Vol 24 – Issue 04 – Page 5

Google Lifts DAP Restrictions

by Alan Spencer

Google has lifted the restrictions on developers wishing to develop apps for their Daydream VR platform. In order to keep the standards high, Google has issued a “Quality Requirements” guide. Developers can opt-in to …

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Newly Upgraded Planetarium Dome Offers First 8K 3D of the Universe in South America

by Alan Spencer

The newly upgraded planetarium dome at Maloka Centro Interactivo in Bogotá, Colombia, reopened its doors after a renovation project transformed the 18-year-old venue into a Sciss Colorspace theatre. The new theatre is the first …

Google Will No Longer Let Apple Users Enjoy YouTube in 4K Quality

by Alan Spencer

In the future, watching UltraHD on YouTube will require support for Google’s VP9 codec, which Apple has so far not supported. For a decade, content providers have used MPEG4 (and its sub-classes such as …

Novaled Starts Constructing Of Its New €20 million Facility

by Alan Spencer

Novaled’s new facility will be located in the north of Dresden, and will comprise a renovated old mill that will be turned into an office building and a new 110 metre long R&D plant …

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New NEC Competence Centre in Dreiech Opens

by Alan Spencer

The new competence centre in Dreiech has now opened (NEC Adds Showroom & Training Centre in Germany). The solutions displayed in the new centre include a 2 × 2 video wall of four MultiSync …

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IDC Expects Turkey’s IT Market to Total $10.9 billion in 2017

by Bob Raikes

IDC is predicting that the total ICT spending in Turkey will total $22.3 billion in 2017 and Turkey’s IT Market will total $10.9 billion matching the 1.9% year-on-year growth rate seen in 2016. It …

LG 2017 OLED TV Prices Revealed

by Bob Raikes

US retailer, B & H Photo has released pricing for some of the new range of LG OLED TVs. C7 55″ (no soundbar) – $2,496 C7 65″ (no soundbar) – $3,996 E7 55″ (with …

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Comcast Video Subscriber Increase 80,000 in Q4 2016

by Milos Pavlovic

Comcast Cable increased its video subscriber base by 80,000 net in the last quarter of 2016. Subscriber numbers were reported to be the best seen for nine years. High-speed Internet customer net additions were …

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Rogers TV Subscribers Down in Q4 2016

by Bob Raikes

Rogers Communication of Canada said that it had seen a drop in subscribers by 13,000 in Q4 2016. Internet growth offset the drop in TV revenues of 4% in the most recent quarter. Subscribers …

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Zinwell and Opera Team OTT TV for APAC STBs

by Alan Spencer

Opera TV and Zinwell have announced a partnership in Over-the-Top (OTT) TV capabilities targeting service provider set-top-boxes in Asia-Pacific. The integration of the Opera TV SDK on Zinwell set-top-boxes will enable service provider partners …

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Axon Has AZilPix Virtual Camera System

by Bob Raikes

Axon Digital Design, of Gilze in the Netherlands, has a system for live video capture that uses an array of cameras to capture images to allow production of video using a ‘virtual camera’. “By …

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Anders IPS LCD is for Dashboards & Instruments

by Bob Raikes

AndersDX in the UK has a new 16:6 aspect IPS TFT LCD module with 1280 x 480 resolution and 12.3″ diagonal. Contrast is 800:1 and brightness is 850 cd/m². The display has an integrated …

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