Vol 22 – Issue 04 – Page 7

JCDecaux Quits OMC

by Tom Allen

JCDecaux has not renewed its membership with the UK’s Outdoor Media Centre, the industry trade body for outdoor media owners. The company will continue to work with the OMC on initiatives such as audience …

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LGE Germany Appoints New CEO

by Helen Vince

Young Lee has been named as the new CEO of LG Electronics Deutschland. Lee, who has held various roles with LG for almost 30 years, takes over from Kiju Song, who was CEO in …

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Samsung Kicks Off 2015 With German Roadshow

by Tom Allen

A Samsung roadshow will take place at Berlin-Tempelhof on 25th – 27th February. The ‘Smart | Er | Life’ show will highlight TV, AV, IT and mobile products, as well as home appliances and …

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Intel Result 21/01/2015

by Helen Vince

Intel Corporation has released its fourth quarter and full year results, achieving record turnover for Q4 and 2014, both up 6% and also record full-year unit shipments of PCs, servers, tablets, phones and Internet …

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Google to test modular cellphone in Puerto Rico

by Vanessa Browning

Google will begin a trial of its Project Ara modular smartphone concept (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 48) in Puerto Rico this year. The trial will take place in partnership with Mexican carrier Claro …

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BBC Tests HDR at New Year

by Vanessa Browning

BBC engineers used an Arri camera to capture the New Year’s Eve fireworks in London in HDR – part of the move towards UltraHD Phase 2. BBC R&D identified HDR as providing one of …

Xiaomi Targets Internationals With Low-Cost Phablet

by Vanessa Browning

Xiaomi has unveiled the latest in its premium ‘Mi’ series of mobile devices: the Mi Note. While still low cost for a phablet of its specifications, the Mi Note will be offered in several …

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Streambox and Celebro Collaborate on High-Res Broadcast

by Vanessa Browning

Streambox and Celebro Media Studios have partnered to debut a live UltraHD broadcast from the UK. The transmissions were enabled by Streambox’s 4k Software Encoder/Player and 4k Rackmount Encoder/Decoder.

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Falling White-Box Shipments Affect Supply Chain

by Vanessa Browning

As large vendors produce more low-cost smartphones, international shipments are falling for Chinese white-box handset manufacturers. Asian sources say that the component orders placed by white-box vendors are falling because of the shift in …

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Inventec Look to India for New Fab

by Tom Allen

Inventec may open a new factory in India to supply clients outside of China, chairman Richard Lee has said. Company president KC Huang recently visited India to examine the feasibility of such a move. …

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Syndiant and Cremotech Develop Pico Projector Engine

by Tom Allen

Syndiant, a US-based LCoS microdisplay manufacturer, is working with Cremotech of South Korea to create a pico projector engine. The device is small (50.2 x 48.1 x 19.85mm) and uses RGB lasers, optics and …

LDM Product Roundup: Volume 22 No 4

by Tom Allen

Amazon is offering a discount on LG‘s 55″ EC9300 OLED TV (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 30). As part of a promotion around the NFL Superbowl (2nd February), the TV has been lowered from $3,500 …