Vol 21 – Issue 45 – Page 2

CEA: Tech Spend Will Rise This Christmas

by Raverstead

The CEA has predicted a 2.5% YoY increase in spending on technology products during the end-of-year shopping season in 2014. The organisation’s chief economist, Shawn DuBravac, made the announcement at CES Unveiled New York …

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Acer Monitor Named ‘Best of What’s New’

by Raverstead

Acer’s XB280HK UltraHD gaming monitor has won a Popular Science 2014 ‘Best of What’s New’ award, in the hardware category.

Samsung Considers AMOLED Price Cuts

by Raverstead

Samsung is said to be considering cutting the price of its AMOLED panels for smartphones. Sources say that the company has been visiting customers, primarily in China, to discuss reduced pricing. Reducing the price …

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Clear Channel May Sell European Assets

by Raverstead

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings is reported to be considering options for its European business, having been approached with offers for the unit by private equity firms. According to a Reuters report, CVC Capital Payments …

Intel Wireless Power Coming in 2015

by Raverstead

Kumar Chinnaswamy, general manager of wireless charging at Intel Experiences Group, has said that smartphones using wireless charging solutions from Intel will be available early next year. The technology is also forecast to reach …

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Samsung Supplies AMOLED to New Customers

by Raverstead

AMOLED panels are being supplied to Russia’s Yotaphone by Samsung Display, industry sources have said. The move is part of a bid to compensate for lost business from SDC’s main buyer, Samsung Electronics. The …

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RollRR shows Rollable Flexible Display

by Raverstead

The most display oriented development, a rollable flexible display, was shown by RollRR, a USA based start-up company. The shown demonstrator is a rather massive roll that allows the user to unroll a large …

And Finally – CNN Lets Down Microsoft

by Raverstead

Ouch. Microsoft is going to be very upset with CNN, we feel. After (presumably) paying for the Surface Pro 3 tablet to be used during programming, the presenters were found to be using the …

Intel’s Perceptual Computing Initiative

by Raverstead

Geoff Walker, in his role as Senior Systems Architect at Intel, delivered a keynote entitled Interactive Computing Devices and Applications Based on Intel RealSense Technology. In explaining why Intel is pursuing its perceptual computing …

Samsung Presents Golden TV at Christie’s Auction

by Raverstead

Samsung has designed and released a one-off version of its curved 78″ UltraHD TV. The product, covered in gold lacquer paint, will be auctioned by Christie’s during the company’s autumn auction in Hong Kong, …

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UltraHD Rumoured for Samsung’s Note 5

by Raverstead

A tip sent to Phone Arena claims that Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5 phablet will have a 5.9″ OLED display with UltraHD resolution – equal to 746ppi. The display will enter productionby August 2015. Display …

Sharp to Raise Chinese Supply

by Raverstead

Sharp will supply LCD panels to as many as 25 Chinese smartphone manufacturers from spring 2015, says The Nikkei newspaper. That is 10 more than the company supplies today.

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