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Microsoft Rises to Challenge of UHD & HDR Gaming

by Tom Allen

At E3 2016, Microsoft revealed the expected new Xbox console, as well as discussing an interesting move that might actually give it an edge in the console market, where it has struggled to compete …

Tech Data Takes Microsoft Band

by Tom Allen

Tech Data has become the exclusive B2B distributor for Microsoft’s Band 2 activity tracker in the UK.

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LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 22

by Tom Allen

Iiyama has launched a new version of its TF5537MSC large-format touch display (Iiyama Installs Procap on Public Monitors). The TF5537MSC-W2AG is designed for use in healthcare environments. It has higher brightness (420 cd/m² with …

Microsoft Provides Hololens Commentary

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has, for the first time, provided a look at the hardware inside its Hololens augmented reality headset, at the Imec Technology Forum in Belgium. Although there have been teardowns of the dev kit …

Tags:Augmented Reality| IMEC| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 21

IC12 Microsoft Summarises AR & VR Developments

by Bob Raikes

The final talk was by Dr Bernard Kress from the Microsoft Hololens Team. He gave a very, very ‘high bandwidth’ overview of what is happening in VR and AR. There were 175 slides! Before …

KN1 Microsoft Highlights Importance of Display Interaction

by Bob Raikes

The first of the main SID keynotes was given by Steven Bathiche of Microsoft who said that things had changed a lot since he attended his first SID event in 2001. He keeps coming …

Microsoft Prepares for 4k Gaming and ‘Xbox TV’

by Tom Allen

According to Kotaku, Microsoft plans to launch a ‘cheaper, smaller Xbox One’ at this year’s E3 gaming show, and a more powerful model in 2017. Sources say that the 2017 console, code-named Scorpio, will …

Microsoft Restructures Smartphones and Cuts Jobs

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has announced almost 2,000 jobs will be cut, as part of a move to restructure its smartphone business. The company will not exit the market entirely, but will focus its efforts on areas …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Microsoft Selling Feature Phone Business to FIH Mobile Ltd. and HMD Global

by Isaac Oburu

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced it reached an agreement to sell the company’s entry-level feature phone assets to FIH Mobile Ltd., a subsidiary of Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology Group, and HMD Global, Oy for $350 …

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Microsoft Sells Off Feature Phone Business

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has announced that it will sell its feature phone assets to Foxconn subsidiary FIH Mobile Ltd and HMD Global, Oy. The deal is valued at $350 million. As part of the agreement, FIH …

“Thin is in” at SID Awards

by Tom Allen

The Society for Information Display has named the winners of the 21st annual Display Industry Awards, which will be presented during SID Display Week this month. SID president Amal Ghosh noted that “‘thin’ is …

Apple Beats Microsoft in Detachables

by Tom Allen

The global tablet market fell almost 15% YoY in Q1’16. A combination of the traditional low first quarter and a lack of consumer interest conspired to bring shipments down to 39.6 million units, says …