HEVC Advance Gains MediaTek
by Bob Raikes
The HEVC Advance patent pool has added MediatTek as a member.
Tags:Back Panel| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| SOCs| Vol 22 - Issue 38
Sharp Roadshow in Germany
by Bob Raikes
Sharp is launching a roadshow throughout Germany with an event at its Munich European HQ on October 8th. The PN-80TC3, shown at the Midwich event (Sharp Brings BigPad to Midwich) this week, will be …
Tags:Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 38
Skype Drops Out for 15 Hours
by Bob Raikes
Microsoft’s Skype had a 15 hour interruption to services on Monday, that it blamed on a “larger-than-usual configuration change”.
Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| VideoConferencing| Vol 22 - Issue 38
AMD & Acer Named in 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Index
by Bob Raikes
AMD and Acer featured in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America, the fourteenth consecutive appearance on the list.
Tags:Acer| AMD| Back Panel| Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 38
NEC Enjoys 14th Mention in “FTSE4Good Index”
by Bob Raikes
NEC Corporation was included in the “FTSE4Good Index Series” for the 14th consecutive year. Constituents of the FTSE4Good Index Series are selected by the UK-based FTSE Russell from 2,500 potential constituents. As of June …
Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NEC| Vol 22 - Issue 38
Steel Manufacturing Safety with AG Neovo
by Bob Raikes
AG Neovo said that its SX-Series and RX-32 Series of monitors are being used in a steel plant owned by Salzgitter AG of Germany. The contractor that installed the system, Telcat Kommunikationstechnik GmbH said …
Tags:Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Germany| Industrial Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 38
And Finally…
by Tom Allen
Apple has successfully trolled everyone to show how the Friends List on the Apple Watch works. Read the initials…and if you’re still in doubt, click here: http://tinyurl.com/2fcpre6.
Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 38
Gartner’s US Symposium is Sold Out
by Tom Allen
Gartner’s US Symposium/ITxpo 2015 (4th – 8th October in Orlando, FL) is now sold out. Parties still interested in attending can visit http://tinyurl.com/96st8n2 to be added to the waiting list, or visit other Symposium …
Tags:Back Panel| Events| Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 38
HP Bundles Monitors
by Tom Allen
HP has launched an offer in the UK, whereby customers purchasing select HP PCs will also receive a free monitor. Six mini PCs and one tower PC are part of the offer, with accompanying …
Tags:Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 38
Peerless and APlus Show Xtreme Displays in France
by Tom Allen
Peerless-AV and APlus Systéme Automation will work together at Viscom Paris 2015 (29th September – 1st October). The companies recently signed an agreement for APlus to sell, market and support Peerless-AV’s Xtreme Outdoor displays …
Tags:Back Panel| Events| France| Large Display Monitor| Outdoor Displays| Peerless AV| 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
Audi Invests in OLED
by Tom Allen
Audi has shown off a concept car at the Frankfurt International Motor Show, which makes great use of OLEDs. The E-tron Quattro is an electric vehicle with a range of more than 300 miles. …
Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Lighting| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 37
