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ViXS Sells MoCA Business to MaxLinear

by Alan Spencer

ViXS Systems has announced that it has sold its Multimedia over Coaxial Alliance (MoCA) business to MaxLinear for $5 million. This will allow ViXS to focus on its core video business built around delivering …

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Harrods Uses Laser Phosphor for Mapping

by Bob Raikes

Optoma has supplied three XU510T laser phosphor projectors to highlight a ‘Louis XIII pop-up boutique’ at iconic London department store, Harrods. The units were mounted in the ceiing and projected animations onto a book, …

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Miraxess Launches Indigogo Campaign

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the Mirabook smartphone ‘shell’ that converts a smartphone to a notebook format at CES (Post CES 2017 Round-Up & Smartphone Opportunities and ‘Price Gravity’). Now Mirateam, based in France, has officially …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebook Shells| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 15

HPA Tech Retreat Extra to Focus on VR, AR and MR

by Alan Spencer

Registration has opened for the 2017 HPA Tech Retreat UK, the event being run in association with the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. The event attracts a wide audience that gathers together …

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Samsung Delays Bixby Voice

by Alan Spencer

The Samsung Bixby voice assistant is not being shipped with the Galaxy S8 as originally planned. The digital assistant, which was announced last month, is a bit different than Siri or Google Now, as …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Voice Input| Vol 24 - Issue 15

ViXS Result 13/04/2017

by Bob Raikes

Vixs of Canada reported that its revenues for its fourth fiscal quarter, which ran to the end of January, were up 47% to $7.7 million from $5.2 million last year, although down on Q3 …

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Fujitsu & Lenovo Close to Deal on PCs

by Bob Raikes

Fujitsu and Lenovo are reported to be continuing with discussions about a combination of their PC businesses, but have slowed down the process, although some believe it may still happen in April. At one …

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BCom Will Show SDR/HDR Conversion

by Bob Raikes

b<>com will show its real time SDR to HDR converter at the forthcoming NAB show, in the Futures Park (booth N2035FP). b<>com will also present a SaaS version for SDR-HDR conversion. This framework uses …

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Madrid Drive-In Opens with 250M² Screen

by Alan Spencer

The drive-in at Autocine Madrid Race, reported to be Europe’s biggest drive-in, features a giant 250m² screen powered by a Christie CP2230 projector. The Autocine Madrid Race, opened on 24th February with the screening …

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List of Top LED Packagers for 2016 Announced

by Alan Spencer

A ranking of the 2016 global LED packaging service providers, has Japan-based Nichia at the top, with revenues of $2.423 billion, and Taiwan-based Everlight Electronics coming second with $963.5 million. The ranking was by …

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Deutsche Telekom to Roll Out 4K Ultra HD Channels

by Alan Spencer

Deutsche Telekom is planning to unveil a new roll-out of 4K ultra HD channels later this year as part of its Entertain TV service. The announcement was made at the MIPTV event in Cannes, …

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TiVo and Roku Share Patents in New Agreement

by Alan Spencer

TiVo and Roku have signed a multi-year intellectual property licence agreement covering both company’s patent portfolios as well as OTT assets of the intellectual ventures patent portfolio under the TiVo/IV licensing partnership. In addition, …

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