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iOS 9 Code Points to iPad Pro

by Tom Allen

More evidence has been uncovered, which points to Apple developing a larger ‘iPad Pro’. New iOS 9 beta code, discovered by Taiwanese iOS developer Hiraku Wang, points to a 12.9″ tablet with 2732 x …

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Christie Brings 6P Laser to Asia

by Tom Allen

Christie’s Solaria CP4230 DLP projector has been used at the opening of the Shanghai International Film Festival – marking the seventh consecutive year of Christie’s involvement with the event. The projector is being used …

Verlase Claims Quantum Wells Challenge QDs

by Tom Allen

Verlase has patented a wavelength conversion technology that it hopes will challenge quantum dots. Click to enlargeThe new patent (US Patent No. 9,035,344) is based on ‘quantum wells’ (QWs) formed from exfoliated 2D materials. …

Exertis Adds Samsung Displays

by Helen Vince

Exertis in the UK has signed a new partnership with Samsung to distribute the Korean company’s Smart Signage DME-BR/BM Series interactive displays. The displays are available as Hand Touch in 65″, 75″ and 82″ …

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StarVR More Than Doubles Oculus FoV

by Tom Allen

Starbreeze Studios, a Swedish games studio, has decided to cut out the middle man and develop its own VR headset, under the name ‘StarVR’. Introduced at E3, the headset offers an extremely wide field …

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YouTuber Goes to Extreme Lengths for Views

by Tom Allen

A YouTuber known as TechRax is garnering views (and media attention) with his latest stunt, which may be one of the most expensive private videos to ever hit the site. TechRax’s channel mostly focuses …

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Pegatron Predicts Record Turnover in 2015

by Helen Vince

Pegatron says it expects to achieve record turnover this year, following last year’s NT$1.02 trillion ($32.6 billion), thanks to the company’s strategy of widening its portfolios of communication, IT and consumer electronics products. The …

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TPK Expects Q3 Upturn

by Helen Vince

TPK says it expects sales in Q3 to rebound 30% sequentially, thanks to demand for wearables, curved displays and fingerprint detection modules. In Q2, TPK’s sales are expected to decline anywhere between 15% and …

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Sony Blames Qualcomm for Flagship Overheating

by Tom Allen

Following tests by Dutch website GSMinfo, Sony has admitted that its Z3+ smartphone (Xperia Z4 in Japan) is suffering from overheating issues. The company has blamed Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 chip for the problem. Sony …

Regulator Aims to Halt Illegal Transmissions

by Tom Allen

Greek regulator EETT is seeking to end illegal analogue transmissions in the country. Several local municipalities are still permitting these broadcasts to take place for viewers outside of the DTT coverage area. EETT is …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Greece| Large Display Monitor| Regulation| Vol 22 - Issue 25

French Regulator Opens DTT Consultation

by Vanessa Browning

ARCEP, the French regulator, is updating its rules regulating the DTT transmission market, for the 2015 – 2018 period. The proposed new rules reflect ARCEP’s belief that the DTT broadcast market is shrinking. They …

Tags:Broadcast Market| France| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Nvidia’s Shield Goes on the Offensive

by Tom Allen

An UltraHD software update has been rolled out to Nvidia’s Shield STB (Nvidia Reaffirms Move to Gaming Products With Streaming Console). Although already supporting UltraHD from local sources (via HDMI), software update 1.2 enables …