Vol 22 – Issue 52 – Page 3

Rovi Renews Sony Agreement

by Tom Allen

Rovi has renewed its patent license agreement with Sony. The multi-year agreement continues to provide Sony with a license to use Rovi’s entertainment discovery patent portfolio for its consumer electronics devices, worldwide.

Fujitsu To Split PC & Phone Businesses

by Bob Raikes

From February 1st, Fujitsu plans to spin off its PC (Company Split A) and phone businesses (Company Split B) as separate operations. The PC operation will be called “Fujitsu Client Computing Ltd”, while the …

Wolf Achieves 4K60 at 4:4:4

by Tom Allen

Wolf Cinema has modified several existing D-ILA (LCoS) projectors to ready its lineup for the new year. Four models have been updated and two are ‘new’. The SDC-8, SDC-10, SDC-12 and SDC-15 projectors are …

Varlink Takes Rugged Panasonic Products

by Tom Allen

Varlink is now distributing Panasonic’s Toughbook, Toughpad and EPoS products in the UK.

Panasonic Focuses Touch on Automotive

by Tom Allen

Panasonic is seeking to transition its touch panel production completely to vehicle applications by 2020, say sources quoting Japan’s Nikkei newspaper. About 70% of Panasonic’s touch business is dedicated to vehicle applications today. According …

Intel Completes Altera Acquisition

by Bob Raikes

Intel has completed its acquisition of Altera, a maker of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).(Intel to Buy Altera for $16.7 Billion) Analyst Comment We have previously reported on the work that Altera was doing on …

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AR and VR Due at CES 2016

by Steve Sechrist

If you follow the buzz on the technology street, one of the hottest technologies anticipated at CES this year will be Augmented and Virtual Reality, better known by their AR and VR acronyms. From …

GTK’s After-Market Film Widens Viewing Angles

by Tom Allen

UK-based GTK has created a new polariser called the ‘O-Film’, which is said to improve viewing angles when applied to displays. GTK’s Clive Dickinson, a business manager, says that the O-Film can be used …

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Hon Hai Linked to Sharp Buyout

by Tom Allen

Sources in Japan, including the Nikkei newspaper, claim that Hon Hai has proposed a purchase of the entirety of Sharp for ¥300 billion ($2.5 billion). The figure represents a 50% – 60% premium on …

Acer Signs Sarco

by Tom Allen

Acer has chosen to use Al Seeb Technical Establishment (Sarco) as its distributor in Oman.

Sumitomo will Raise OLED Capacity

by Tom Allen

Conducting inspections at Sumitomo’s plant in South Korea. Photo: Nikkei.Sumitomo Chemical is to invest up to ¥20 billion ($165.9 million), to raise OLED touch panel production capacity at its Pyeongtaek factory by 40%. The …

Asus and MSI Lead Gaming Notebook Market

by Tom Allen

Sources in the supply chain say that Asus and MSI will together be responsible for more than 50% of global gaming notebook shipments this year. They will ship 1.1 million and 900,000 units, respectively. …

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