Vol 21 – Issue 47 – Page 8

Rumour: Convertible Chromebook Set for 2015

by Raverstead

It has been claimed that Acer will launch an 11.6″ touchscreen Chromebook in the first half of 2015. Taiwan-based supply chain sources have said that the product will be convertible; users will be able …

Pay-TV Climbs in Hungary

by Raverstead

Hungarian regulator NMHH has said that there were around 3.4 million pay-TV subscribers in the country at the end of October. More than 2 million were taking cable or IPTV services, of which 1.1 …

Tags:Hungary| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Dynamic Focus on 23″ Full HD LCD Monitors

by Raverstead

This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 23″ Full HD category, covering models with resolution of 1920 x 1080 and sizes from 23″ to 23.4″ wide. There are 16 brands featured in …

CastAR Shows New Augmented Reality Headset Prototype

by Raverstead

We have reported before on the CastAR headset from Technical Illusions and its successful Kickstarter campaign. Now Venture Beat reports on an interview with Jeri Ellsworth on the status of the CastAR headset prototype. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Motorola Mobility Loses Price-fixing Appeal

by Raverstead

A US court has rejected an antitrust lawsuit brought by Motorola Mobility against several Asian LCD manufacturers. Many companies have pleaded guilty and been fined in the price-fixing cartel which operated between 2001 and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Motorola| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Asus Optimises Networks for Laptop Gaming

by Raverstead

Asus’ Republic of Gamers’ G751 laptop is a powerful model for gaming-on-the-go. Users can hit dedicated keys to access Steam and one-click gameplay recording, as well as the Asus Sonicmaster and Audiowizard features. Copper …

Samsung & Platforms

by Raverstead

I thought that I had written recently about the topic that I wanted to cover today, but looking back through my recent 343s, it seems not! We have covered Samsung a lot in recent …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Premium OTT Set for Significant Growth in Europe

by Raverstead

Research commissioned by Vindicia and Ooyala shows that the premium OTT market is set to grow 80% over the next three years. UK consultancy firm MTM says that the UK market will grow from …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 21 - Issue 47

5k Will be The Next Monitor Development

by Raverstead

Asian reports claim that more vendors will announce 5k monitors (5120 x 2880, just under 15MP) next year. The move is part of a concerted effort to release high-end, niche units to remain profitable. …

Tags:5K (5120 x 2880)| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Resolution| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Snapdragon 810 Unlocks Powerful Mobiles

by Raverstead

Qualcomm has shown a reference handset that demonstrates the capabilities of the Snapdragon 810 SoC. The ‘Qualcomm Mobile Development Platform Smartphone’ has a 6.17″ display with 2560 x 1600 resolution. 4GB of DDR4 RAM …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Smartphones| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Samsung Shows 30″ Transparent OLED and Foldables

by Bob Raikes

The 2014 Samsung Investor Forum saw several OLED prototypes on display. According to Samsung Display VP Chang Hoon Lee, OLED displays have reached the point where they can now be produced at a lower …

TiVo Tops 5 Million

by Raverstead

TiVo raised its subscriber count by 328,000 in Q3 – taking the total subscriber base to 5.1 million.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Tivo| Vol 21 - Issue 47