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Nvidia Result 12/05/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Nvidia reported Q1 2017 net profit of $197 million, up 46% YoY from $134 million. Turnover was $1.3 billion, up 13% YoY from $1.1 billion. Growth was experienced across all business segments.

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FlexTech Completes US Army R&D

by Tom Allen

FlexTech has completed three flexible hybrid electronics R&D projects, under its US Army Research Laboratory technology investment agreement. They include a project with ENrG (Buffalo, New York) to develop a flexible ceramic substrate (20µm …

JDI Enters Agreement with SEL

by Tom Allen

Japan Display has announced plans to co-develop a backplane technology called CAAC-IGZO with Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (SEL). ‘Next-generation displays’ are the target market, including OLED displays. According to OLED-Info, SEL’s technology is called C-Axis …

InFocus Combines UHD and Capacitive Touch

by Tom Allen

A new InFocus model, the INF7002WB, is part of the company’s ‘JTouch’ interactive whiteboard range, with UltraHD resolution and capacitive 10-point touch: a new combination of features for the JTouch series. Digital pens and …

Independent Speakers Form Aiptek’s Boombox Projector

by Tom Allen

Aiptek is now selling a portable DLP projector in Germany called the Flicks Dashbon, which is designed to be a ‘party powerhouse’. The small unit (166 x 299 x 135mm) features a carrying handle …

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FCC Shows New Nvidia Shield…Maybe

by Tom Allen

A filing at the US FCC has shown a new Nvidia tablet that is very similar to the existing Nvidia Shield. All that has been revealed is a slightly smaller chassis (120 x 215mm …

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Digital Penetration Rises to 75% Globally

by Tom Allen

Between the end of 2010 and end of 2015, digital TV penetration jumped from 40.4% to 74.6% of global households, says Digital TV Research. The figure represents an increase of about 584 million homes, …

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BMW Provides View of Automobile Future at CES Asia

by Chris Chinnock

Two BMW speakers used a keynote address at CES Asia to lay out their vision of the future of automobile. Naturally, it will be autonomous, but it will also be a hub of personalized …

SkinTrack Turns a User’s Skin into an Auxiliary Smartwatch Touchscreen

by Arthur Berman

If you own a smartwatch, it is quite possible that there have been occasions when you encountered difficulty in using touch to manipulate the physically small items on the display screen. A team at …

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AOC’s Monitor is ‘Borderless’

by Tom Allen

AOC’s Style line is known for being – well, stylish, and the newest monitor in the series follows that trend. The 27″ Q2781PQ features narrow (5.7mm left/right/top, 6.25mm bottom) bezels on all four sides, …

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Dell Sticks to Original Acquisition Timeframe

by Tom Allen

Michael Dell has told attendees of EMC World that he intends to close the EMC acquisition (Dell Pays $67 Billion for EMC) by mid-July. Other executives, from both firms, echoed his statement at the …

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Amazon Aims at YouTube

by Tom Allen

Amazon has introduced a new service competing with YouTube, called Amazon Video Direct. Videos can be rented or purchased, viewed free with adverts or packaged together and offered as an add-on subscription. Several significant …

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