Vol 21 – Issue 44 – Page 2

TSMC Chooses ARM

by Raverstead

For the fifth year in a row, TSMC has bestowed its Partner Award on ARM, for outstanding partner performance.

LG Chooses Informática

by Raverstead

Informática Megasur, in Spain, in now distributing LG’s smartphones and tablets.

Storm Shows Off Curved LED

by Raverstead

Clear Channel UK’s Storm brand has unveiled a new display at its Coventry House site in London. The display is a Daktronics unit – the 13mm 13HD product – chosen by LG, a long-term …

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VNS Brings 3D Content Directly to Oculus Rift

by Raverstead

Taiwan’s VNS is developing a pure hardware 3D adapter for the Oculus Rift. The ‘VR Box’ (G-204) supports frame-packed/line interleaved/frame sequential/side-by-side/top-and-bottom 3D content, at 1920 x 1080 resolution and 24fps. It is able to …

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Another Apple 1 Under the Hammer

by Raverstead

Last month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 43), Bonhams sold a working Apple 1 computer at auction, for more than $900,000. Now another has appeared at Christie’s auction house, and is expected to be …

Flextronics Result 31/10/2014

by Raverstead

Flextronics has reported its second quarter results, posting a net profit of $138.9 million on turnover of $6.5 billion. In Q2 of the previous year the company’s net profit was $118.2 million and turnover …

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Monitor Trends Picked Out in CRN Interviews

by Raverstead

CRN.de has conducted a series of interviews with members of the monitor industry, from key companies in Germany. They include: Sebastian in het Panhuis of Asus (http://tinyurl.com/od8ckdw); Markus Korn of Samsung (http://tinyurl.com/noa7mv5); Michael Vorgberger …

Samsung Relies on QDs to Compete With OLED

by Raverstead

During a gathering at Samsung’s offices in Seoul the company’s head of TV, Kim Hyun-seok, reiterated Samsung’s stance on OLED TVs. He said that it is too early for such TVs to be launched; …

UAE Smartphone Market to Top $9.3 Billion

by Raverstead

A report on the smartphone market in the United Arab Emirates is now available at Research and Markets (http://tinyurl.com/lpfyggs). Smartphone demand in the country has risen swiftly over the last five years, especially with …

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ZTE Sees Brightstar

by Raverstead

Brightstar 20:20 has been chosen by ZTE as the official distributor for its smartphones and tablets in Spain.

Vienna Station Outfitted With 44m² LED Board

by Raverstead

Beginning full operations at the end of next year, the Vienna Main Station will serve more than 1,100 trains each day. Departures will be displayed on a 21m x 2.1m LED board supplied by …

Actions Semi Builds for Midrange Mainstream Devices

by Raverstead

A quad-core SoC, with many applications areas, has been introduced by Actions Semiconductor. The ATM7059 is primarily designed for mid-tier Android tablets; however, it can also be used in set-top boxes, smart monitors, ultrabooks, …