Vol 23 – Issue 12 – Page 4

AMOLED Screen, Glass Chassis for iPhone Redesign

by Tom Allen

Ming Chi Kuo, a prominent Apple analyst at KGI Securities, has said in a note to investors that the company will ‘radically’ redesign the iPhone 7. As previously reported (iPhone 7 Case Suggests No …

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Hulu VR app Now in the Oculus store

by Isaac Oburu

Hulu has entered into virtual reality by releasing the Hulu VR app in the Oculus store. The app will enable access to the entire Hulu 2D library, as well as 30 360° videos.

FBI Breaks iPhone Encryption

by Tom Allen

The FBI has cracked the encryption on the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists last December, without assistance from Apple (Apple Refuses to Compromise Security). An unnamed third party – said …

Panasonic’s Record-Setting Projection Coming to PL&S

by Milos Pavlovic

Last autumn, Panasonic set a new world record for the world’s largest projection. At 19,099m², the projected image was shown at the fifth Circle of Light Festival in Moscow – and will be reproduced …

Rovi Discusses TiVo Acquisition

by Tom Allen

The New York Times says that Rovi is in ‘advanced’ talks to acquire TiVo, although, ‘it is still possible [that] a deal could falter’. Both companies are major names in digital media. The merged …

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Xiaomi’s TV is Sub-6mm

by Tom Allen

Just before Easter, Xiaomi unveiled a premium new TV for the Chinese market, using a curved LCD panel from Samsung. The whole set is 5.9mm – only twice as thick as LG’s G6 OLED …

Vizio Speaks Out Against UHD Premium

by Tom Allen

Many big names in the TV business were members of the UltraHD Alliance’s UHD Premium certification, when it was announced at CES in January (UltraHD Alliance Launches New Logo). However, there were several companies …

PS4.5 Rumours Gain Ground

by Tom Allen

The ‘Playstation 4.5’ (Rumour Claims ‘PS4.5’ Will Run Games at UHD) rumour has gained some credence, with additional coverage by the Wall Street Journal. According to the WSJ, the new console – said to …

AMOLED Now Costs Less Than LCD

by Tom Allen

At the recent Korea Display Conference, IHS’s Hyun-jin Kim said that production costs for an AMOLED smartphone display are now lower than an LCD unit. A 5″ 1920 x 1080 AMOLED display now costs …

Intel Moves Away From Moore’s Law

by Tom Allen

A regulatory filing by Intel has shown that the company intends to slow the rate at which it launches new chip-making technology. Moore’s Law states that the number of transistors in an IC will …

Client Devices Stymied by Lack of Public Spending

by Tom Allen

Shipments of enterprise (thin and terminal) client devices were down 6.8% YoY in Q4’15, says IDC – and a similar figure (6.9%) for the year as a whole. Many enterprise client projects faced cutbacks …

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Laval Virtual Round-Up

by Bob Raikes

Barco was showing a DP4K-60L 6P laser projector in a rear-projection mode and was highlighting the wide gamut support – it looked very good and was showing colours that would not have been visible …