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LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 43

by Tom Allen

The new Apple TV box can now be pre-ordered in 80 countries. The 32GB model costs $150 and the 64GB costs $200. Deliveries should begin to arrive on the 30th October. The price of …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 43

by Tom Allen

LG‘s V10 smartphone (LG Goes Dual-Screen, Dual-Camera for Content Creation) can now be pre-ordered in the USA, through AT&T. The phone will go on sale on the 6th November. A mid-range version of Microsoft‘s …

JOLED Plans Mass Production

by Tom Allen

Asian sources say that JOLED is to begin test operations of a new OLED manufacturing facility next spring. Mass production, of panels between 10″ and 30″, will begin in 2018 or 2020. Around €150 …

Merian Iselin Chooses NEC

by Tom Allen

The Merian Iselin clinic, in Basel, Switzerland, has adopted one of NEC’s 84″ X841UHD displays, for use in its radiology department. In addition, the hospital has taken on various 32″ monitors from NEC for …

Microsoft Result 26/10/2015

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Microsoft, Inc. reported a flat net profit of $4.6 billion for Q1 2016, flat from $4.5 billion YoY, in spite of a turnover decline of 12% YoY to $20.3 billion from $23.2 billion. In …

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Mexico Will Complete ASO in 2015

by Tom Allen

Mexico’s Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones has confirmed that the country will complete ASO this year. 89% of the country can now access one DTT frequency channel, and 76% can access four channels. However, commercial …

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DirecTV Raises Satellite Customers, Loses IPTV

by Tom Allen

26,000 new satellite customers joined DirecTV in the USA in Q3, following the company’s acquisition by AT&T. However, with the focus on satellite, DirecTV’s U-verse IPTV subscribers fell 91,000. The company ended the quarter …

Dartmouth College Develops Prism Display

by Tom Allen

A coloured image has been projected, using a device containing no coloured components. Researchers from Dartmouth College in the USA and Disney Research Zürich built a photo projection system that uses black images, a …

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Kingston University Chooses Panasonic Again

by Tom Allen

The UK’s Kingston University has purchased 60 professional Panasonic displays for a new digital signage rollout across the institution’s five campus sites. The displays, installed by GV Multimedia, include 48 50″ TH-50LFE7E; six 65″ …

Samsung Provides Sneak Peek to UK Shoppers

by Tom Allen

An experiential showcase has been opened at Westfield White City in West London. The Samsung Galaxy Studio is open until the 3rd November – shoppers can visit to try out the Gear S2 smartwatch …

Christie Emphasises Range of Solutions

by Bob Raikes

Christie had a wide range of products on display, as you would expect. The company has a very wide range of display solutions including the LED Velvet series introduced at Infocomm last year, flat …

More Options Raise Enjoyment, not Viewing Time

by Tom Allen

A study performed at the University of Dallas has found that having more options while watching TV does not raise the amount of viewing time – but does make the viewing experience more enjoyable. …

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