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Acer Tablets Use Quantum-Dot Displays

by Bob Raikes

Acer has shown new 10″ tablets at Computex. The Iconia Tab 10 (A3-A50 – an update from the A30 and A40) is designed for entertainment and includes four speakers and a sub-woofer but stays …

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Lenovo Struggles with Smartphones in China

by Bob Raikes

Reuters reports that Lenovo has re-organised in China to try to correct a fall in its smartphone business which has now dropped out of the top ten brands in the Chinese market. Reuters quoted …

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Eurofins Uses SmarDTV’S CAM Platform

by Yvette Raikes

Swiss company SmarDTV is supplying its CAM platform to Eurofins Digital Testing for its CI Plus 1.4 test tool. The tool allows automation of integrated digital TV and testing of CI STBs. The 1.4 …

Burkina Faso Increases Satellite Capacity

by Yvette Raikes

The Burkina Faso agency responsible for DTT channel rollout, Société burkinabè de télédiffusion (SBT), has announced a multi-year agreement for satellite capacity with Eutelsat. The country already has 20 digital channels and the new …

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Renesas Simplifies USB Power Authentication

by Bob Raikes

Renesas has announced a new chip that is said to be the first single package solution that supports both USB Power Delivery Rev. 3.0 (USB PD 3.0) and USB Type-C Authentication Rev 1.0, which …

Dell Inspiron 27 Offers Display Choice

by Bob Raikes

At Computex, Dell showed a new Inspiron 27 7000 series that uses an AMD Ryzen and an UltraHD display with 350 cd/m² option (or FullHD with 250 cd/m²) both based on IPS technology. There …

Orbotech Wins CHOT Order

by Yvette Raikes

Israeli technology company, Orbotech, has won a $24 million order from Xianyang CaiHong Optoelectronics Technology (CHOT) of China to supply automated optical inspection, array testing and array repair systems for use in the production …

Galaxy S8 Sells Faster Than S7

by Yvette Raikes

The Galaxy S8 sold 1 million units within 37 days of its launch in South Korea, according to a Samsung official speaking to the Korea Herald. The S6 and S7 took 75 and 74 …

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Vol 24 #21 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

AG Neovo has launched its upgraded SC Series of displays for 1080P digital video rendering. The monitors have special circuitry to support higher resolution using HD-over-Coax’s auto signal compensation (ASC) technology which is intended …

Automotive Touchscreen Shipments Are Growing

by Yvette Raikes

Automotive touch panels are now almost standard, despite safety concerns about operation whilst driving, according to IHS Markit. Touch panel shipments for automotive use are expected to be over 50 million in 2017, up …

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Smartphone Shipments Expected to Improve

by Yvette Raikes

IDC expects 2017 global smartphone shipments to go up by 3% from last year to 1.517 billion. The company also predicts that the recovery will continue into 2018 with YoY growth of 4.5%. The …

Indian Tablet Market Sees Dip

by Yvette Raikes

The Indian tablet market saw a 18.6% YoY drop in Q1, with 701,000 units shipped during the period, according to IDC. The consumer segment was the worst hit, with a fall of 28% YoY, …