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Xiaomi Mi Note 2 & Mi Mix Innovate

by Bob Raikes

Xiaomi has launched the Mi Note 2 in China with a dual edge curved 5.7″ FullHD AMOLED display. The smartphone has a Snapdragon 821 with 4GB or 6GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB …

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BlackBerry DTEK60 Launched

by Bob Raikes

Blackberry has said that it will get out of design and manufacture of hardware (BlackBerry To Drop Smartphone Design and Build) and has now introduced a smartphone that is made by TCL. The DTEK60 …

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Google Pixel XL Cost Matches Rivals

by Bob Raikes

The cost to manufacture the Google Pixel phone closely matches that of its intended rivals—a logical and expected move, according to IHS Markit, especially since it’s aimed at the buyers of high end smartphone …

Taiwan Makers to Hit 1.2 Billion S/M LCDs in 2016

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes Research said that Taiwan-based LCD makers shipped 309 million small- to medium-size panels in Q3 3016, up 15% on Q2 and 0.8% on last year. 89.2% were based on amorphous panels and 10.8% …

Apple Sees Reduced Profits

by Yvette Raikes

Apple Inc. recorded Q4 net profit of $9.0 billion, down from $11.1 billion last time, on turnover of $46.9 billion, a decrease from $51.5 billion. For the year there were profits of $45.7 billion, …

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Commercial Notebooks Save PC Market in Europe

by Bob Raikes

PC shipments in EMEA performed above expectations, reaching 17.9 million units and posting a 3.3% on-year decrease in the third quarter of 2016, according to IDC. Notebook shipments increased by 0.7%, supported by interest …

Nichia Takes Action Against HTC

by Bob Raikes

Nichia has taken legal action against HTC Nippon and its distributor in Japan over the use of white LEDs in the HTC smartphone Desire 626 which are said to have infringed Nichia’s patents, JP5177317 …

Why Case Studies Fail in the Education Market

by Len Scrogan

A recently published research report, “3D in Education: South-east London Trial”, by Professor Anne Bamford of University of the Arts-London provides us with some insightful action research findings relative to 3D in education, notions …

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BBC to offer UHD via iPlayer

by Bob Raikes

Advanced Television reported that the BBC said at the recent Mipcom event in Cannes that it is expanding the range of titles that it is creating with HDR and UltraHD now that there is …

Fluxim Software is for LargeOLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Fluxim, from Winterthur in Switzerland, and a spin-off from the Institute of Computational Physics at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences which specialises in software for light simulation, has introduced new software that allows …

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Celestica’s Q3 Better Than Expected

by Yvette Raikes

Canadian EMS provider Celestica recorded better than expected Q3 turnover of $1.55 billion, up 10% YoY, giving profits of $62 million, an increase from $31.4 million. The company gave the results in US dollars. …

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AT&T Increase Satellite Sales

by Yvette Raikes

AT&T Inc. saw Q3 net profits of $3.3 billion, compared with $3.0 billion a year ago, on turnover of $40.9 billion, up from 39.1 billion. For the year to date there were profits of …

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