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Qualcomm to Cut 600 Jobs

by Raverstead

Qualcomm is planning to cut 600 jobs worldwide as the company tries to refocus its business in new areas. The news comes at a difficult time for Qualcomm, which has been the subject of …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Yota Upgrades From LCD to AMOLED

by Raverstead

The YotaPhone 2, from Russia’s Yota Devices, has received an upgrade from the original handset (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 50) – notably in screen technology. Like the original, the second-generation smartphone features both …

Tags:AMOLED| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Yota Devices

Germany Receives Wuaki

by Raverstead

Streaming video service Wuaki.tv has been officially launched in Germany, following a beta test starting in October. The service is available on connected TVs from Samsung, Panasonic and LG, as well as iOS and …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 21 - Issue 47

October Sales Suggest Record Christmas

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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) says that its findings in the latest BRC-KPMG Online Retail Sales Monitor for October suggest another record online Christmas this year. Online sales represented 18.2% of total sales in …

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Samsung Shows 95″ FHD Display at DPAA

by Raverstead

Samsung had a small exhibition space at the DPAA Video Everywhere conference and was showing a 10″ and a 95″ LED LCD as the company’s smallest and largest offering in the professional display space. …

Tags:DPAA Video Everywhere Summit| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart Digital Signage| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Christie Introduces Laser-Phosphor Projectors to the Simulation Market…

by Raverstead

Christie Digital used I/ITSEC 2014 to introduce its new laser-phosphor projectors to the training and simulation community. The DWU555-GS is a solid-state, 1-chip DLP laser-phosphor projector with 5,400 ANSI lumens and WUXGA (1920 x …

Tags:Christie| Dome Projection| I/ITSEC 2014| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Theme Parks and Amusements| Vol 21 - Issue 49

ADB Accepts 4T Tender Offer

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Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings (ADB) has accepted an approach from its largest shareholder, 4T, to go private. 4T, which currently holds 45.7% of the outstanding shares in ADB, has offered CHF15.50 ($16) per share …

Tags:ADB (Advanced Digital Broadcasting)| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 44

BenQ Prompts Workers to Take a Break

by Raverstead

The BL2700HT 27″ LCD monitor from BenQ is suited for office use. As well as flicker-free and low blue light technologies, the unit will remind users to take a break at predefined intervals, through …

Tags:BenQ| Blue Light| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| VA (Vertical Align)| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Canon Targets 2015 for Medical Colour Display

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Canon is displaying a prototype medical monitor at RSNA 2014 (30th November – 4th December). The unit is a high resolution colour display for mammography images. The 30″, 10MP (4096 x 2560) display uses …

Tags:4K DCI| Canon| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| RSNA 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Christie Brings Mongolian Hero to Life

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Christie and Chinese partner Wincom Technologies have assisted with the installation of a 360 deg visual display in the Jangar Culture & Arts Palace. Using eight of Christie’s DS+6K-M 3DLP projectors and the Christie …

Tags:Back Panel| Blend & Warp| China| Christie| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Museums & Exhibitions| Vol 21 - Issue 44

DirecTV Firming up Plans for 4K-UHD Service

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According to a transcript of the earning call for DirecTV provided by TheStreet, the company will soon begin offering an UltraHD video on demand (VOD) service by the end of the year. In 2015, …

Tags:DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Gefen Extends UltraHD to 100m

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Gefen’s new extenders use HDBaseT to deliver UltraHD (30fps) and power signals over a distance of up to 100m over a single cable. They both carry 7.1 channels of lossless audio, as well as …

Tags:HDBaseT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nortek (Gefen TVOne Magenta)| Vol 21 - Issue 49