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EBU Looks at HFR & HDR

by Bob Raikes

The EBU was showing various demonstrations and we looked at the BBC/NHK hybrid log demo, which the EBU is positive about, and also at a demonstration of high frame rates – material shot at …

TVLogic Prepares Monitors for NAB

by Bob Raikes

TVLogic usually has some new monitors to show and this event was no exception. First we looked at a new 17″ FullHD monitor that is designed for checking 4K content and can downscale 12G …

Marshall Adds New Monitor Features

by Bob Raikes

Marshall is a regular exhibitor at IBC. First we looked at the high end broadcast rack-mounted monitors that are in configurations with 4/3/2 or one display up to 32″ in a single chassis. MD …

German STB maker, ABox42, was showing a new middleware solution that it has developed that is called ABox42 OPA (Operator Android). The middleware allows for the development of Android boxes with security for pay …

Vestel Makes Deal for Free TVs with Telefonica

by Bob Raikes

Vestel told us that it has done a deal for TVs with Telefónica of Spain which plans to give them away to subscribers to the Movistar Plus service which includes all Spanish FTA DTT …

Rovi Boosts Speech and Surveys Users on Content Discovery

by Bob Raikes

Last year, one of the most impressive demos that we got was at Rovi when the firm showed us its natural language user interface tool. The system was good at understanding the context and …

Audi Invests in OLED

by Tom Allen

Audi has shown off a concept car at the Frankfurt International Motor Show, which makes great use of OLEDs. The E-tron Quattro is an electric vehicle with a range of more than 300 miles. …

Source Claims Foldable Phone Will Arrive in 2016

by Tom Allen

A leak on Chinese social network Weibo – from a source that has been correct on Samsung stories in the past – claims that Samsung will launch its ‘Project Valley’ smartphone (Rumour: Project Valley …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Qualcomm Makes Fast Charging Even Faster

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm has announced the third-generation of its Quick Charge technology, which will be able to charge an average phone from 0% to 80% in 35 minutes. It is said to be almost 40% more …

Tags:Batteries| Mobile Display Monitor| Power Supplies| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Nokia’s Alcatel-Lucent Deal Receives Go-Ahead

by Tom Allen

Nokia’s acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent (Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent Sign MOU) has been approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). With the clearance from CFIUS and the Department of Justice (US …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 37

HP to Cut 10% of Workforce

by Tom Allen

Meg Whitman, CEO of HP, has said that the company will need to cut between 25,000 and 30,000 jobs in its process of splitting (HP to Split into Two Companies) – equal to about …

Tags:HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Renesas and Luxoft Work together in the Automotive Field

by Norbert Hildebrand

Earlier this year, Renesas announced their RH850 microcontroller series aimed at automotive applications. The system on the chip supports instrument clusters and also includes a warp engine for a head-up display (HUD). Now Luxoft …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Renesas| Vol 22 - Issue 37