Vol 21 – Issue 37 – Page 5

EU Approves BSkyB Deal

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The European Union’s antitrust authority has approved BSkyB’s acquisition of Sky Italia and 57% of Sky Deutschland, saying that the transaction would not hinder competition in the European pay-TV arena. The new entity would …

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DisplayPort 1.3 Adds 5k(!) Support

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DisplayPort v1.3 has just been released by the Video Electronic Standards Association (VESA), supporting up to 32.4Gbps. The speed of v1.3 (each of the four lanes runs at 8.1Gbps) represents a 50% increase from …

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Amscreen…Relocates Aral Network…

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Amscreen’s Aral network in Germany, which uses more than 1,000 displays, has been switched off. The small (10 displays) Esso network in the Rhine-Main area is also due to be shut down. A small …

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Fingerprint Sensor Popularity on the Rise

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Sources in the supply chain claim that orders for fingerprint recognition solutions for smartphones and smartwatches are rising. As well as Apple and Samsung, Chinese makers are beginning to integrate the technology into their …

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Tesco Cancels Hudl Smartphone

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Tesco’s Hudl tablet was wildly popular last year, but the company has cancelled plans for a 4G smartphone under the same brand. Since the phone, apparently capable of challenging the Galaxy S5, was first …

TV Everywhere Not Delayed by Authentication

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A study by US-based The Diffusion Group (TDG) has shown that authentication is not limiting the takeup of TV Everywhere services. Only 7% of users view the authentication process negatively and fewer than 1% …

Q2 Marks End to Workstations’ Sideways Movement

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Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has referred to the workstation market’s Q2’14 as a ‘breakout quarter’ (while admitting that characterising a mature market as ‘breakout’ “verges upon [an] oxymoron”). Q2 saw record levels of unit …

Nvidia’s GPUs DOWNSCALE for Sharper Image

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The Maxwell architecture introduced by Nvidia as the eventual successor to Kepler (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 8) now has two new GPUs: the GTX 970 and 980. Maxwell is more efficient than Kepler, …

Sony Issues Another Profit Warning

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Sony has issued its third profit warning in six months and the sixth since Kazuo Hirai was appointed CEO in 2012. The company said that it now expects to record a full year net …

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Holotronica Shows 3D/2D Hologram Gauze

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UK-based Holotronica has developed a 3D display solution called Holo-Gauze. As well as creating a polarised 3D projection system, the transparent metallic gauze can be used to show 2D hologram effects, when viewed without …

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Amscreen…And Goes Swiss With Socar

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The digital screen network at Socar petrol stations in Switzerland has been expanded with the addition of 60 new Amscreen displays at 60 locations. The installation boosts Amscreen’s presence to 131 screens across the …

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LG Lowers OLED Target – Apparently

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Sources in Asia have said that LG has reduced its OLED TV sales target. The company set a target of 5 million sets in June (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25), but has apparently …