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Sky Insists 3D “Isn’t Dead”

by Tom Allen

In an interview with Trusted Reviews, Sky’s Kathryn Lacey said that the company has not abandoned 3D – despite closing its sole 3D channel in June. Lacey said that all of Sky’s 3D content …

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Spanish Subsidies Were Illegal, Says EU Court

by Tom Allen

The European General Court has upheld a 2013 decision by the European Commission, which declared Spanish DTT subsidies illegal (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 42). Several DTT network operators in the country received funding …

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Rumours Abound About Nokia Return

by Tom Allen

An article on Mobile Choice UK claims that Nokia may be planning a return to the mobile market, with a mid-range phone called the C1. The phone would be available in two versions – …

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Soluble OLEDs Closing on Evaporation Efficiency

by Tom Allen

Merck has revealed the development results of its red and green solution-processed phosphorescent OLED materials. Results were compared to evaporation material performance from Universal Display Corp. (UDC). Merck shared the results at the OLED …

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LG Begins Annual Reshuffle

by Tom Allen

LG has shared plans for its changes in top-level appointments, which will begin on the 1st December. Juno ChoJuno Cho will replace Park Jong-seok as president and CEO of LG Mobile Communications. Cho is …

UK Allocates Funds for 700MHz Clearance

by Milos Pavlovic

The UK government has announced that it will make £550 million in funding available to broadcasters, to help them move their services out of the 700MHz band.

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Armenia Moves to Digital With Ericsson

by Tom Allen

TRBNA, the Armenian public broadcaster, has completed its transition from analogue to DVB-T2 broadcasting, with the help of Ericsson. The new system provides TV channels with the opportunity to be transmitted in SD, HD …

DirecTV Plans UHD in 2016

by Tom Allen

DirecTV is testing UltraHD transmissions of sports content, ahead of a formal launch. The company intends to launch UltraHD services early next year. SVP of video and space communication, Phil Goswitz, told attendees of …

Lenovo Develops Hybrid Workstation

by Tom Allen

Lenovo has unveiled several new mobile workstations at Autodesk University 2015, including a convertible flagship called the Thinkpad P40 Yoga. It is designed to negate the need for creative professionals to use two systems: …

Previewing SXSWedu: 3D VR/AR Arrives

by Len Scrogan

During the last decade, the very best ideas in education and technology could be scouted by attending or listening to a TED talk. Times have changed. Move over TED, because, in the U.S., the …

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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 48

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Economic Daily News claims that Apple will show new 13″ and 15″ Macbook Air models at WWDC 2016, next summer. The 11″ model will be discontinued, and the new editions will be thinner …

A “Goldilocks” Smartphone-Based VR Headset

by Arthur Berman

Virtual reality is well on its way to becoming a commercial reality for consumers. None-the-less, the hardware choices currently available to consumers are somewhat bipolar. In the context of this article, bipolar refers to …

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