Vol 23 – Issue 13 – Page 8

Microsoft Talks about Holoportation

by Norbert Hildebrand

In case AR/VR is not ‘blue sky’ enough for you, Microsoft is upping its game by talking about Holoportation. The firm is using the term to describe a method of advanced video conferencing, where …

Acer Invests in Chrome

by Tom Allen

Acer has announced a long-life Chromebook: said to be the world’s first lasting up to 14 hours on a single charge. The Chromebook 14 (SDK: CB3-431) has a 14″ display with 1366 x 768 …

Foxconn reported 2015 net profit of NT$164.3 billion ($5 billion). Turnover was NT$4.4 trillion (US$136.4 billion). For the first two months of 2016, turnover was NT$618.3 billion ($18.8 billion), down 8.55% YoY.

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Acer Result 24/03/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Acer reported Q4 net profit of NT$237 million ($7.2 million). Turnover was NT$68.38 billion ($2.07 billion). For the full year 2015, net profit was NT$604 million ($18.3 million) on turnover of NT$263.78 billion ($7.98 …

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ATSC Tested at Plug Fest

by Tom Allen

ONE Media and Sinclair Broadcast Group hosted an ATSC 3.0 Plug recently, with the purpose of testing interoperability between modulators and demodulators. Attendees focused on functional validation tests, rather than competing equipment.

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Scanning the Horizon at SXSWedu

by Len Scrogan

My purpose in today’s article is to conduct a speedy reconnoiter of some happenings in the area of technology in the predictive education bazaar that we know as SXSWedu. The SXSWedu® Conference & Festival …

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HannStar Result 28/03/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

HannStar Display Corp. reported Q4 net loss of NT$ 1.35 billion ($41.7 million), up 91% YoY from NT$ 659 million ($20.36 million). Turnover for the period was NT$ 3.77 billion ($116 million), down 40% …

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The Active Pen Renaissance

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, along with Apple’s newest (old profile) update to its iPhone 5 series, the company announced last week, a 9.7-inch display version of its iPad Pro line that extends the …

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