Vol 22 – Issue 40 – Page 5

iPhone Owners Complain of Random Shutdowns

by Tom Allen

Owners of the new iPhone 6S have taken to Apple’s support forum to complain about unexpected shutdowns. The problem is occurring at random, which – several users say – has resulted in them missing …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Recalls & Problems| Vol 22 - Issue 40

HTC Result 05/10/2015

by Tom Allen

HTC suffered its second net loss this year in Q3’15, which analysts attributed to the tough and saturated market for Android smartphones. The company posted a net loss of NT$4.5 billion ($139 million) on …

Tags:Financial Data| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Eye Tracking Added to OSVR

by Tom Allen

A new plug-in for the Open Source VR (OSVR) project has been announced, which supports SensoMotoric Instruments’ eye-tracking technology. The plug-in enables an eye-tracking interface, which can be used by developers.

Tags:Gaze Recognition| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Tianma Has High-Brightness Industrial Modules

by Tom Allen

Tianma NLT USA, the name for the new combined business of Tianma in the USA (Tianma Merges US Subsidiaries), has introduced six new 5.7″ LCD modules for industrial display applications. The displays primarily vary …

Digital Cinema Series Now Live

by Tom Allen

The Digital Cinema Show is a magazine-format web series from the Digital Cinema Society. The intent is to keep viewers informed about today’s cinema technology, while also covering art and business aspects. Episode one …

Tags:Back Panel| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Dell Appoints Tech Data

by Tom Allen

Dell has taken on Tech Data as a distributor for all of its volume products in Germany. TD Azlan will handle the company’s enterprise and value products.

Tags:Dell| Germany| Large Display Monitor| TechData| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Sky Devices Produces Phablet for the Masses

by Tom Allen

Sky Devices, a US-based mobile phone manufacturer, has revealed a new ‘phabulous’ phablet called the Sky 7.0W – one of its two 7″ devices, with 1024 x 600 resolution. The phablet is a dual-micro-SIM …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 40

UHD Premium at Just $500 With New LG TV Pricing

by Steve Sechrist

New pricing announced by LG Electronics for its hot 55-and 65-inch 4K OLED curved TVs puts the UHD premium for these sets at just $500 over the same curved, lower resolution OLED HD (1080p) …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Quantum Dots| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 40

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 40

by Tom Allen

AMD has said that it will work with Oculus VR and Dell to drive PCs with the Oculus Ready certification (Oculus Lists VR Challenges). AMD will fit these PCs with its own Radeon GPUs. …

Google Shares New Android TV Partners

by Tom Allen

TCL, Hisense and other ‘unnamed’ makers have just been announced as new Android TV partners by Google. Although the US firm did not mention other companies by name, we know that Grundig is one …

Mobile Technology Spending to Rise 33%

by Tom Allen

A new IDC report on mobile technology spending (http://tinyurl.com/n9d9ffl) predicts that spending will rise 33% between 2014 and 2019. In monetary terms, that is a rise from $901 billion to $1.2 trillion! The report …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Phones| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Sony Teaches World About UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Sony Professional Solutions Americas division has launched a new ‘Sony 4k’ YouTube channel. As well as a variety of UltraHD content (from Sony cameras, of course), the channel will also host tutorials and testimonials …