Vol 21 – Issue 48 – Page 3

Spain Not Ready for Digital

by Raverstead

More than 1.8 million Spaniards (around 4% of the population) could lose DTT services after the country’s digital switchover is completed on 1st January. People living in areas that are traditionally difficult to distribute …

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Acer Adjusts Brightness for Optimal Black Levels

by Raverstead

Acer’s new S1383WHNE DLP projector is a professional model with a short throw ratio. Able to throw a 300″ image from 3.3m, it can be used in small- and mid-size venues as well as …

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Wortmann Speeds Monitors to 2ms

by Raverstead

The Terra LED 2235W and 2435W are new displays in Wortmann AG’s Green Line Plus series. They are identical, aside from their size: the 2235W is 21.5″ and the 2435W is 24″. Using TN …

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Huawei Hits Out at Windows Phone – Again

by Raverstead

Earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 34), Huawei said that it had not made any profit on its Windows Phone venture. Now Joe Kelly, head of international media affairs, has gone a …

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Audi Shows Prologue Prototype with OLED Touch Dashboard

by Raverstead

Flat panel displays are playing an increasingly larger role in car designs. The latest step in this direction is shown by Audi in its latest prototype, Audi Prologue. Audi uses three separate touch enabled …

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Leaks Point to New Thin Phone

by Raverstead

News of a new Samsung phone, the Galaxy A7, has been leaked after being approved by China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Centre. According to the leak, the A7 – code-named the SM-A7009 – will have …

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Wintek Sales Plunge 68%, 610 Jobs to Go

by Raverstead

Touch panel maker Wintek’s financial woes continue, as the company reported a 68% year on year fall in sales in November to NT$2.7 billion ($86.7 million), which was more than half the previous month’s …

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10,000 Touchscreens for New York

by Raverstead

New York is to convert its old public payphones into free public Wi-Fi hubs, under the ‘LinkNYC’ scheme. As part of the rollout, touchscreens will be installed in the phone kiosks. In total, 10,000 …

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AOC, MMD Hire Sales Manager

by Raverstead

A new sales manager for distribution has been appointed at AOC and MMD. Lars Michelsen joins the company to take over responsibility for sales and distribution in Germany and Austria.

Apple Orders Slowing

by Raverstead

Apple’s iPhone chip orders are slowing, say sources at IC design houses. Orders are set to fall from 50 million in Q4’14 to 44 – 46 million in Q1’15. Order visibility is also said …

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Smartphone Growth Halves From 2014 to 2015

by Raverstead

Almost 1.3 billion smartphones will be shipped worldwide this year, says IDC, representing a 26.3% YoY gain. Growth will slow significantly next year to 12.2%, when 1.4 billion units are forecast to be sold. …

Barco Works With Authorities on Videowall Investigation

by Raverstead

There is an enquiry ongoing in China regarding the import of large videowalls between 1997 and 2009 – before such products were assembled in the country. Barco has announced that it is co-operating with …