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MediaTek Sets up ‘The Bomb’

January 14, 2015 by Tom Allen

Reports from China claim that Mediatek is working on a processor with ten (deca) or twelve (dodeca) cores, neatly bypassing the 64-bit octa-core processors that are being released today. According to GizChina, the new chipset is code-named ‘Bomb’ and will use an ARM architecture. Comment Adding more cores introduces issues, such as higher battery consumption … Read more

LDM Product Roundup: Volume 22 No 3

January 14, 2015 by Tom Allen

A range of UltraHD products has been added to Crestron‘s DM 3.0 lineup. These include the DM-RMC-4K-SCALER-C (a 60Hz scaler); HDBaseT input (DMC-4K-C/DMC-4K-C-DSP) and HDMI output (DMC-4K-HDO) cards; plenium (DM-CBL-ULTRA-P) and non-plenium (DM-CBL-ULTRA-NP) type CMR HDBaseT cables; and 1×2 (HD-DA2-4K-E), 1×4 (HD-DA4-4K-E) and 1×8 (HD-DA8-4K-E) HDMI distribution amplifiers. MSI‘s 15.6″ GE62 laptop takes on industrial design elements … Read more

Pepcom Highlights OLEDs, QDs and HMDs

December 21, 2022January 14, 2015 by Tom Allen

The second of the pre-CES press events, Pepcom/Digital Experience was also the largest this year, with an ’80s theme. I felt like Wade Watts stepping inside the room, which was festooned with Rubik’s cubes, sweatbands and leg warmers. There were also themed cocktails – if you ever get the chance, try the Flux Capacitor. The Alliance for … Read more

Toshiba Focuses on Concepts

December 21, 2022January 14, 2015 by Tom Allen

Toshiba’s stand was largely full of conceptual devices, although there were only a few product announcements. Security is more and more of a concern these days, so Toshiba has developed the Toshiba Zero Client Secured (TZCS) solution. It is a laptop-form factor zero client using a proprietary BIOS to increase security – although the ‘laptop’ … Read more

Panel Maker Targets Rise, Switch From Monitors to TVs

January 14, 2015 by Tom Allen

All LCD panel makers are increasing their business target for 2015, according to a survey by DisplaySearch, writes analyst Peter Su in a recent blog post (http://tinyurl.com/nzvumy9). Strong demand for LCD TV panels, rising TV variety and aggressive pushes of leading brands like Samsung, Sony and LG are behind the confidence. Collectively, panel makers are aiming … Read more

HP to Sell zSpace 3D Monitor – adds 5K and Curved Models

January 14, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

HP Zvr 3D Display is based on technology from zSpaceAt the Pepcom Digital Experience event, we got a chance to look at the HP Zvr 3D display. The 23.6″ monitor uses passive 3D technology to allow the user to see a 3D scene, behind the screen. The system uses a stylus to “point” to objects … Read more

Windows 7 Moves Towards End Date

January 14, 2015 by Tom Allen

The beginning of the end is here for Windows 7, which has moved out of ‘Mainstream Mode’ and into a phase known as ‘Extended Support’. The OS will continue to receive bug fixes and security updates until its official end of life in 2020, but will no longer be receiving new features.

Quanta December revenues highest in 2014

January 14, 2015 by Helen Vince

Quanta Computer reported its highest monthly sales for 2014 in December of NT$88.8 billion ($2.8 billion), increasing almost 10% from November but 6% down on December 2013. December’s result brought sales for the fourth quarter to NT$251.6 billion ($7.9 billion), 3% higher sequentially but a drop of 7.3% year on year, while sales for the … Read more

Quanta Ramping 12″ MacBook Air Production

January 14, 2015 by Tom Allen

Volume production of a 12″ Macbook Air, which will be launched in Q1’15, has begun at Quanta Computer. The company has also apparently secured orders for the Apple Watch, and intends to hire 30,000 new workers to cope with demand for both products.

Chilean Satellite Overtook Wired Pay-TV in 2014

January 14, 2015 by Tom Allen

At the end of Q3’14, Chile had gained almost 200,000 satellite subscribers (up 16.1%), to more than 1.4 million, according to the Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel). Cable and IPTV subscribers rose from 1.26 million to 1.35 million (up 6.6%). Total pay-TV subscribers were just below 2.8 million, up 11.3% YoY.

Huawei Reports Slower Growth

December 21, 2022January 13, 2015 by Helen Vince

Chinese phone maker, Huawei, reported a slowdown in growth last year as the company begins to increase investment in its smartphone business. Huawei said that it expects its operating profit to be between $5.46 and $5.53 billion for 2014, marking an increase of 16.4% to 17.8%. In the previous year, the company had reported a … Read more

Glasgow Contract Secured by Clear Channel

January 13, 2015 by Tom Allen

Clear Channel has been awarded a five-year street furniture contract by Glasgow City Council. Clear Channel has taken on the advertising space in 600 bus shelters, all of which are to be fitted with NFC tags or QR codes. 50 of the shelters will also be upgraded with digital signage.