Vol 21 - Issue 45

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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 …

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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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Suitable Technologies Shows Smart Presence Technology

by Raverstead

Suitable Technologies was showing off its smart presence technology that combines a remote controlled robot with a video conferencing system. Just think of it as a video conferencing system on steroids and legs. The …

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Internet of Things Adoption Climbing Quickly

by Raverstead

There will be 4.9 billion connected ‘things’ (such as ATMs and airline check-in machines) in use next year, up 30% from 2014, and 25 billion by 2020. These figures come from Gartner, which says …

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Samsung to Commercialise Rollable Batteries

by Raverstead

Samsung has shown a rollable battery, for wearables, at the Interbattery Technology Exhibition trade show in Korea. The work of researchers at the Samsung Technology Centre, the company said that the battery will be …

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Wearable Market to Reach 100M by 2018

by Helen Vince

Market Intelligence – The wearable market is forecast to reach around 108M devices by 2018 with growth following the doubling from just under 20M devices in 2014 to over 40M next year and with …

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LG Display Pushes OLED-TV Panels Forward

by Helen Vince

OLED – LG Display will ramp up its M2 OLED-TV panel line next month, according to a report in South Korea’s ET News quoted in English on November 11 by Amy Fan and Alex …

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CVision 3D Running Kickstarter Campaign for Mobile 3D Displays

by Helen Vince

3D Displays – CVision 3D (Shenzhen, Taipei, and Los Angeles) has launched a kickstarter campaign to raise $20K to further the development of 3D displays for use in smartphones and tablets. As of November …

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Interview With Magnetic 3D CEO Tom Zerega

by Helen Vince

3D – I had the chance to visit Magnetic 3D’s offices in downtown Manhattan and speak to Magnetic’s CEO Tom Zerega. Magnetic 3D is a developer and manufacturer of autostereoscopic displays from 22″ to …

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Data Modul Highlights OLED Advantage

by Raverstead

Data Modul is based locally, in Munich. It is the largest distributor of specialist displays in Germany. At the 2014 show, the company had divided its stand into several different areas, varying by applications. …

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DirecTV Firming up Plans for 4K-UHD Service

by Raverstead

According to a transcript of the earning call for DirecTV provided by TheStreet, the company will soon begin offering an UltraHD video on demand (VOD) service by the end of the year. In 2015, …

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JCDecaux Result 07/11/2014

by Raverstead

JCDecaux SA has released its quarterly trading update for Q3. The company’s turnover in the quarter rose 6% year on year to €669.3 million from €631.6 million in the third quarter of last year. …

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