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Firm Issues Malware Warning Against Online Tablet Sales

by Tom Allen

A report from Cheetah Mobile Security Lab claims that Android tablets are being sold online, including from large sites like Amazon, with a pre-installed trojan virus. The malware, called Cloudsota, is able to open …

Tags:Amazon| China| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 46

PlayStation Vue No Longer Playstation-Exclusive

by Tom Allen

The Playstation Vue TV service is now available on Amazon devices, including the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. Chromecast support will follow soon.

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| Vol 22 - Issue 46

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Amazon Result 23/10/2015

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Amazon reported a surge in net profit for Q3 at $79 million, from a net loss of $437 million YoY. Turnover increased 24% YoY to $25.4 billion. Per share earnings grew to $0.17 from …

Tags:Amazon| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 43

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Rumor: Amazon Working on AR Glasses

by Norbert Hildebrand

Rumors about the interest of Amazon in augmented reality have been circulating since Amazon received the US patent “Touch control for immersion in a tablet goggles accessory” (No. 9,158,15). This patent describes a method …

Tags:Amazon| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses

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Amazon Seeks to Launch Online TV Service

by Tom Allen

According to Bloomberg, Amazon is looking to create an online pay-TV service. The company is said to have contacted broadcasters such as CBS and NBC Universal about channel carriage. Discussions are still in an …

Tags:Amazon| Comcast| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 22 - Issue 41

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Amazon Ditches Apple and Google

by Tom Allen

An Amazon email, sent to marketplace sellers, has revealed that the retailer will soon stop selling the Apple TV and Google Chromecast. The message said that the decision was taken because these devices do …

Tags:Amazon| Apple| Channels| Google| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Amazon STB Limited to 30fps and No HDR

by Tom Allen

While Amazon’s new Fire TV STB (UltraHD for $100 With Amazon) can show UltraHD content, a significant failing has been discovered by Consumer Reports – it is limited to 30fps. Amazon has chosen to …

Tags:4k| Amazon| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Streaming Video| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Amazon Planning 6 UltraHD Pilots

by Bob Raikes

Amazon has told Forbes magazine (http://tinyurl.com/nrzlvpo) that it will make six pilot TV shows in UltraHD. Three are half hour and three are an hour long, with a family comedy, a post US Civil …

Tags:4k| Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Production| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 38

Amazon Sticks With Mediatek

by Tom Allen

Amazon’s new Fire TV, as well as its Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets, are powered by Mediatek processors, the company has announced. The MT8173, a 64-bit quad-core processor based on ARM’s …

Tags:Amazon| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| SOCs| STBs| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 38

MediaTek Chipsets Power New Amazon Devices

by Tom Allen

MediaTek, a pioneering fabless semiconductor company and a market leader in cutting-edge systems-on-chip (SoC), today announced that it will power an array of Amazon consumer products, including the Amazon Fire TV, and Fire HD …

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