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Sony, Panasonic Not Ready to Give Up on TVs

by Helen Vince

Reuters reports that Sony and Panasonic have no plans to abandon their TV businesses, despite reporting mounting losses in recent years. According to Reuters, both companies believe that retreating from the TV market would …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| sony| TV Set Market| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Sony Blames Qualcomm for Flagship Overheating

by Tom Allen

Following tests by Dutch website GSMinfo, Sony has admitted that its Z3+ smartphone (Xperia Z4 in Japan) is suffering from overheating issues. The company has blamed Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 chip for the problem. Sony …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 25

by Tom Allen

A very thin smartphone has been launched in China. The Coolpad IVVI is 4.9mm thick and uses a 5″ AMOLED display (1920 x 1080). Running Android 4.4.4 on a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor, the …

Sony Adds Polish Distributor

by Helen Vince

Sony has signed Komsa in Poland to distribute its Xperia Z2, Z3 and Z4 tablets.

Sony Describes New Laser Phosphor Projector Improvements

by Chris Chinnock

In paper 25.2 (High-Brightness Solid-State Source for 4K Ultra-Short Throw Projector), Sony described improvements they have made to the laser phosphor material that will improve projector brightness and lifetime. This is destined for their …

Tags:Laser Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Sony Brings Wireless and Android to Professional Screens

by Tom Allen

In a large rollout, Sony has introduced 10 new displays to its line of Bravia Professional models: five UltraHD and five Full HD. As a B2B market first, says the company, each display supports …

Sony Delays Z4 Tablet

by Tom Allen

Sony has postponed the launch date of its Xperia Z4 tablet, revealed at MWC 2015, to the 29th June. The Wi-Fi version can be pre-ordered now, for £415 ($645).

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| sony| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Sony Skimps on Storage

by Tom Allen

Website XperiaBlog has found that Sony’s M4 Xperia Aqua (Sony Improves the Look of its Waterproof Devices) is supplied with just 1.2GB of usable storage. The phone has 8GB of storage built in, but …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| storage| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Sony to Control Colour at Infocomm

by Tom Allen

Sony has introduced new laser- and lamp-based 3LCD projectors, ahead of Infocomm this month. The VPL-FHZ60 (laser) and VPL-FH60 (lamp) are B2B models with HDBaseT connectivity and image enhancement functions. ‘Reality Creation’ and ‘Contrast …

Aaxa Leads April Pico Projectors in USA

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in April. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’. Asus’ S1 topped the pico and personal …

Sony Assists in 3D Surgery

by Tom Allen

Sony devices have been used in a succession of four cataract surgery procedures, which were filmed and broadcast live in 3D at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons’ (ESCRS) Winter Meeting in …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 22

by Tom Allen

China’s Gionee has said that it will launch a new smartphone, the Elife E8, in June. The phone will be launched worldwide on the 10th. Most specs are simply rumours at this point, including …