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iOS 9 Expected at WWDC 2015

by Tom Allen

Apple has announced the date of its Worldwide Developer Conference. For 2015 the event will take place on 8th June, at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco. The tagline this year is ‘The epicenter …

Intel Corporation has reported its Q1 results, the first based on the company’s new financial reporting structure which brought its mobile and communications unit together with Intel’s PC client business. Turnover was flat year …

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Apple Fan Auctions Collection For Charity

by Tom Allen

An Apple 1 computer – one of only 13 still in existence – has been listed on eBay. The seller is Bob Luther, who is selling off his collection of Apple products. 10% of …

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AUO Insists Antitrust Compliance is in Place

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) appeared in a US court this week to deny charges that it had failed to implement an effective compliance programme, after the company was found guilty in 2008 of conspiring to …

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Samsung Holds Off on Flexible Tablets

by Tom Allen

A Korean website, Inews24, says that concerns over profitability will keep Samsung from launching 7″+ flexible tablet products this year. The company will instead look to apply the technology to smartphones.

In-Car Infotainment Shifts to APAC

by Tom Allen

The Volvo XC90 has its own infotainment system, complemented with third-party productsThanks to a rapid expansion of connected navigation systems and in-car Wi-Fi, ABI Research predicts that Connected Automotive Infotainment Systems (CAIS) will grow …

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Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent Sign MOU

by Helen Vince

Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent say they have entered into a memorandum of understanding under which Nokia will offer to buy all of Alcatel-Lucent’s equity shares through a public exchange offer in France and the US. …

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Hisense Shares TV Release, Keeps Specs Secret

by Tom Allen

Hisense announced the 55TX810 last December, but we missed the announcement at the time – our apologies. Release details have now been shared, so we are revisiting the model. The 55″ TV is a …

FAA Chooses Eizo For ERIDS

by Tom Allen

Eizo’s Flexscan T23 81W touch screen monitor has been chosen by the USA’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for use in En Route Information Display Systems (ERIDS). ERIDS are used to map flights and manage …

Only 7.5% Say Linear TV Will Remain Important

by Tom Allen

The Connected100 survey, by the Connected100 research group, has shown that the key TV innovation drivers in coming years will be OTT (87.5% of respondents) UltraHD (77.5%) and TV Everywhere (70%). Linear broadcast (7.5%) …

VixS Adds ‘Better Pixels’ Support to Decode Line

by Tom Allen

ViXS has launched the XCode Pro 370 decoder, which integrates new features such as high dynamic range (HDR) and 12-bit colour. The chip has been launched to support the use of UltraHD in production …

E-Lead Claims Projection Film Cuts HUD Cost by 90%

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s E-Lead Electronics has developed a low-cost automotive HUD, showing it at the Taipei AMPA & AutoTronics show earlier this month. In-car HUDs usually take the form of a dedicated transparent display (‘combiner type’) …