Vol 24 – Issue 06 – Page 6

Technicolor Sues Samsung Over Patents

by Bob Raikes

Technicolor has file patent infringement suits against Samsung Electronics in Germany (Düsseldorf and Mannheim) and France (Paris) claiming that Samsung is in breach of ten of its patents relating to video compression. The suits …

AUO To Boosts 8.5G Capacity in 2017

by Bob Raikes

AUO has responded to the tightness in the market and its relatively good financial performance to increase the capacity of its existing 8.5G fab by 25,000 to 30,000 substrates per month in 2017. The …

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Fox Sports Starts UltraHD on DirecTV

by Bob Raikes

Fox Sports in the US is planning to support UltraHD sports broadcasts through DirectTV by showing the California-Stanford basketball game on the 17th Feb. The channel is available on channel 106 for subscribers (DirecTV …

Weather Network Now on Foxxum Smart TV platform

by Bob Raikes

Foxxum which supplies Smart TV solutions for TV makers including TCL, Hisense, Atmaça, Cultraview and THTF, has done a deal with the Weather Network, owned by Pelmorex Media, to support the weather app in …

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UHD Blu-ray Discs to Hit 8.4 million in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Futuresource forecast that 8.4 million UltraHD Blu-ray discs would be sold in 2017, 4% of total Blu-ray disk sales. The development will be helped by the weak support for HDR so far in sets. …

Wipro’s In-car DTV Middleware Adapted for Japan

by Bob Raikes

WiPro of Bangalore, India, said that its Digital-TV (DTV) Middleware Solution, which facilitates In-Car TV reception systems, has been customized for the Japanese automotive market and is being offered as a turnkey solution for …

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NEC Shows Projectors and More at ISE

by Matthew Brennesholtz

NEC Display Solutions Europe introduced the PA803UL and PA653UL at ISE. These projectors have 8,000 and 6,500 lumens output, respectively. The most notable new feature included in these 3LCD projectors was a sealed optical …

Eizo VPX H.265 Video Encoder has Dual 3G-SDI Inputs

by Bob Raikes

Eizo Rugged Solutions Inc. (formerly Tech Source, Inc.) has announced a new VPX H.265 High Efficiency Video Encoding (HEVC) video/audio encoder that fits a 3U rack. The Condor VPX-H265-SDI features dual 3G-SDI inputs and …

Tags:Aviation| Large Display Monitor| Military & Defence| Video Encoders & Decoders| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Analog Devices Result 15/02/17

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Analog Devices announced its FY17 Q1 results with net revenues of $984 mn and GAAP operating margin of 27%. The company’s strategy to focus on sustainable and differentiated innovation helped quarterly revenues to increase …

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Nokia 3310 to Return?

by Bob Raikes

VentureBeat has reported that HDM Global Oy, the licensee of the Nokia brand for smartphones, will launch a number of new mobile phones using the brand at MWC. The Nokia 6 has already been …

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JDI Shows Very Transparent LCD

by Bob Raikes

Japan Display Inc (JDI) has shown a display with transmittance of 80% at a technology event in Tokyo, according to Nikkei Technology. The display does not use a polariser or filter, but Nikkei said …

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Nokia Creates First 5G Connection Using Intel

by Bob Raikes

Nokia said that it has completed a 5G connection in Oulu, Finland using an Intel architecture-based data centre and Intel 5G Mobile Trial Platform as the end-user device. We liked this graphic about the …

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