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DigiLED Used in Chinese New Year Celebrations

by Isaac Oburu

DigiLED’s Toura LED display was recently used at a Chinese New Year celebration in the US, by GoVision. The LED modules had a 6mm pixel pitch.

Samsung Wins Patent Appeal

by Tom Allen

A federal appeals court in Washington has overturned a $120 million infringement ruling, made in Apple’s favour, against Samsung. The court said that Apple’s patents on the ‘slide-to-unlock’ feature and autocorrect were invalid, and …

Next Generation Broadcast TV Platform Coming Soon

by Anne Schelle

Hundreds of technical experts are quietly finalizing the next revolution in over-the-air broadcasting, an effort that will soon enable the first Internet Protocol-based broadcast system in the world – the “next generation” TV platform …

Tags:Broadcast| Terrestrial (DTT)| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Cablevision Enjoys 2015 Growth

by Isaac Oburu

Cablevision – the New York-based telco – has said that its 2015 video customer results were significantly improved compared to 2014, with 45,000 fewer losses.

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Robert Visser Honoured by SID

by Isaac Oburu

Applied Materials Inc has announced that Dr. Robert Visser has received a 2016 Special Recognition Award from the Society of Information Display.The award is for his “pioneering research and commercialisation of new display technologies …

Samsung Pay Continues Global Momentum in 2016

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., announced that Samsung Pay, the most accepted mobile payment service that works at the majority of merchants today, has reached a global milestone – about five million registered users processed …

FCC Approves STB Proposal

by Isaac Oburu

The USA’s Federal Communications Commission has published a proposal (FCC Wants to Open STB Market) that it says would break down anti-competitive barriers and pave the way for software, devices and other solutions to …

NextVR Partners with Fox

by Isaac Oburu

NextVR has announced that it will begin a five-year partnership with Fox Sports, offering fans live VR coverage of US sporting events. Fox Sports’ Daytona 500 VR broadcast will be available free through the …

DISH Network Experienced a Rocky 2015

by Isaac Oburu

In 2015, Dish activated about 3 million new Pay-TV subscribers, compared to 2.6 million in 2014. Net subscribers were down around 81,000 in 2015, compared to a loss of approximately 79,000 in 2014. Dish …

Tags:Dish Network| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 07

LG Stylus 2 To Debut At Mobile World Congress

by Isaac Oburu

Expected to be available in the United States later this year, this much-anticipated sequel to the G4 Stylus features a 5.7-inch large HD display for a cinematic viewing experience that also makes it easier …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Smartphones| USA

Sports Illustrated Goes Virtual

by Tom Allen

Quad/Graphics has included a VR viewer (the Quad Virtual Reality Viewer, or QVR) in about 500,000 select copies of the 2016 Sportswear Illustrated swimsuit issue. The viewer can be used to watch the magazine’s …

Apple Refuses to Compromise Security

by Tom Allen

Apple has refused a request by the FBI, made following the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino in December, to modify iOS and published an open letter explaining its reasoning. The company writes that it …