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Philips Puts SoftBlue in Smartphones

by Tom Allen

Philips has differentiated its newest smartphones – the Sapphire S616 and Sapphire Life V787 – by incorporating its SoftBlue technology in the displays. SoftBlue lowers the blue light output of a screen – by …

Wiko Signs With Ingram

by Tom Allen

French smartphone vendor Wiko has taken on Ingram Micro as a new distribution partner in Italy.

Tags:Distribution| Ingram Micro| Italy| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Tablet Adoption Slowing, but Hybrids are ‘Opportunity’

by Tom Allen

A survey by Gartner has found that 17% of consumers in mature markets intend to buy a tablet in the next 12 months. 19,000 consumers were surveyed in early summer, across the UK, USA, …

Blu-ray Popularity to Rise

by Tom Allen

The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) says that consumer spending on home entertainment remained stable in Q3 this year. Spending was driven by gains in electronic sell-through and streaming. Although a ‘resurgence of interest’ in …

Anoto to Acquire Livescribe

by Tom Allen

Anoto Group AB is to acquire digital pen maker Livescribe. Livescribe will act as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Anoto when the deal is closed, expected to happen later this month. The deal will be …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Pen Input| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Pixelworks Result 05/11/2015

by Yvette Raikes

Video display processing company Pixelworks Inc. posted Q3 net losses of $1.2 million, an improvement on losses of $2.3 million a year earlier, on turnover of $16.6 million, down from $17.1 million. For the …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pixelworks| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Qualcomm Result 05/11/15

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Qualcomm Inc. reported Q4 and full year results of operations with a 12 month net profit of $5.27 billion, or $3.26 per share, down 34% YoY from $7.5 billion. The 12 month turnover was …

Tags:Financial Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Sling to Support Chromecast

by Bob Raikes

SlingTV said that it is now supporting Google’s Chromecast as well as Android and iOS. New buyers of the service will get a free Chromecast dongle, or a free trial of “Best of Live …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sling TV| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 44

MIT Works on 2D to 3D Conversion

by Tom Allen

MIT researchers, together with a team from the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), have developed a system that automatically converts 2D video of football games to 3D. The footage can then be played back …

Rufus Labs Wants to Replace Smartphones – and Might

by Tom Allen

The Rufus Cuff, from Rufus Labs, was funded on Indiegogo last year, and is almost ready to start shipping. Set to reach customers early next year, the wearable is designed to be the first …

Huawei Watch Gets to UK Market

by Milos Pavlovic

Huawei said that it would bring out a smartwatch at the end of August (Huawei Follows Apple With Self-Titled Smartwatch). It has now gone on sale in the UK for £289 including tax ($439) …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Semtech Result 04/11/15

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Semtech Corp reported a net loss for Q3 2015 of $313,000, compared to a net profit of $17.9 million a year ago. Turnover for the period declined 14% YoY to $125 million, down from …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 44