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Rumours Abound on Microsoft Surface Pro 4

by Bob Raikes

There are lots of reports of work by Microsoft to bring the Surface Pro 4 to the market. The rumours suggest it will have a 12″ display, a 256GB SSD from Samsung, an Intel …

MDM Vol 22 No 30 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Apple has introduced a new iPod Touch with a 4″ Retina (1136 x 640) display. It’s based on an A8 64 bit chip (said to be six times faster) and also includes a GPU …

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Dell Rugged Tablet Supports Gloves

by Bob Raikes

Dell has added a new Latitude 12 Rugged Tablet, which enhances the firm’s range of rugged products including a 12″ convertible notebook, and 14″ Rugged and “Rugged Extreme” notebooks. The tablet works from -20° …

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Rumour: Names Revised for Win 10 Phones

by Bob Raikes

A Chinese website, IT Home, calims that the new Windows 10 handsets will be called the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL. Resolutions will be FullHD according to the site, with 5.2″ and 5.7″ …

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Qualcomm to Reorganise Business, Cut 4,500 Jobs

by Helen Vince

Qualcomm has announced a major reorganisation of its business, in a plan which will see around 4,500 staff losing their jobs worldwide. The company also said it would not rule out breaking itself up. …

ASO Boosts DTT Receiver Sales in Uganda

by Helen Vince

Analogue switch-off began in Kampala, Uganda on 17th June, since when 700,000 DTT receivers have been sold. The ASO process will continue in two phases, ending on 31st August. There are an estimated four …

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Mexico Opens Tender for DTT Receivers

by Helen Vince

The Mexican government is to open a tender for DTT receivers to be provided to low-income households in the country, in readiness for analogue switch-off. Mexico has committed to distributing 10 million DTT receivers …

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Brazil Delays ASO

by Helen Vince

Brazil’s Ministry of Communications has updated the country’s analogue switch-off timetable and says that ASO in the cities of Abadiania, Alexania and Cabeceira Grande will be delayed. The country is expected to complete ASO …

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Pericom has USB Type-C for Alt Mode

by Bob Raikes

Pericom has developed a USB Type-C support chip (the PI3USB30532) with alternate mode switching to support DisplayPort V1.2. There is a 6×4 differential crossbar signal switch that allows 5Gbps for USB 3.1 and 5.4Gbps …

HD Boosts Share in Moscow

by Helen Vince

HD subscribers to Russia’s Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS) increased 3.5 times in the last 12 months, rising at the beginning of July to 35% of the company’s digital TV customers, from 10% in …

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Amino to Buy Entone

by Helen Vince

UK-based set top box manufacturer and internet TV technology provider, Amino, has signed an agreement to acquire cloud TV firm, Entone, for a total consideration of $73 million. Amino provides digital entertainment solutions for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Panasonic Updates 20″ 4K Tablet

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic has upgraded its 20″ 4K tablet. The FZ-Y1 continues to have the 230 ppi IPS Alpha display but has had an HDMI 2.0 input added, allowing the use of the tablet as a …