in sales.
BenQ has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Colour Confidence for its PG2401PT colour critical monitor. The company will offer the monitor in the UK, Poland, France, the Nordics and Spain.
Mitsubishi has named Germany’s Distec as its best TFT-LCD distributor, for its ‘outstanding’ sales performance.
Sony says it expects to record an annual net loss this year of ¥170 billion ($1.4 billion), a considerable improvement on the company’s previous forecast of a net loss of ¥230 billion ($1.9 billion). Sony cited a weaker yen and improving smartphone sales for the revision and also reported that third quarter net profit had tripled from … Read more
ARM has IP for a new processor called the Cortex-A72, for mobile SoC, which can support UltraHD at 120fps. 10 vendors, including HiSilicon, MediaTek and Rockchip, have already licensed the processor. The Cortex-A72 is based on the ARMv8-A architecture, which delivers 64-bit processing and is backwards-compatible with 32-bit software. It will sustain operations at 2.5GHz in … Read more
Aiming to bring long-format UltraHD to mobiles, little-known US company Saygus has introduced the Saygus V² – a smartphone with up to 320GB of storage. UltraHD recorded at 30fps takes up about 2GB for every minute of video – the average storage of 32GB – 64GB will only hold about 15-30 minutes of video. Saygus, however, is … Read more
Magna is to acquire the head-up display and electronic components units of Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions (PLDS), the joint venture company between Philips and Lite-On which focuses on the design, development, sales, marketing, customer support and related service of Optical Disc Drive (ODD) products. Magna is a global automotive component manufacturer and supplier for the … Read more
We had a chance to talk to RR Technologies (Vancouver, Canada) recently about their new automotive Heads-up Display (HUD) called Iris. It is the first visor-based HUD we have heard about and will be an after-market product that connects to your smartphone and costs only $499. HUDS positioned at the top of the user’s field … Read more
Asian sources, apparently quoting Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, have said that Sharp will cut the prices of the smartphone panels it sells to China’s Xiaomi, to maintain orders. The Nikkei said that prices would be cut by between 20% and 30% this year. Xiaomi has been looking to new vendors for its orders lately, including Japan … Read more
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