Vol 21 – Issue 34 – Page 8

Ride Solo With Samsung’s Gear S

by Super User

Ahead of IFA, Samsung has announced a new smartwatch called the Gear S, with a curved, 2″ OLED screen. It is very likely the smartwatch that was previously rumoured to be called the Gear …

UltraHD TVs Grow at 107% CAGR to 2018

by Super User

A report by TechNavio, on the worldwide UltraHD market (http://tinyurl.com/o2ada4b), says that UltraHD TV market will grow at a 106.8% CAGR between 2013 and 2018. Only LCD and OLED TVs will have UltraHD as …

EC Re-starts Clock on Liberty/Ziggo Deal

by Super User

The European Commission has set a new date of 3rd November 2014 by which it will decide whether to approve or reject Liberty Global’s proposed acquisition of Dutch cable operator Ziggo. Earlier this month, …

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Huawei Has Android Concerns

by Super User

Richard Yu, the head of Huawei’s consumer business group, is concerned about the lack of OS choice for mobile device makers. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Yu said, “We feel Tizen …

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Austria Will Begin T23 Transition in 2016

by Super User

A transition from DVB-T to DVB-T2 will take place in Austria beginning in autumn 2016. Komm Austria, the company’s media authority, has started a tender (running until 26th November) for DTT operation permission, which …

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2015 Ushers in the Smart Panel

by Super User

Panel makers are adopting different strategies towards low-cost UltraHD units, depending on their location. Deborah Yang, an NPD DisplaySearch analyst, examines the market in a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/lhmgokz). Korean makers are focusing on panel …

Wearables Will be Big at IFA

by Super User

Archos will show new Android and Windows Phone mobile devices in hall 12, at stand 103. The 50B Platinum (£100 ($165)) is an Android 4.4 smartphone with a quad-core processor and IPS panel. The …

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