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ISE 2015 takes place in February next year, in Amsterdam’s RAI convention centre. Three key zones will divide Canon’s stand, where attendees can learn more about colour, refraction and brightness. The focus is on Canon’s research into lens technology. Projectors will be on show throughout, including the new Xeed WUX6000 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No … Read more
Prestigio has appointed Christian Stuhrmann as country general manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH).
Prestigio’s Multipad Muze 5001 3G features 3G connectivity, Bluetooth and a dual-SIM slot. It is a mid-range tablet, with 8GB of storage (expandable to 32GB), 7,000mAh battery and 1280 x 800 resolution. Android 4.4.4 is run by a quad-core 1.3GHz Cortex-A7 processor from ARM (Mediatek MT8382 chipset). A dual-core Mali 400MP2 graphics card with 1GB … Read more
We’re still three months away, but BETT (21st – 24th January 2015) news has already begun to appear! Promethean (stand B87) is an education technology provider and will be demonstrating its ActivClassroom solutions, powered by Classflow. Classflow is a teaching platform that synchronises devices and manages lessons in a connected classroom. Touch displays (ActivTouch) will … Read more
Videowall company Prysm is expanding its European team with the hiring of two new executives. Glenn Wastyn has been named as vice president of Europe and Rod Wheeler is appointed regional director of sales for the UK and Nordic regions.
IDC has forecast a 2.7% fall in global PC shipments this year. Although still negative, this represents an improvement from the previous -3.7% forecast. Q3 shipments were down 0.5% YoY, but ‘most regions and market participants’ viewed this as a short-term gain, rather than a sign of recovery. Mature regions’ PC shipments are still growing. … Read more
Research and Markets has published a new report on quantum dots. The firm examines the technology’s market opportunities between 2015 and 2022. These opportunities expanded rapidly over the past year as QDs began to appear in mainstream displays of all sizes. LCD screens enhanced with QDs are challenging OLEDs in some areas. The report also … Read more
Qualcomm Incorporated reported a 3% year on year increase in turnover in the final quarter of the year at $6.7 billion and 1 26% YoY increase in net profit to reach $1.9 billion. For the year, turnover was 7% higher at $26.5 billion while Qualcomm’s net profit increased 16% YoY to just under $8 billion. … Read more
Qualcomm is currently facing an antitrust investigation in China (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) and has now revealed new probes in the USA and Europe. During the company’s earnings report (see Finance News), Qualcomm announced that the two investigations had begun in the last month. The USA’s Federal Trade Commission is investigating the company’s … Read more
Quantel has a nice presence in the sports broadcasting segment where its Enterprise sQ servers are used to store live video feeds on a frame by frame basis. This allows for instant editing. And, since these servers are networked over fiber Ethernet connections, editing can be done in one location, content stored in What is … Read more
R&D Core, a UK-based start-up, is working with Plastic Logic to develop a resistive touch system for flexible displays. Digital Resistive Area Sensing (DRAS) layers are integrated behind a display stack, and respond to pressure from a user’s fingers. Because the layers are behind the display, the screen’s optical performance is not affected. The DRAS … Read more
Rovi has acquired venture-backed start-up Fanhattan, inventor of cloud-based Fan TV branded products, in an all-cash transaction. Fanhattan pioneers ways to discover media and entertainment on any screen, from any source, through Fan TV. Fan TV integrates different sources of programming, such as linear television, video on demand (VoD), and over-the-top (OTT) video into a … Read more
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