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Russia is to spend RUB10 million ($162,500) to set up a DVB-T2 network in Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine last year. According to TV-Digest, the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS) has announced a tender for the Crimean Federal District and city of Sevastopol.
Dixons Carphone, in the UK, is extending its free warranty offer to high-value products to compete with John Lewis, which has a similar proposition. The free warranty will be applied to top-end TVs, among others. Group CEO Sebastian James said that he thinks the move could double the company’s value by matching the offers of … Read more
Xiaomi’s next ‘halo’ product will be unveiled on the 15th January, it is thought. The Chinese company has sent out invitations to an event in Beijing, where it says it will launch a new flagship. There are two possibilities: the Mi 5 smartphone, or the MiPad 2 tablet. Whichever it is will be thin, according … Read more
12″+ tablets already exist in the market today, from companies including Samsung and Microsoft; Apple has also repeatedly been linked to such a device. Supply chain sources now say that Sony will also develop a large tablet and release it some time in the first half of the year. The price ‘may exceed $1,000’, the … Read more
Demand for high-definition panels for smartphones will be steady through the Chinese New Year period, say sources in Asia, as vendors continue to promote low-cost handsets. These vendors are building stock for the New Year period, and telecom providers are offering subsidies for HD handsets. Taiwanese panel makers such as Hannstar Display and Chunghwa Picture … Read more
Tablets and ultrabooks became more affordable in emerging markets last year, says ABI Research. The ASPs of these products fell 7.8% YoY in 2014 as the market matured and commoditised. This represents roughly a 30% fall in the average weeks of household income required to buy a tablet or ultrabook. Tablet prices fell 8.5% and … Read more
Black Box (10.P481) will present a European premiere of its UltraHD ‘iCompel’ digital signage software; an AIO solution with several layouts to ease the creation of signage campaigns. A DVI splitter called the Videoplex will also be on show, as well as an IP-based matrix switcher/videowall controller called the AV Extender Media Cento IPX. Germany’s … Read more
IHS has predicted 9.4% YoY growth in worldwide semiconductor revenue for 2014. Broad-based growth across multiple segments is due to drive the market to its best result since the 33% boom in 2010. Total semiconductor revenue will reach $353.2 billion, IHS believes, from $322.8 billion in 2013. 22 of the 28 sub-sections tracked by IHS … Read more
The prestigious COMPUTEX d&i awards, executed by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) in cooperation with the International Forum Design (iF), revisited Las Vegas, the United States for International CES. Las Vegas is the third stop on the d&i awards world tour following their unveiling at COMPUTEX TAIPEI. The award-winning products on display include … Read more
Giroptic offers a low cost ($500) 360-degree capture camera aimed mainly at consumers. Display Daily Comment It showed the innovative product at CES 2015, but the firm needs to improve its stitching technology.
According to a statistical analysis by Statista, there was a jump in the popularity of the phablet during the holiday season. Statista looked at new device activations during the holiday season as defined by the time frame between December 19 through to 25. The result shows that over the last few years the phablet is the only mobile device … Read more
The industry has seen the capabilities of Multi-touch Projected Capacitive Touch (MPCT) panels improve quite considerably during the past few years. Nonetheless, it was a recent product press release by Itron that made clear to me just how far the state-of-the-art of this technology has progressed. The company calls its latest technology MPC Touch. Itron, a subsidiary of Noritake Japan, is … Read more
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