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Samsung Supports Veterans With Tablet Donation

by Tom Allen

Samsung is donating customised Galaxy Tab A 8.0 tablets to Fisher House Foundation houses in the USA. These houses are used temporarily by military and veteran families while receiving medical treatment. Almost 300 tablets …

Samsung Signs With USAF

by Tom Allen

Samsung and system integrator Intelligent Decisions have won a contract to supply tablets to the US Air Force. Galaxy Tab S2 tablets will be available to USAF bases worldwide, after the model was certified …

Ingram Micro Cuts 900 Staff

by Tom Allen

Ingram Micro is reducing its workforce at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The plant, which is used for wireless repairs and logistics, currently employs almost 1,300 staff. Ingram is planning to cut 937 …

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ICDM Schedules HDR Meeting

by Tom Allen

The SID’s International Committee on Display Metrology (ICDM) has arranged a three-day meeting at Samsung Electronic’s San Jose facility, from the 28th – 30th September. The meeting will focus heavily on HDR display metrology …

Sony Appoints Zim to New SVP VR Position

by Tom Allen

Sony Pictures Motion Group has appointed Jake Zim as SVP for virtual reality – a newly-created position. Zim will be responsible for building a range of narrative VR content for Sony. He will work …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 26

by Tom Allen

AMD has launched its RX 480 graphics card, designed to make VR more affordable (AMD Dramatically Lowers VR Cost). Prices start at $250. Everdisplay’s 1.4″ AMOLED display at CES Asia. Photo: Chris ChinnockThe small …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 26

by Tom Allen

AMD has launched its RX 480 graphics card, which is designed to make VR more affordable (AMD Dramatically Lowers VR Cost). Prices start at $250. NEC has launched four new OPS players with sixth-generation …

Epson Performs Well in May

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in March. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘home entertainment’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’. Optoma had a pair of projectors in the …

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Blu Produces $50 Smartphone

by Tom Allen

Miami-based Blu Products has added an incredibly low-cost model to its lineup: the $100 R1 HD – or $50 on Amazon. Price is a key feature with the R1 HD. Buying the phone by …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 25

Sony’s Passes 100,000

by Tom Allen

Sony has signed more than 100,000 customers up to its Playstation Vue web TV service since it was launched in March (Sony’s Vue Service Now Live). One person, speaking to Bloomberg, thought that the …

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1500 Geeks and Thousands of Tech Industry Leaders and Media Talk Trends and Get Hands-on with the Hottest New Tech Products at CE Week 2016

by Isaac Oburu

CE Week concluded yesterday after two jam-packed days of interactive exhibits, engaging conference sessions and live press events. From connected cars to hi-res audio, robots to drones, smart home solutions to virtual reality, digital …

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Porsche Centre Chooses S[quadrat]

by Tom Allen

S[quadrat] of Germany recently completed an installation of its Sky LED display product series – also known as the NEC LiFT series – for Porsche Chicago. Porsche’s new showroom uses a 30m² Sky SI …

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