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TCL’s LCD TV Sales Rose 5.7% YoY

TCL Multimedia’s LCD TV sales volume increased 5.7% from August 2013 to reach over 1.5 million sets last month, of which the volume of smart TVs increased by 32.8% In TCL’s home market of China, the company’s sales volume decreased 13.9% YoY to 752,816 sets, though the proportion of smart TVs increased 30% to 231,389. … Read more

ECS’ Tablet ‘Saves Soldiers’ Lives’

Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS), in the USA, has finished work on a tablet that helps to train soldiers in delivering aid to their wounded comrades. The Medical Training Command and Control (MTC2) tablet will be used in the US Army’s Medical Simulation Training Centres (MSTC). It operates a network of devices that simulate a … Read more

MasterImage 3D Challenges RealD’s IP Portfolio

Masterimage 3D is challenging the validity of four of RealD’s polarisation patents, claiming that the patents replicate pre-existing techniques. According to Masterimage 3D, RealD’s improper patent protection stalls competition in the 3D business and a correction would encourage innovation in 3D technology to the benefit of both moviegoers and the exhibition industry. Masterimage 3D filed … Read more

EU to Review Regulation of Digital Services

Broadcast and Distribution – The new EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Guenther Oettinger has stated recently that he was looking at creating a single, cross-border market for telecoms, online commerce and internet services.  The report was first published by the Wall Street Journal and goes on to say that the commissioner will work on a strategy to create … Read more