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Intel to Invest $6 Billion Upgrading Israeli Plant

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Intel has received approval from Israel’s finance and economy ministries for a planned investment of $6 billion to upgrade a chip manufacturing plant in the country. The investment if reported to be the largest …

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Sharp Brings 8k and Free-Form to Ceatec

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Ceatec Japan will take place between 7th and 11th October this year in Chiba City. Sharp will be at the show, centering around the theme of ‘Discover Good Life’. Sharp’s stand (Hall 1, L02) …

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Intel Looks to Peak Performance

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Following its acquisition of Basis in March (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 10), Intel has revealed its first smartwatch. The Basis Peak will be shipped this year and will be thinner and lighter than …

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Access Has Three Lines to Promote Including Vidipath

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Access was showing its latest middleware and browser technology. The browser continues to be developed for TV use and also for auto applications and an announcement at the show was that the browser is …

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SES Summarises UltraHD; Wrede Calls for HDR Standard

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Although we had already heard a lot about UltraHD at IBC and IFA, we had the chance to hear Thomas Wrede of SES give a summary from his point of view at one of …

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LG Takes Deluxe Content

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UltraHD content will be delivered to LG’s new and current TVs by Deluxe Digital Distributions. The company, with operations in the USA, Europe and Asia, will handle content preparation and packing of native and …

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Wintek Takes Steps to Improve Finances

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Taiwanese touch panel manufacturer Wintek says it has secured an extension for the repayment of bank loans and is also looking for a new injection of capital to finance its business. In a filing …

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VESA Enables DisplayPort Over USB

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A new mode, supporting DisplayPort, has been published for the new USB-C standard (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 47). VESA and the USB 3.0 Promoter Group have announced ‘DisplayPort Alternative Mode’; it will enable …

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March Targeted for Sony’s Eyeglasses

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Sony’s Smart Eyeglass wearable – first seen at CES 2014, and again at IFA this year – will go on sale in March 2015, the company has said.

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BenQ Accepts Competitors’ Lenses

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The PU9730 is BenQ’s first projector with interchangeable lenses. To provide customers with more choice, the unit has seven different lens options, with throw ratios ranging from 0.75:1 to 8.67:1. So that customers are …

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Samsung Disappoints

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Strangely enough, we saw nothing new from Samsung. The company has had significant digital signage and monitor product launches at Technology Exposed in the past, but this year’s stand was much smaller. Various printers …

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Sky Tests UltraHD at Ryder Cup

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The Ryder Cup golf tournament is being filmed by Sky Sports in UltraHD, as part of a trial of the technology.

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