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Meizu Combines Driving on Single Chip

by Tom Allen

Meizu has introduced a new MX-series smartphone, with a powerful camera sensor, in China. The MX6 uses Sony’s Exmor RSIMX 386 sensor in its rear camera. This sensor has 1.25µm pixels and a customised …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Nokia Want a Piece of the Smartphone ‘Cake’

by Isaac Oburu

Nokia has its eyes set on the mobile market again, with two Android 7.0 devices. Sources told NokiaPowerUser that the could be waterproof, with IP68 certification. They will both feature a metal chassis, with …

Opera Browser Acquired After First Deal Falls Through

by Tom Allen

A consortium of Chinese companies known as Golden Brick Silk Road has purchased the Opera internet browser from its Norwegian developer. The $600 million deal includes Opera’s browser business, its privacy and performance apps, …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Dolby Cinema Arrives in Beijing at Jackie Chan Cinema

by Isaac Oburu

Jackie Chan Cinema, owned by Sparkle Roll, and Dolby Laboratories, Inc. today announced the opening of Beijing’s first Dolby Cinema™ at Jackie Chan Cinema’s Beijing Wukesong site. Moviegoers in Beijing can now enjoy the …

Tags:China| Cinema| Dolby

Deepoon Claims First Standalone Headset

by Tom Allen

A Chinese company called Deepoon has produced a VR headset that combines all of the elements – including the display and processors – into a single unit. VR headsets today are all, effectively, companion …

Sparkleroll Brings Dolby Cinema to Beijing

by Tom Allen

The Jackie Chan Cinema in Beijing is the first in China to boast a Dolby Cinema auditorium. Attendees to the Beijing Wukesong site can now watch films in Dolby Vision, with Dolby Atmos sound. …

NTD TV Houston Upgrades with PlayBox Neo

by Isaac Oburu

New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD TV), a 24/7 Chinese language news broadcaster based in New York City, has upgraded the PlayBox Technology AirBox playout system at its Houston channel to the latest-generation AirBox Neo. …

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Chinese LED manufacturer Xiamen Changelight puts AIX R6 MOCVD system into production

by Isaac Oburu

AIXTRON SE, a worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, announced today that Chinese optoelectronics manufacturer Xiamen Changelight has successfully finalized the qualification of AIXTRON’s Close Coupled Showerhead MOCVD system AIX …

Tags:China| LED| Manufacturing| Supply Chain

IDC: Virtual Reality Takes Center Stage at E3 2016 – What Does It Mean for the China Gaming Industry?

by Isaac Oburu

The annual E3 Conference was held in June 2016 in Los Angeles. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced that more than 70,000 people convened to experience the latest in video games and virtual reality …

Tags:China| IDC| Virtual Reality

Xiaomi Switches to Premium Pricing

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi’s co-founder Li Wangjiang has said that the company will launch a ‘high-end’ smartphone this year, costing between CNY4,000 ($600) and CNY5,000 ($750). Local media claim that the phone will be the Mi Note …

GSMA Reports Record Attendance for Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2016

by Isaac Oburu

The GSMA today reported that more than 53,000 unique visitors from 104 countries and territories attended the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, held 29 June – 1 July in Shanghai. The three-day exhibition …

Tags:China| GSMA

HTC Gathers the World’s Top VCs to Form $10 Billion VR-focused Investor Consortium

by Isaac Oburu

HTC Corporation (“HTC”), a pioneer in innovative, smart technologies, announced at the Mobile World Congress Shanghai (“MWC Shanghai”) on June 29, 2016 the formation of the Virtual Reality Venture Capital Alliance (“VRVCA”), a consortium …

Tags:China| HTC| MWC 2016