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eReaders Rise in Germany

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Sales of eReaders in Germany are expected to rise 12% this year, to 1.2 million units, says technology association Bitkom. Revenues will also rise, increasing 7% to

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Phablet Cannibalise Tablets, Which Take on Notebooks

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Tablet PC demand is slowing, market observers agree (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 22), with competition from smaller display products rising. According to NPD DisplaySearch, tablet demand will only rise 2% this year, to …

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An Update

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I’m between events today. I got back from the NEC DTF event last night and am leaving for Gitex this evening (if you are going and would like to make contact, send a mail …

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Display Driver IC Growth Predicted Despite Tight Supply

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By 2018, the market for display driver integrated circuits (DICs) will be worth $7.3 billion, up from $4.6 billion in 2012. NPD DisplaySearch says that the growth is caused by DICs with higher resolutions, …

Samsung Keeps 14nm Details Close to Chest

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A 14nm FinFET device was shown by Samsung at ARM TechCon earlier this month. While the company was not sharing any information about the chip, a mobile application processor was shown decoding HD video …

Tablet Growth Shifts Away From Market Leaders

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Worldwide branded tablet shipments are set to remain below 200 million this year, with growth at a ‘disappointing’ 2.5% YoY, says ABI Research. Apple and Samsung led the market in the first six months …

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Apple Launches iPad Air 2 With a Focus on Display

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Apple has launched a new upgrade to its popular iPad flagship tablet with a focus on the display, where Apple has added a new anti-reflective coating. The company claims its new retina class display …

India Will Beat Chinese Growth

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GfK has predicted that – contrary to common belief – the Indian technology market will outstrip China’s next year. Sales of technology devices in India will reach $34.8 billion in 2015, up from $30 …

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Mediatek’s Platform Speeds Time-to-Market

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Mediatek’s new smartphone platform, the MT6735, is a 64-bit device designed to speed products’ time-to-market. The MT6735 Mainstream Worldmode Smartphone Platform, to give it its full name, aims at ‘mid-range’ price points. It incorporates …

LG Donates Smartphones to Help Fight Ebola

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2,000 smartphones are to be contributed to the UN, for use in combating the ebola outbreak in West Africa, by LG. The phones will be provided to UN healthcare and other key personnel in …

TSMC Result 20/10/2014

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) announced a net profit of NT$76.3 billion ($2.5 billion) on turnover of NT$209 billion ($6.8 billion) for the third quarter of the year, which represented a 28.6% year on year …

Test for UltraHD Compatibility, Without an UltraHD Display

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A new UltraHD benchmark called Fire Strike Ultra has been developed by Futuremark. Users can test their system for UltraHD compatibility, even if they don’t have a high-resolution display. UltraHD content is rendered internally; …