Vol 21 – Issue 37 – Page 9

Delayed Demand Boosts Apple Pre-Orders to New Record

by Super User

There were more than 4 million pre-orders for Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in the first 24 hours after the products were announced. The figure is a new record for Apple, according …

Senseg Approaches Commercialisation

by Super User

We have followed haptic feedback company Senseg since 2011 (Display Monitor Vol 18 No 50), and the company has now released its first developer kit. The Senseg Feelscreen kit is a 7″ Nexus 7 …

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Sony Signs Carriage Deal With Viacom

by Super User

Sony has reached an agreement to carry 22 Viacom channels for its planned web-based TV service. The company is also in talks with other content providers, and hopes to have deals in place before …

No Change in Monitor Technology Trends, Says IDC

by Super User

PC monitor shipments continued to fall worldwide in Q2’14, when compared to the same period a year earlier. The 32.5 million PC monitor shipments represented a YoY decline of 2.9%, IDC’s data has shown …

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MSI’s Gaming Dock Boosts Notebook Graphics

by Super User

A new gaming notebook from MSI, the GS30 Shadow, is supplied with a dock that boosts its graphical performance. Designed for gamers wanting a portable device, the GS30 is 13.3″ and weighs 1.3kg. While …

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Apple Refreshes iPhone Display in Sixth Generation…

by Super User

Apple’s launch of the iPhone 6 came as no surprise. The company opted to stream the event as live video. There must have been millions of people clogging the internet, since all I got …

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EU Approves BSkyB Deal

by Super User

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

by Super User

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…

by Super User

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

by Super User

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

by Super User

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

by Super User

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% …