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Portrait Supplies DisplayWidget to Asus

by Tom Allen

Portrait Displays has developed its DisplayWidget software for Asus’ newest MG-series gaming monitors (which we have previously reported). The tool provides users with fast access to and management of display settings, and can also …

Portrait Displays, Inc., Acquires SpectraCal, Inc.

by Bob Raikes

Portrait Displays, Inc., a global leader in visual enhancement software applications and middleware solutions for the computer display industry, today announced the acquisition of SpectraCal, Inc., creating a leading end-to-end provider of display control, …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Portrait Displays| Software

Vuzix Launches App Development Kit for M300 Smart Glasses

by Isaac Oburu

Vuzix Corporation today announced that it has begun shipping Alpha copies of its SDK for the recently unveiled M300 Smart Glasses – enabling developers to start developing and testing their apps using the Android …

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PTC Unlocks Vuforia for Microsoft

by Tom Allen

PTC has said that its Vuforia augmented reality platform – the standard AR tool for app developers – will support Microsoft’s Hololens. The capability was demonstrated at Build 2016 last week. Vuforia adds the …

Introducing a More Playful and Innovative LG UX 5.0

by Isaac Oburu

With the imminent consumer rollout of the new LG G5, LG Electronics (LG) will also be introducing a new version of its mobile user interface, LG UX 5.0. Designed for a more playful and …

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Skyworth Rolls Out Seraphic

by Tom Allen

Skyworth has deployed the Blink-based Sraf TV Browser, by Seraphic, to its connected TVs in Europe. The browser supports over 1,000 apps and has been ported to a variety of TV SoCs, including those …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Skyworth| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Microsoft Widens Windows 10 Availability

by Tom Allen

Windows 10 Mobile is now available for older Lumia phones. Only phones that will receive an upgrade to the user experience – i.e., installing Windows 10 will not slow them down – are eligible. …

Asus Adds Android Wear 6.0

by Tom Allen

The latest software update for Android Wear has been rolled out to the Asus Zenwatch 2 (WI501Q and WI502Q). This version adds speaker support; wrist gestures for control and screen dimming; and video and …

Qualcomm’s SDK Simplifies VR Development

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon VR SDK for its new Snapdragon 820 chips. Developers can use the SDK to access ‘advanced’ tools, which will simplify development of VR applications and raise power efficiency. The …

Perseus SDK Now Available

by Tom Allen

V-Nova has launched its Perseus compression technology (V-Nova’s Perseus Lowers UltraHD Bandwidth Requirements) as an SDK. With this move, Perseus can be built into third-party encoders and video players. Perseus can be deployed on …

Tags:Codecs| Large Display Monitor| Software| V-Nova| Vol 23 - Issue 10

Amazon Requires Kindle Update

by Tom Allen

Amazon is pushing out a software update for all Kindle devices released before 2014. The update must be applied before the 22nd March; after this, a manual update will be required. A full list …

Tags:Amazon| eReaders| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 09

IoT is Canonical’s Core

by Tom Allen

Canonical was promoting Ubuntu Core (launched late-2014): a version of the OS for IoT devices. Advantages include reliability (failed updates will automatically revert back to the original version) and security (apps cannot interact with …

Tags:Media Players| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 08