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Xiaomi Signs Agora in Czech Republic

by Super User

Xiaomi has chosen Agora in the Czech republic as a new distributor for its smartphones.

Samsung Owes Microsoft Over $1 Billion

by Super User

Back in 2010, Microsoft started bringing legal action against Android stakeholders, which resulted in various licensing deals. The company refused to announce what was being licensed to the stakeholders – 25 of them, including …

EC Finally Clears Liberty’s Ziggo Deal

by Super User

The European Commission has finally approved Liberty Global’s pending acquisition of Dutch cable operator Ziggo. Liberty Global said in January that it would acquire Ziggo in a stock and cash transaction which valued Ziggo …

Spanish Pay-TV Grows With Multi-Play

by Super User

Pay-TV adoption in Spain is being boosted by combination packages, which roll five services (mobile and landline phone; mobile and fixed internet; and TV) into a single product. According to Spanish regulator the CNMC, …

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NEC Display Trends Forum Is Positive

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NEC Display Solutions held its annual Display Trends Forum in Cannes this year. Now in its fifth year, the event brings around 100 of the company’s top distribution and VAR partners in EMEA together …

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Mixed Results for Taiwan’s Chip Firms

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There were mixed results for Taiwan’s main semiconductor companies last month, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) reporting sequential sales increases, while MediaTek’s monthly results were lower than market expectations. TSMC …

Cambrios Achieves Single-Layer Multitouch

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Silver nanowire-producer Cambrios has launched its next-generation ClearOhm material, for use in touch sensors. Products using Cambrios’ new silver nanowire ink will feature higher performance than the previous generation and can be built with …

ARM and TSMC Celebrate Big.Little on FinFET

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The results of a silicon validation of ARM’s Big.Little chip architecture, showing performance improvements, have been announced. The validation used ‘Big’ Cortex-A57 and ‘Little’ Cortex-A53 processors on TSMC’s 16nm FinFET (16FF) process technology. The …

Sharp Surprises With MEMS-IGZO Tablet in 2015

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Last month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37), Sharp announced that it would begin mass-production of its MEMS-IGZO displays (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 22) in 2017. Much earlier than this date, however, the …

Intrinsyc Technologies, Stream TV Sign Strategic Agreement

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Intrinsyc Technologies and Stream TV Networks have signed a strategic agreement which will see Intrinsyc invest $1.5 million in Stream TV in the form of a secured convertible promissory note instrument bearing interest at …

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Subscribers Rise but Revenues Fall in Europe

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Revenues will fall for more than 40 European TV operators between 2013 and 2020, says Digital TV Research. Having risen from $33.7 billion in 2010 to $35.8 billion in 2013, the firm expects revenues …

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AMD Names New President and CEO

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AMD has chosen COO Lisa Su as the company’s new president and CEO to replace Rory Read, who has stepped down with immediate effect. Read will support the transition in an advisory role, remaining …

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