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Apple Result 26/01/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Apple reported flat Q1 net profit of $18.4 billion, up marginally YoY from $18 billion. Turnover was also flat at $75.9 billion, compared to $74.6 billion, up under 2% YoY. Apple claimed all time …

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MagnaChip Claims 160M AMOLED driver ICs

by Isaac Oburu

MagnaChip said that since 2007 it has shipped over 160 million AMOLED driver ICs. Most of these ICs went to smartphones, but MagnaChip says they also shipped drivers to digital cameras and tablets. MagnaChip’s …

Panasonic’s Solid-State Projector is Maintenance-Free

by Tom Allen

Panasonic’s newest solid state projector is a 1DLP unit using laser phosphor technology and a four-segment colour wheel: the PT-RZ570U. Designed for use in mid-size classrooms, the projector is intended to be maintenance-free. Light …

Vivitek Presents Flexible Laser Projector

by Tom Allen

Vivitek’s newest laser projector will be shown off at ISE 2016 in February, but is available now. The DU8090Z features an automatic colour sensor, for brightness and colour consistency; and blending, warping and geometry …

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Tempe Equipment to be Used in Chinese OLED factory

by Isaac Oburu

Colnatec is supplying technology to a European firm building an OLED deposition machine that is headed for China. The machine will adopt Colnatec’s temperature-controlled Tempe system and is said to be larger than any …

Samsung Opens VR Movie Studio in New York

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung has announced plans to establish its own film studio for the production of VR movies and stories in New York. Samsung also announced a long-term partnership with the Sundance Institute with the aim …

Sony Acquires LTE Chip Firm

by Tom Allen

Sony has acquired Altair Semiconductor, for $212 million. The company expects to complete the transaction in early February. Altair is an Israeli company, which owns modem chip technology and related software for the 4G-LTE …

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EMEA PCs Down, but 2015 Marked Stabilisation

by Tom Allen

20.8 million PCs were shipped in EMEA in Q4’15 – an 18.2% decrease YoY, says IDC. Shipments were strong between summer 2014 and January 2015 thanks to Microsoft’s Bing promotion, so comparisons were unfavourable. …

Oversupply Will Continue in LCD Market

by Tom Allen

The oversupply issue currently affecting the LCD industry – exacerbated by China’s aggressive investment in production capacity and high fab utilisation – will continue well into 2016, says IHS. Large-area LCD supply is forecast …

Nintendo Leak Points to 4k/60fps Console Streaming

by Tom Allen

Nintendo is developing a new games console known as the Nintendo NX, which appears to be set to challenge the offerings from Sony and Microsoft in a way that the Wii could not. A …

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ATSC 3.0: Is US Broadcasting Doomed?

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Were you aware broadcasters still exist? I’m not talking about networks like CBS, ABC, NBC or Fox in the US. I’m talking about companies like WCBS-TV in New York that own transmitting antennas and …

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Barco Focuses on Wireless Presentation

by Tom Allen

Two additions to Barco’s ‘wePresent’ range were on show: the SharePod and WiPG-2000S. The SharePod is similar to Barco’s ClickShare, which is a collaboration tool designed to simplify content transfer from personal devices to …