Microsoft – Page 24 – Display Daily

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 03

by Tom Allen

We missed Asus‘ announcement of new UltraHD gaming monitors at CES. Two models were previewed: the 24″ MG24UQ (IPS) and 28″ MG28UQ (1ms response time). Both support VESA’s Adaptive Sync technology. They also feature …

Volvo/Microsoft Enable Knight Rider!

by Tom Allen

Volvo and Microsoft have expanded their partnership, several months after first announcing it using Hololens (Volvo Works With Microsoft’s Hololens). Owners of certain Volvo cars will be able to talk to their vehicles through …

Windows 10 Delayed Again

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has said that Windows 10 Mobile will not be rolled out to existing smartphones until next year. This follows a previous delay in October, until December.

Microsoft Says ‘Sorry’ for Surface Screen

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has apologised for the experience that some users have had with the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4, thanking customers for their “open and candid” feedback. Some models of the Surface Book are …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Microsoft Developing “Smart Ring” Technology

by Arthur Berman

Here are two problems. The first is that some devices (think smartwatches and wristbands) have a display screen with a really small surface area. The limiting case of this condition is the smart glass …

Tags:Gesture Recognition| Microsoft| Vol 22 - Issue 50| Wearables

Delays Expected for Microsoft Surface

by Tom Allen

Sources in Asia have said that ‘some’ Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 orders have been delayed until Q1’16, due to shortages of Intel’s Skylake processor. Supply chain sources predicted 100,000 shipments for the …

Volvo Cars to develop next generation automotive technologies with Microsoft

by Isaac Oburu

Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, will work together with Microsoft, the leading platform and productivity company, to jointly develop next generation automotive technologies. The two companies today revealed how Microsoft HoloLens, the world’s …

Tags:Automotive| Microsoft

Happy Birthday, Windows

by Tom Allen

Happy birthday to Windows! Microsoft launched Windows 1.0 on the 20th November, 1985 – 30 years ago. 1.0 was the company’s first attempt to present a GUI to users (it wasn’t actually an OS, …

Volvo Works With Microsoft’s Hololens

by Tom Allen

Volvo has signed a deal with Microsoft, to jointly develop ‘next-generation’ automotive technologies. The companies have released a video (http://tinyurl.com/pwj7bbg) showing how Microsoft’s Hololens could be used as a car is being developed – …

Tags:Automotive| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Big Deals on Big TVs This Black Friday

by Tom Allen

This year, retailers are especially aware of the popularity of large TVs on Black Friday. Both Target and Best Buy have said that their sales mix is shifting towards larger sets. 60″ – 65″ …

Asus eying AR / VR markets

by Norbert Hildebrand

Some time ago we reported on talks between Asus and Microsoft about a low cost version of the HoloLens device being developed by Asus. At that time it looked as if Asus was trying …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 45

by Tom Allen

Pre-orders have now started for Apple‘s iPad Pro tablet, with sales expected to begin this month. Pricing scales from $800 to $1,080. Asus has enhanced the Zenfone 2 smartphone (Asus Swims Against Current With …