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‘Crumpled’ Graphene Used in Stretchable Supercapacitor

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A research team in the USA has devised a way to create a stretchable supercapacitor, which can be used to store large amounts of energy. ‘The development of flexible electronic devices, such as wearable …

‘FingerShadow’ Saves OLED Power

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A paper published by Microsoft Research (http://tinyurl.com/nqvq736) has shown a new way to conserve power on mobile devices. Recognising that the screen is the most power-hungry component in a smartphone, Microsoft researchers have developed …

Lenovo’s Yoga Tablet Updates Add a Projector

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A new line of tablets, including updates to last year’s Yoga Tablet, have been shown off by Lenovo. As well as Stand, Hold and Tilt modes, the Yoga Tablet 2 adds a ‘Hang’ mode, …

Ofcom Trials White Space Ahead of 2015 Deployment

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Ofcom has been working on techniques to use ‘white space’ spectrum since 2012 (Display Monitor Vol 18 No 48). The regulator will use the results of technology trials (currently ongoing at London Zoo: http://tinyurl.com/mv44esj) …

Amazon Chooses Mediatek for Fire HD

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Amazon’s new Fire HD tablets use Mediatek processors, it has been announced. The Fire HD 6, Fire HD 7 and Fire HD Kids Edition (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37) use the MT8135 SoC …

Google’s New Nexus Devices Feature Android L – for Lollipop

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Details about Google’s Nexus 6 smartphone were heavily leaked before it was officially announced this month. Even in March (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 9), rumours were appearing online. Now we can see that …

Google Result 20/10/2014

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Google Inc. posted a net profit of $2.8 billion on turnover of $16.5 billion in the third quarter, which compares with a net profit of $2.9 billion on turnover of $13.7 billion in Q3 …

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HP Targets Unchanged by Split

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Sources in the Asian supply chain have said that HP is still targeting ‘at least’ 31 million notebook shipments next year. Taiwanese makers had apparently been concerned that the company’s split (Display Monitor Vol …

Russian PCs Remain Low for Seventh Quarter

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PC shipments in Russia have fallen for the seventh consecutive quarter, IDC data has shown. Shipments were down 16.1% YoY in Q3, to a total of 2.27 million units overall. The portable PC market …

Asus Expects Double Shipments Next Year

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Asus expecys to ship 16 million handsets next year, say supply chain sources: double the expected eight million shipments in 2014. Almost three million were shipped in Q3. The sources say that smartphone profits …

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WSJ: Sony to Cut Smartphone Targets

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According to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Sony is considering cutting its smartphone sales target, due to fierce competition in emerging markets. The current target of 43 million units sold between April …

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Cree Result 29/10/2014

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Cree Inc. has announced its first quarter results, reporting a 38% drop in net profit to $29.5 million from $47.3 million in the first quarter of the previous year. However, turnover improved year on …