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Humax Streams UltraHD from Korea

by Bob Raikes

Humax showed its “Whitney” and “Rocky” FullHD & UltraHD STBsHumax was showing its range of STBs and gateways. As a demonstration of the quality of its UltraHD solution, the firm was streaming UltraHD content …

Ericsson Arranges Special Event And Updates on HDR

by Bob Raikes

Away from the show floor, Ericsson held an event for clients and press in Canary Wharf, the docklands area of London. Simon Frost, global Head of Media Marketing and Communications, said that Ericsson has …

WSJ Confirms Taptic Engine Limiting Watch Supply

by Tom Allen

Image credit: WSJSources have told the Wall Street Journal that one of the issues limiting supply of the Apple Watch is a defective taptic engine (a new component providing haptic feedback) as rumoured in …

Tablets Will Fall Due to Phablet Popularity

by Tom Allen

There were 18.3 million connected tablets in the USA at the end of 2014, says The NPD Group – up 90% YoY. More than 8.7 million new customers joined cellular tablet contracts last year, …

Hannstar Display Result 30/04/2015

by Helen Vince

Hannstar Display Corporation reported a first quarter net profit of NT$705 million ($23 million) on turnover of NT$5.3 billion ($173.1 million), which compares with a net profit of NT$1 billion ($32.6 million) on turnover …

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STMicroelectronics Result 29/04/2015

by Helen Vince

STMicroelectronics narrowed its first quarter net loss to $22 million from $24 million a year earlier, though turnover was down 5.5% to $1.7 billion from $1.8 billion in Q1 2014.

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STMicroelectronics| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Home Retail Group Result 06/05/2015

by Helen Vince

Home Retail Group, owner of UK retailer Argos, reported a 1% increase in like for like sales last year to £5.7 billion ($8.7 billion), while Argos’ sales were 0.6% higher, accounting for £4.1 billion …

Tags:Argos| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Wortmann Takes Industry Award

by Tom Allen

Wortmann AG’s Terra Pad 1061 Pro was chosen to receive an Industry Award at the recent Hannover Messe show in Germany.

Replaceable Battery Extends Panasonic Life

by Tom Allen

Panasonic’s Toughbook CF-MX4 is a convertible PC, with a robust design for business users. The Toughbook has been tested in 0.75m drop tests and 100kg force vibration tests. It will last for 13 hours …

Navy Ditches Crucible in Bulletproof ‘Glass’ Production

by Tom Allen

The press used in place of a crucible to produce Spinel.US Navy researchers have developed a bulletproof glass – or, more accurately, a ‘transparent material’ – called Spinel. It is actually a synthetic powdered …

Tags:Glass| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Tattoos? Apple Doesn’t Want to Know

by Tom Allen

As well as the tight supply chain issues, the rumours of failing components and the online-only orders, the Apple Watch has hit another snag: it won’t work if you have a tattoo. At least, …

American Airlines Stays Grounded on iPad Glitch

by Tom Allen

‘Several dozen’ America Airlines flights were grounded at the end of April as the result of an iPad software glitch. Flight plans and pilot manuals are stored on the tablets. The airline said that …