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This reporter went along to Silicon Image not expecting to see much as somebody else was covering the new Super MHL interface. However, we found a lot of interest! First, we looked at the SiBeam technology for 60Ghz radio. Silicon Image has recently launched SiBeam as a subsidiary (it acquired the company in 2011). This … Read more
Syndiant, a US-based LCoS microdisplay manufacturer, is working with Cremotech of South Korea to create a pico projector engine. The device is small (50.2 x 48.1 x 19.85mm) and uses RGB lasers, optics and Syndiant’s own SYL2271 microdisplay. It will be used in Cremotech’s first laser pico projector at the 1280 x 720 resolution. Cremotech’s … Read more
Lenovo has added a third distributor for its consumer and professional products in Greece. Oktabit joins Westnet and Infoquest as agents for Lenovo.
Amazon is offering a discount on LG‘s 55″ EC9300 OLED TV (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 30). As part of a promotion around the NFL Superbowl (2nd February), the TV has been lowered from $3,500 to $3,000. Starting this month, all new CM- and BM-series monitors from Flanders Scientific will be shipping with new features. These include a … Read more
CES 2015 ended with record numbers in all areas, according to organiser the Consumer Electronics Association. President Gary Shapiro said that this year’s show “exceeded all [of] our expectations”. The number of visitors was up 170,000, more than 45,000 of whom came from abroad. The show’s net exhibition space covered almost 19,000m², filled by more … Read more
Microsoft showed off a low-cost feature phone at CES (since 2013, the company has made its biggest announcements at its own events), and has now revealed two affordable Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones: the Lumia 435 and Lumia 532. They cost just €70 and €80, ex VAT, and will be launched in February. Both phones are … Read more
Consumers in India, who might struggle to afford Samsung’s AMOLED smartphones, are now being offered a lower-cost option in the form of Micromax‘s Canvas Hue. The 5″ device has an AMOLED display (1280 x 720), 1.3GHz quad-core CPU and 1GB of RAM. The 3,000mAh battery should also prove robust. The phone will be available in India … Read more
According to Reuters, Samsung is seeking to buy Blackberry to acquire the company’s patent portfolio. Blackberry was looking to sell in 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 31). Several rumours of interested parties – including Samsung – appeared at the time, but these died away once Blackberry decided to remain as-was (Display Monitor Vol 20 … Read more
Sony is reported to be considering a restructuring of its business which could see the loss-making smartphone and TV businesses being sold off. According to a Reuters report, CEO Kazuo Hirai and his senior management are preparing a new business revival plan and sources close to Sony say that the management recognises that “no business … Read more
Worldwide semiconductor revenue will reach $358 billion this year: a 5.4% YoY increase, says Gartner, which is lower than the forecast made in Q4’14 of 5.8% growth. Application-specific standard products (ASSPs) in smartphones, as well as DRAM and NAND flash in ultramobiles and solid-state drives (SSDs), are driving the semiconductor market. As DRAM returns to more traditional … Read more
Optical film maker Efun expects its shipments to South Korea and Japanese LCD TV makers to rise ‘significantly’ this year. Demand will be driven by rising sales of UltraHD TVs and replacements of older sets.
Intel has expanded the scope of its $350 – $400 convertible reference designs to cover a new size segment: 12.5″. Additionally, the reference design has been updated to adopt the new 14nm fifth-generation Broadwell-based Core processors (which were being used by many vendors at CES and will start shipping in Q1).
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