Vol 22 – Issue 12 – Page 2

Barco Signs Ingram Micro

by Helen Vince

Barco is now offering its Present-P and Present-C Series business projectors, along with ClickShare, through a US distribution agreement with Ingram Micro.

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Sharp Rebuts Latest Rumours

by Helen Vince

Sharp has issued a further denial to reports in Nikkei this week that it is planning job cuts, capital enforcement and a revised earnings forecast. Nikkei had claimed that Sharp was seeking a ¥200 …

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Pascal is Nvidia’s Newest, Fastest GPU Architecture

by Tom Allen

Nvidia’s GPU technology Conference took place in the USA recently, with a new flagship GPU (see Product News) announced as well as a brand new architecture. Maxwell is Nvidia’s 10th-generation GPU architecture, and will …

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E Ink’s New Killer App

by Ken Werner

E Ink still sells a lot of electrophoretic displays (EPDs) for eReaders but, despite the recent introduction of new and significantly improved eReaders, that is now a mature market. So the company is looking …

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Gartner Predicts Strong Growth for Head Mounted Displays

by Norbert Hildebrand

At a press event in Taipei, Gartner research director Brian Blau stated that the total unit sales for virtual reality, augmented reality and other smart glass apps will grow to 2 million units by …

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HSA Finalises 1.0 Specification for Power-Efficient Computing

by Tom Allen

The Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) Foundation has released the HSA 1.0 specification, bringing the technology industry one step closer to true heterogeneous computing on platforms spanning mobile devices, desktops, high-performance computing (HPC) systems and …

More Germans Aware of UltraHD, But UK Tops Penetration

by Tom Allen

SES’ annual survey of TV reception in Europe shows that Germany – followed by the UK – leads the region in awareness of UltraHD. However, UltraHD TV ownership is (apparently) higher in the UK. …

Luminit’s Uniformity Tape Spreads Light to Reduce Hot Spots

by Tom Allen

Wide-spaced LED lighting can suffer from several issues, including hot spots and non-uniform characteristics, said Luminit. These artifacts can become visible on the edge of LED-backlit TVs. Adding more LED lights is an option, …

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Microsoft Takes Over Android Phones

by Tom Allen

Microsoft is testing Windows 10 with select users of Xiaomi’s Mi 4 smartphone – which normally runs Android. According to Techcrunch’s sources, Windows is provided as a flashable ROM that effectively overrides Android, turning …

Windows 10 Arriving This Summer

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 will be released this summer. The update will be free for users of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 for the first year – and yes, that …

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UBI Hosts First OLED Korea Conference

by Tom Allen

Korea’s UBI Research is to hold the first OLED Korea Conference – an international event highlighting the present and future outlook of OLED technology – on 2nd April. The event will take place at …

Hannstar Display Result 17/03/2015

by Helen Vince

Hannstar Display has released its fourth quarter and full year results, posting a net loss of NT$659 million ($20.9 million) in Q4,which compares with a net profit in the final quarter of the previous …

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