Vol 21 – Issue 37 – Page 3

ZTE Takes Phablet to the Mid-Range

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The ZMax phablet, from ZTE, is a mid-range device with a 5.7″ display (1280 x 720) and 3,400mAh battery – lasting for two days on average, the company claims. Android 4.4 runs on a …

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Sony Bundles Nanoflix for 300 Hours of UltraHD

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Nanotech Entertainment has signed an agreement with Sony, which will put Nanotech’s ‘Ultraflix’ UltraHD video library app on all of Sony’s 2014 UltraHD TVs. A total of 9 TVs, ranging from 49″ to 85″, …

Sharp Shares MEMS-IGZO Mass-Production Target

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Since committing to an investment in Sharp at the end of 2012 (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 49), Qualcomm has been working with the Japanese company to develop a display using both Pixtronix’s MEMS …

Partners Drive Down LG’s OLED Price

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Finally appearing on LG’s product pages, the 65EC9700 (known as the EC970V in Europe, seen in Display Monitor Vol 21 No 27) is to go on sale in the USA this month. The TV …

Barco’s Laser Snags BIRTV Award

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Barco’s 6p laser projector, the DP4K-60L, has won an award for its design and performance at the 2014 Beijing International Radio, TV & Film Equipment Exhibition (BIRTV). Judges particularly highlighted the projector’s high framerate …

Dynamic Focus on 19″ Wide LCD Monitors

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This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 19″ wide category, covering both 16:10 and 16:9 models and sizes from 18″ wide to 19.9″ wide. There are 14 brands featured in the advertising. …

Asbis to Close Irish Office

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Asbis is to reorganise its business and says it will close its office in Ireland. The move is in response to the continuing political crisis in Russia and Ukraine, two of Asbis’ top three …

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Jack Wolfskin Chooses LG

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An LG ShineOut display has been installed in the Jack Wolfskin store in Berlin’s Alexa shopping centre. As the interior of the building is very bright, the screen needed to be able to operate …

Production Begins at LG’s Guangzhou Plant

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Mass-production has begun at LG Display’s G8.5 line in Guangzhou, China. The Beijing News says that the fab is manufacturing medium- and large-sized (mainly 42″, 49″ and 55″) UltraHD LCD TV panels.

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Connected Sets Approach 1 Billion in 2020

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Digital TV Research predicts that almost 1 billion TV sets (965 million) worldwide will be connected to the internet by 2020; up from 339 million expected at the end of this year. The figure …

Workaround Enables iPhone UltraHD Video Capture

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There are Android smartphones that feature UltraHD video capture as standard, and then there’s the iPhone. Apple’s device has no default way to shoot video at such a high resolution, but can take UltraHD …

Taiwan Doubles Global Semiconductor Growth in 2015

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The global semiconductor market will be valued at $336.3 billion next year, a 3.1% YoY rise, says Taiwan’s MIC. Primarily this is due to the Apple Watch and new Internet of Things products. Taiwan’s …

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