Vol 24 - Issue 18

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Facebook Shuts Oculus Content Division

by Bob Raikes

Facebook is shutting the Oculus Story Studio which was set up to create VR content and the company has said that it will concentrate instead on financing and promoting external VR content development. 50 …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Apple Changes Watch Warranties

by Bob Raikes

Apple has acknowledged a problem with its first generation Apple Watch by extending the warranty by a year because of a ‘swelling battery’. This can get so bad that the display is pushed away …

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Teledyne LeCroy Quantumdata 980 Has DisplayPort 1.4 HBR3 module

by Bob Raikes

Teledyne LeCroy has announced a new DisplayPort 1.4 Video Generator & Protocol Analyzer Module that supports HBR3 to support up to 8.1 Gbps data rates on up to four lanes. The module fits the …

Tags:DisplayPort| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Test Equipment| Vol 24 - Issue 18

New ICDM Test Pattern Group Formed

by Bob Raikes

The ICDM has formed a new group to develop new test patterns. Although the group has had static tests in PNG format for some time, the decision has been made to develop some video …

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Arrow Electronics Result 08/05/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Arrow Electronics, Inc. announced its 2017 Q1 result with net sales of $5.7 billion and $113.7 million profit, resulting in a net profit margin of 2%. The net sales increased by 5% on a …

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Universal Electronics Result 04/05/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Universal Electronics announced FY17 Q1 result with GAAP revenue of $161.4 million and GAAP net income of $0.1 million. The revenue increased by 7% on yearly basis while net income dropped significantly from $2.7 …

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Immersion Corp Result 04/05/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Immersion Corp announced FY17 Q1 result with total revenues of $9.2 million and a net loss of $12.9 million. The revenue saw a decrease of 32% compared to $13.6 million in FY16 Q1 on …

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DVB-T2 Reaches 2.2 million Households in Germany

by Alan Spencer

Since its launch on 29th March, the German DVB-T2/HEVC platform has reached 2.2 million households. Some 1.7 million households have opted for Freenet TV, an encrypted commercial TV channel package, and a further 500,000 …

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Tivo Result 03/05/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

TiVo Corp announced FY17 Q1 result with revenue of $206 million and net loss of $35 million. There was an increase of 74% in quarterly sales compared to $118 million in FY16 Q1 due …

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BenQ PD2500Q WQHD Monitor is Calibrated

by Milos Pavlovic

BenQ has launched a new monitor for those that need accurate colour and that is factory calibrated for sRGB and Rec. 709 colour support. The monitor is also Technicolor Color certified. The 25″ monitor …

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EET Europarts Wins AOpen

by Bob Raikes

AOpen has signed EET Europarts which has offices in 22 European countries, as a distributor for its digital signage and video surveillance technology across the continent.

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AUO Looks for 1 Million OLEDs per Month

by Bob Raikes

AUO reports that it is to ship its 1.2″ and 1.4″ OLEDs for smartphones to nine different brands beginning in Q2 2017 and has said that it expects volumes to get to a million …

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