Vol 21 – Issue 49 – Page 3

BLU Shipments Fell in November

by Raverstead

Taiwan’s two major backlight unit (BLU) manufacturers reported sequential falls in shipments and sales in November. Coretronic’s BLU shipments fell 6% month on month in November to 7.7 million units and sales for the …

Mas Continues With Wintel

by Raverstead

Germany’s Mas Elektronik has introduced the ‘big brother’ to its Xoro Pad 8W2 tablet. The Xoro Pad 10W4 is one of the growing number of Intel tablets, running Windows 8.1 on a quad-core 1.8GHz …

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Slowdown in Orders Hits Chip Firms

by Raverstead

Seasonal weakness was blamed for disappointing results amongst Taiwan’s chip manufacturers. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) said that a slowdown in orders for the latest iPhone device was the main reason why sales in November …

4Ever Captures and Tests Phase 2

by Raverstead

France’s 4Ever consortium has captured a basketball game and music concert (the Transmusicales music festival in Rennes) using the UltraHD Phase 2 format (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 35). These events tested the higher …

Dynamic Focus on 24″ Full HD LCD Monitors

by Raverstead

This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 24″ Full HD category, covering models with resolution of 1920 x 1080 and sizes from 23.5″ to 24.4″ wide. There are 16 brands featured in …

Other Demos from VT MÄK, Leidos, Aegis, SAIC and Intelligent Decisions

by Raverstead

VT MÄK Showcases Wargaming & First-Person Simulation VT MÄK (MÄK) (Cambridge, MA), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), didn’t announce anything new, but it created several demos to illustrate how its …

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Intel Collaborates with Luxottica Group on Wearable Tech

by Raverstead

Just after we reported on the use of Intel processors for the second generation Google Glass device, Intel announced that it has entered into a multi-year collaboration on wearable tech with the Luxottica Group. …

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LCFC Targets 15 Million Shipments

by Raverstead

LCFC Electronics of China is a Lenovo/Compal joint venture. Asian sources have said that the company expects to ship 15 million notebooks this year. Five million were shipped in Q3 and another 5 million …

Canatu Achieves ISO Certification

by Raverstead

ISO 9001:2008 Certification has been achieved by Canatu. The certification was awarded by DNV GL, in Finland. ISO 9001 is a quality management standard; certified organisations are required to show that they meet the …

Mixed Results for Taiwan’s Notebook Makers

by Raverstead

There were mixed results for Taiwan’s major notebook manufacturers in November. Acer reported a 1% month on month increase in sales in November to NT$28.5 billion ($913.7 million), though this was down 7.3% year …

Sony Integrates Playstation Services in Android

by Raverstead

Sources speaking to Mobile Geeks have said that mass production of Sony’s Android TV products (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 29) will begin in January, with release dates beginning in February. As well as …

AMD’s Omega Upscales to UltraHD for FullHD Display

by Raverstead

AMD has announced a new driver for its GPUs and APUs that challenges Nvidia technologies. Replacing Catalyst 14.9, the Catalyst Omega driver is said to raise GPU performance by up to 19% on high-end …