Vol 21 – Issue 42 – Page 14

CBS Outdoor Rebrands as Outfront Media

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Following its spin-off from parent company CBS Corp. (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12), CBS Outdoor Americas has rebranded itself. From 20th November the company will be known as ‘Outfront Media’. More than 100,000 …

Epson Rolls Out Image Enhancement to Powerlite Models

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A firmware update to Epson’s Powerlite Pro Cinema projectors has upgraded the image quality on several models. The 6030UB, 4030, 5030UB and 5030UBE now feature Epson’s Detail Enhancement technology. Detail Enhancement is designed to …

Google Removes Nexus Player Over FCC Approval

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Google’s Nexus Player (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41) Android TV product went on sale earlier this month, but has since been removed from the online store. Google said that the device has not …

Caltron Boosts 12″ Resolution

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Caltron’s new 12.1″ open-frame monitor has a higher resolution than the company regularly builds into this size class. Caltron’s normal 12.1″ displays have 800 x 600 resolution; however, the LWT-1212O features 1280 x 800, …

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IBM Result 21/10/2014

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IBM posted a third quarter net profit of $3.5 billion on turnover of $22.4 billion, which compares with a net profit of $4.1 billion on turnover of $23.3 billion in the third quarter of …

Multitasking Rising, But Rarely TV-Related

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There has been a significant increase in multitasking (including, but not limited to, second screen use) while people watch TV, says TiVo. 51% of 856 survey respondents said that they multitask every time or …

Samsung Corrects Weak Colour Vision With OLED

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At IMID 2014, Samsung Display (SDC) introduced a 14″ OLED panel (rumoured recently, in Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41). Sources list the resolution as ‘WQUXG’, although this resolution does not exist and likely …

Competition to Cause Panel Price Drop

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According to reports from Asia, handset panel module prices are expected to fall more than 10% in Q4. The slump will be caused by competition for Chinese orders between vendors from Taiwan, China, Japan …

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Changes at Tech Data

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Tech Data Mobile’s senior VP in the UK, Rod Millar, has resigned from the company and is to be replaced by Stephen Nolan.