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First Stages of EPEAT Revision Detailed by GEC

by Raverstead

The Green Electronics Council has released a 17-page report on its consulations as part of a plan to improve the EPEAT standard and develop a new EPEAT 2.0. Find it at http://tinyurl.com/mwjgzlq.

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CBS Outdoor Result 05/11/2014

by Raverstead

CBS Outdoors Americas Inc. reported a net profit in the third quarter of $248.3 million on turnover of $336.5 million, which compares with a net profit in Q3 of the previous year of $37.2 …

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Google, LG Sign Patent License Agreement

by Raverstead

Google and LG Electronics have signed a long-term and global patent cross-licensing agreement covering a broad range of products and technologies. The agreement covers the two companies’ existing patents as well as those filed …

NEC Rewards its Partners

by Raverstead

NEC has announced the winners of the 2014/15 Display Trends Forum partner awards in Cannes. The company awarded Best Volume Distributor to Ingram Micro (Germany); Best Projector Sales to Midwich (UK); Strongest AV partner …

SEMCO Adopts AltoBeam

by Raverstead

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is using AltoBeam’s ATBM7811B and ATBM7812B demodulator chips in its new tuner modules, the DNOQ44QAH109A and DNOQ44QAV109A. These modules support the reception of DVB-T/T2/C/S/S2 digital television broadcasts.

UltraHD on my Lenovo

by Raverstead

I had a joyous moment this week. My Lenovo T440S was rated to support a maximum 2560 x 1600 resolution when I bought it at the end of last year. I had assumed that …

AUO Capex Budget for Expanded G8.5 Production

by Raverstead

AUO will expand TV panel production at its G8.5 facilities next year, say Asian news sources. According to reports, capacity will rise by about 10,000 substrates a month in the second half of 2015.

Acer Claims ‘Zero Frame’ For Large Monitor

by Raverstead

Acer’s G277HU 27″ LCD monitor boasts a ‘Zero Frame’ design, with a 2.2mm bezel to the left, right and top. It is a monitor for home users, and can tilt between -5 deg and …

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Imagination Customers to Create ‘Kepler’ Competitor

by Raverstead

Imagination Technologies has said that it is working on coherent interconnect technology; this would enable Imagination’s newest multicore MIPS processors to be combined with ‘large arrays’ of its PowerVR GPUs. The intent is to …

Chip Sales Outperform Predictions in Q3

by Raverstead

Worldwide semiconductor sales reached $87 billion in Q3’14, a 5.7% QoQ and 8% YoY increase, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The result outperformed the latest World Semiconductor Trade Statistics industry forecast. Sales …

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Hannstar Display Result 2/11/2014

by Bob Raikes

Hannstar Display Corporation announced turnover in Q3 of NT$5.6 billion ($183 million), down 32.8% year on year from NT$8.4 billion ($274.6 million). The company reported a net loss for the quarter of NT$580.4 million …

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OnePlus Breaks Half a Million Sales on Sub-$500 Budget

by Raverstead

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has been hailed as 2014’s success story. Since launching its first device, the OnePlus One, in April, more than 500,000 units have been sold, co-founder Carl Pei told Forbes. These …

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