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Qualcomm Adds Another Option for Windows

by Bob Raikes

During the Computex show, Qualcomm announced with Samsung the Snapdragon 850 ‘mobile compute platform’ which includes the Snapdragon X20 improved modem and an AI engine. The chip is intended for use in Qualcomm-based Windows …

Viaccess-Orca, Wiztivi and EKT Introduce Joint OTT/IPTV Solution

by Andrew Fenn

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection and advanced data solutions; Wiztivi, a creator of multi-screen UIs; and EKT, a specialist in the design and manufacture of STB solutions, have …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Worldwide Pay TV Market to Reach $295 Million Revenue in 2022

by Andrew Fenn

Despite the competition from OTT video services, the worldwide pay TV market has been growing at a steady pace. According to ABI Research, the global pay TV market — including satellite, cable, and IPTV …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 25 - Issue 22

MSI Boosts Gaming Monitor Line and Adds AIO

by Bob Raikes

At Computex, MSI showed new monitors for gamers. The first is the Optix MAG491C, which is a 49″, 32:9 monitor with 144 Hz refresh, FreeSync frame rate control and a claimed response time of …

Tags:All-in-ones (AIOs)| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Asus Boosts Notebook Range

by Bob Raikes

Asus announced new notebooks at Computex, with three new VivoBooks all based on 8th Generation Intel Core processors and three new ZenBook notebooks. The ZenBook Pro 15 uses an i9 processor in the top …

KN03 Nanorod LEDs Could be the Future

by Bob Raikes

Professor Hiroshi Amano was the third keynote speaker at DisplayWeek and he discussed Nanorod LEDs in the display field. However, he started by pointing out the contribution of LEDs in reducing power use in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Fraunhofer Institute to Debut New Coating Technology Later this Month

by Andrew Fenn

A coating technology for deposition of laterally-graded optical layers on 2D — and in the future, also on 3D — substrates has been developed at Fraunhofer Institute’s Precision Coating business unit in Dresden, Germany. …

Sharp to Raise $1.8 Billion with Public Offering?

by Andrew Fenn

Nikkei reports that Sharp will raise $1.8 billion through a public offering, with the fundraising round scheduled to conclude in July. The publication writes that the funds raised will be used “to purchase Sharp’s …

Zytronic Touch Sensor Tech Deployed in Santander’s WorkCafé Branch Concept

by Andrew Fenn

UK-based Zytronic has announced that its multi-touch projected capacitive technology (MPCT) touch sensors have been installed in Santander’s WorkCafé, a half-bank, half-café style branch concept currently exclusive to Chile. It has now been implemented …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 25 - Issue 22

BeIN Media Chooses Metrological to Develop Its New TV App

by Andrew Fenn

Dutch TV application provider Metrological has been selected by BeIN Media, a pay TV operator based in Qatar, to develop a new TV app for its hybrid satellite, IP legacy and OTT television services, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Charter to Provide Apple TV 4K and Take Advantage of New Features in tvOS 12

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has announced that US cable operator Charter Communications will begin offering the Apple TV 4K as a set-top-box solution to its customers later this year, alongside an all-new Spectrum TV app, intended to …

Tags:Apple| Cable| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Analogix 10Gbps USB-C Re-Timers Ship

by Bob Raikes

Analogix Semiconductor Inc announced at Computex its ANX74xx family of USB-C re-timer solutions for notebooks, 2-in-1 convertible laptops, desktop PCs, monitors, and USB-C accessories. The company said that the chip is the first USB-C …