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I Was Almost Tempted….

by Bob Raikes

I had a weak moment during the week. I thought about upgrading my system to the new Windows 10. I have been installing the latest Windows version on my system since Windows 1 in …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32| Windows

Apple TV Service Hits Delay

by Tom Allen

The long-rumoured IPTV service from Apple was set to be launched this autumn. However, according to Bloomberg it has been delayed until 2016. Slow licensing talks to content owners such as CBS and Fox …

Tags:Apple| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Qualcomm Completes CSR Acquisition

by Helen Vince

Qualcomm has finally completed its acquisition of CSR, a fabless provider of end-to-end semiconductor and software solutions for the Internet of Everything and automotive segments. The company announced its offer for CSR in November …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Lenovo Result 18/08/2015

by Helen Vince

Lenovo Group reported a 51% drop in net profit in the first quarter of the year, falling to $105 million from $214 million in Q1 of the previous year. Turnover for the quarter was …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Korean Makers Invest in Flexible OLED Technology

by Tom Allen

The glass-based AMOLED display market will be worth almost $23 billion in 2022. To adapt to new market conditions, both Samsung Display and LG Display are ramping production capacity of plastic-based OLED displays, writes …

Tags:AMOLED| Flexible Displays| IdTechEx| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Rising Touch Shipments for Mobile Devices

by Tom Allen

ET Mag says that Chinese touch panel makers will ship more than 179.5 million units in Q3’15: a 15.5% QoQ rise. Shipments will consist of 153 million units for smartphones (up 15.6%), 25.26 million …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Conversion of NYC’s Public Payphones to Begin Soon

by Tom Allen

The plan to convert New York City’s public payphones – now largely obsolete – into internet access centres (10,000 Touchscreens for New York) will begin this year. Each of the new kiosks will be …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 33

BenQ’s HDMI Output Will Save Lives

by Tom Allen

BenQ used the recent Gamescom show, in Germany, to introduce a new 24″ monitor – for gamers, of course. A new feature for the company is the inclusion of an HDMI output – intended …

Tags:BenQ| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Lenovo to Restructure Mobile Unit, Cut 3,200 Jobs

by Helen Vince

Lenovo says it is to restructure its mobile business group (MBG) and cut 3,200 jobs worldwide, after announcing a 51% drop in first quarter net profit (see Finance Results). Yuanqing Yang, chairman and CEO …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Controversy Surrounds Spectrum Auction Rules

by Tom Allen

The USA’s FCC has approved rules surrounding the spectrum incentive auctions. These include bidding procedures and repacking some broadcasters in thee duplex gap after the auction. Following the decision, the NAB has issued a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Austrian Spectrum for Mobile Broadband

by Tom Allen

The Austrian government has said that it will make the 700MHz band available for mobile broadband services by 2020.

Tags:Austria| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Practical 4K for Pro AV

by Matthew Brennesholtz

4k video is here, along with most of the components required to implement it in a professional AV application. That doesn’t mean it’s straightforward to implement a 4k Pro AV system, or even something …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pro AV| Rental and Staging| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 33