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HTC Delays Grip Fitness Band

by Helen Vince

HTC has confirmed a delay to its planned Grip fitness band which it is developing with Under Armour (UA), following feedback it has received from users and wear testing results. The two companies announced …

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Synaptics Upgrades Integrated Touch/Display Driver

by Bob Raikes

Following its acquisition of Renesas SP Drivers (Synaptics Driving Touch Display Driver Integration), Synaptics is now sampling its ClearPad 4300, the second generation of its combined touch and display driver chip as well as …

Samsung Smartphone Give-Away

by Helen Vince

Samsung in the US is offering a free 32GB Galaxy S6 smartphone to customers who buy one of several different models of the company’s line of SUHD 4k TV,. The offer is valid for …

Fraunhofer To Use Nuke for Light Fields

by Bob Raikes

The Fraunhofer Digital Cinema Alliance said that The Foundry’s Nuke will be the first official implementation of the light field technology that the Alliance showed at last year’s IBC event. (Fraunhofer Explains its Virtual …

Connect the Dots to See the Winnebago

by David Barnes

I loved to play connect-the-dot puzzles as a kid sitting in the family car on long vacation drives… Guess that’s why I write articles like this one. I planned to title it “Beware of …

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Nanoco Extends QD Beyond Displays

by Helen Vince

Nanoco Group has announced plans to form a new division dedicated to furthering cadmium-free quantum dot (CFQD) technology within the lighting industry. The new division is part of the company’s business expansion strategy to …

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Apple & Samsung Discuss e-SIMs

by Bob Raikes

Apple and Samsung are reported by the Financial Times to be working on a new e-SIM technology that will mean that services can be changed on a mobile phone without the need for a …

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US FDA Delays Menu Labels

by Bob Raikes

The US FDA has agreed to give restaurants an extra year to comply with regulations requiring the labelling of menus with calorie counts. Complications incurred include difficulties in pizza parlours, where toppings can mean …

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France Abandons SVoD Plan

by Helen Vince

Plans to launch an SVoD service in France to rival Netflix have been abandoned. Broadcasters TF1, M6 and France Télévisions had held discussions with telco Orange, with a plan to pool their individual SVoD …

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WTO Reaches Agreement on New ITA

by Helen Vince

An agreement has been reached among 54 World Trade Organization (WTO) members which would expand the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and eliminate tariffs on an additional list of approximately 200 products, valued at about …

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BT Unveils Ultra HD Package

by Helen Vince

BT has released details of its new BT TV Ultra HD package, which includes BT Sport Ultra HD and the company’s new BT TV Ultra HD set top box. On what is claimed to …

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Is Turing Phone Unhackable?

by Milos Pavlovic

A new “Turing” phone has been developed by Turing Robotic Industries which is based in San Francisco. The company has released details of the prototype phone which is a 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801-based Android …

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