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NBC to Make US Presidential Debate a VR Event

by Norbert Hildebrand

NBC, together with AltspaceVR, is turning the US presidential election into a VR event by broadcasting the first presidential debates to registered users with VR headsets. The broadcast is available to people from around …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 37

FCC Proposing Radical Changes to Set-top Box Rules

by Aldo Cugnini

In a move that has rattled quite a few cages, the Federal Communications Commission has proposed adopting new rules affecting cable and satellite distribution and consumption of content. What does that mean for the …

Tags:Broadcast| FCC| Legislation| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 37

UltraHD Adoption Faster than HD

by Milos Pavlovic

Gary Shapiro of the CTA had an optimistic forecast for UltraHD TVs in the US when he met recently with the press in San Francisco. The forecast that sales will reach 15 million this …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 37

First MediaTek-Powered Smartphone Introduced by Sprint

by Isaac Oburu

The first MediaTek-enabled smartphone for Sprint launched today, breaking new ground for MediaTek in the U.S. market. This marks MediaTek’s first premium chipset offered in a device on a major U.S. carrier network. Sprint …

Tags:Mediatek| USA

First MediaTek-Powered Smartphone Introduced by Sprint

by Milos Pavlovic

Mediatek said that its Helio P10 chip is being used in the LG X Power smartphone, and is now being sold by Sprint in the US – the first phone to use processors from …

US Households Embrace More OTT

by Isaac Oburu

Parks Associates has conducted a research on the OTT Video Market Tracker service and has reveled that Netflix, WWE Network, and Hulu have the highest Net Promoter Scores compared to other video services in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 35

IGEL Technology Integrates VMware Blast Extreme Protocol into Thin and Zero Clients

by Isaac Oburu

IGEL Technology,a world leader in the delivery of powerful workspace management software, IGEL OS powered thin clients, zero clients and all-in-one thin client solutions, today announced the integration of the VMware® Blast Extreme Protocol. …

Tags:Events| Operating Systems| USA

CableClix Prepares ‘Virtual Private Cable Network’

by Milos Pavlovic

CableClix of the US has developed a Virtual Private Cable Network or “VPCN” that is designed to allow broadband internet suppliers to offer a service that is similar to that available from cable networks, …

Customer Satisfaction Highest when Streaming Paired with Pay TV

by Milos Pavlovic

JD Power said that its 2016 Streaming Video Satisfaction Study showed that the those with the highest customer satisfaction were ‘cord stackers’, that is to say, customers who subscribe to a traditional cable/satellite service …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 34

SmartLabs Begins US Rollout

by Tom Allen

SmartLabs has delivered the first batch of its SML-5112W set-top boxes to ‘a major US systems integrator.’ The STBs are UltraHD units using the Broadcom BCM72511 chipset. They natively support the RDK software stack.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Smartphone Maker Honor Introduces its First Flagship Model for the US Market

by Isaac Oburu

Honor, a global smartphone manufacturer, has introduced its latest model for the U.S. market. The Honor 8 Android™ smartphone combines industry-leading technology with a breakthrough design that truly stands out from the crowd. It’s …

Tags:Android| Smartphones| USA

Nanolumens LED Replaces LCD Matrix in Chicago

by Tom Allen

DIRTT Environmental Solutions has worked with Nanolumens to install an LED video wall at its Green Learning Centre in Chicago. The display is 3.8m x 1.9m and uses the Nanoslim Engage product, which has …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| USA| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 33