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US Department of Justice Blocks AT&T/Time Warner Deal

by Andrew Fenn

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has blocked AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner. Not only that, but it has also filed a lawsuit to prevent it from ever happening, claiming that the $85 billion …

Porsche Reveals AR Technical Support Solution

by Andrew Fenn

Porsche Cars North America announced the introduction of “Tech Live Look,” an AR technology designed to improve technical services at Porsche dealerships in the United States. “Tech Live Look” uses the AiR Enterprise software …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 45

Samsung Engineering to Start Construction of SDC’s A5 Fab

by Bob Raikes

The OLED Association has reported that Samsung Display has contracted with Samsung Engineering to spend $218 million for construction work on the A5 flexible OLED display plant. The plant is due to start production …

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Zeon Developing Film for OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Zeon of Japan is reported to be developing a planarisation film for helping with the sealing of flexible OLEDs and is designed to be used between barrier films. Volume production is forecast for the …

Apple Planning Rear-Facing 3-D Sensors for AR

by Bob Raikes

Apple is said to be working on a rear-facing 3D sensor system for next year’s iPhone according to Bloomberg. The news service said that the technology was intended to help with AR by better …

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Samsung Galaxy A5 Expected at CES

by Bob Raikes

Samsung is well known for its Galaxy S series and Note smartphones, but the company sells phones at a range of specifications. The A5 (2018( is the next in the A series of mainstream …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Dolby Measures Viewer Biophysical Response to HDR

by Andrew Fenn

For the past five years, Dolby has been studying the biophysical and emotional responses of the human body against a variety of visual and aural stimuli, and exploring how producers are taking this knowledge, …

Marvell to Buy Cavium

by Bob Raikes

Marvell has agreed to buy fellow chip maker, Cavium, which specialises in chips that are used in HDD controllers, network devices and data processing systems. The companies will have a combined revenue of $3.4 …

Toshiba Placing Shares to Raise Cash

by Bob Raikes

Toshiba has arranged a private share placing that will raise ¥600 billion ($5.33 billion) which should enable the company to avoid a delisting of its stock from the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the end …

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Eve: Valkyrie Developer Shuts Down VR Studios

by Andrew Fenn

CCP Games, the team behind virtual reality shooter Eve: Valkyrie, has announced its VR studios will close. Eve: Valkyrie was released in March 2016 for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR, to mixed …

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Disney Pixar Releases Free Coco VR Experience

by Andrew Fenn

Disney Pixar has released a free VR experience themed around its new film, Coco. In Coco VR, users can create and customise a skeletal avatar, in keeping with the film’s central theme; Dia De …

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Uber Orders Volvo XC90 for Self-Driving Car Fleet

by Andrew Fenn

Uber has entered into a $1.4 billion agreement with Volvo to purchase 24,000 of its XC90 SUVs between 2019 and 2021 to create a fleet of autonomous vehicles. Uber is using the XC90 as …

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