Vol 23 – Issue 32 – Page 6

Vuforia Upgraded to V6

by Isaac Oburu

PTC has announced that the newest version of its AR platform, Vuforia 6, is available. Vuforia 6 is the first software with VuMark, which makes it possible to attach AR to any product or …

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Speaker Slots Still Open for Immersed 2016

by Isaac Oburu

Immersed 2016 is an event for professionals working with technologies in VR, AR and stereoscopic 3D. It will take place on 16-18 October at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto, Canada. There is limited …

China Clears Way for Foxconn/Sharp Deal

by Tom Allen

The Sharp/Foxconn merger has been approved by China’s anti-monopoly authorities, completing the final stage of regulatory reviews in the $3.8 billion deal. Foxconn said in a statement that it and Sharp ‘will now move …

ViewSonic’s VP2468 Has Flush Glass and Accurate Colour

by Tom Allen

ViewSonic’s new VP2468 monitor features edge-to-edge glass, high colour accuracy and thin bezels to support its use in multi-monitor set-ups. The 23.8″ display features five gamma settings (1.8 – 2.6), plus hue and saturation …

Lenovo Teases Flexible Devices for IFA

by Tom Allen

A teaser for Lenovo’s IFA 2016 presence talks about new tablets and new modules for the Moto Z smartphone – and clearly shows flexible displays. As well as “a new chapter in tablets”, the …

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Deutsche Telekom Gains 41,000 IPTV Customers

by Isaac Oburu

Deutsche Telekom added 41,000 new customers for its IPTV platform ‘Entertain’ in Q2’16, bringing its total subscribers to 2.8 million. This, however, is slower growth compared to Q1’16 and Q2’15, where the company recorded …

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DIGILITY16 to be Held in Germany

by Isaac Oburu

Digility, an event focusing on VR, AR, wearable computing, hardware and software, 360° imaging and artificial intelligence, will take place from 22-23 September 2016 in Cologne, Germany. It will run alongside the Photokina show. …

UHD Channel in Scandinavia!

by Isaac Oburu

Danmon Group has finished building Scandinavia’s first UHD TV channel: ViaSat Sport. The channel is now transmitting selected live sport events in UHD to viewers throughout the Nordic region. Danmon also built an additional …

Acer Result 11/08/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Acer reported Q2 2016 net profit of NT$538 million ($16.7 million), up from NT$ 46 million ($1.4 million) in the previous quarter. Turnover was NT$56.1 billion ($1.7 billion), down marginally from the previous quarter. …

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Compal Positive About the Future

by Tom Allen

Compal’s revenues fell 18.5% MoM and 5.3% YoY in July, to NT$56.9 billion ($1.8 billion). Year-to-date revenues were down 11.1% at NT$406.5 billion ($13 billion). The company shipped 2.4 million notebooks in July and …

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Charter Lessens Subscriber Loss in Q2

by Isaac Oburu

Charter Communications, Inc. has released its first half results. The company’s residential video customers declined by 152,000 in Q2’16, compared to a 170,000 fall in Q2’15. At the end of the period, Legacy Charter …

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Samsung, HDR and Industry Experts

by Matthew Brennesholtz

My Display Daily on August 10th discussed the relationship between HDR10 and Dolby Vision. That evening I attended a High Dynamic Range (HDR) event in New York hosted by Samsung and Insight Media, held …

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