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Qualcomm Boosts Mid-Range

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm announced new Snapdragon 450 series chips for mid-range smartphones and tabltes and based on the 14nm FinFET process. The chip is an upgrade to the Snapdragon 435 series. The GPU and CPU are …

Turksat Gives STB Contract to ZTE

by Yvette Raikes

Chinese STB maker ZTE has won the contract to supply Turkish DTH and cable operator Turksat with a digital STB. Turksat hopes that the DVB and OTT hybrid solution will provide a more stable, …

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AT&T Stages 5G Phase 2 Trial

by Milos Pavlovic

AT&T has launched a second trial, with Ericsson and Intel, of using millimetre wave technology to deliver 5G performance in Austin Texas. The second trial reaches speeds up to 1 gigabit/sec and is intended …

US Connected CE Purchasing Declining

by Yvette Raikes

US households are buying fewer consumer electronics (CE) products, and this trend is set to continue, according to Parks Associates. In 2008, 87% of households bought a CE product, but this dropped to 74% …

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Smart TVs Will Provide Almost Half of US Connected TV Growth

by Yvette Raikes

There will be 321 million devices attached to the internet in the USA which could deliver apps for the TV by 2020, according to NPD, up 31% from 2016. In addition, 81% of these …

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Daqri and Flex Partner For Production

by Yvette Raikes

Augmented reality company, Daqri, has signed an agreement with manufacturer Flex for its smart glasses to be made in Cork, Ireland, from this summer. As well as producing the smart glasses, Flex will provide …

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Apple Buys SMI to Acquire Gaze Technology

by Bob Raikes

Apple has bought gaze recognition company, SMI, although it has made no formal statement about the deal, simply quoting its standard line that it buys technology companies from time to time. SMI, which is …

Apple tvOS 11 Beta Now Public

by Bob Raikes

Apple has released a public beta of the next version of tvOS, version 11. The OS has been exclusively available to developers up to now. One of the key developments in the new version …

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JCDecaux and América Móvil form joint venture

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux has formed a joint venture with América Móvil to provide city furniture in Mexico and will hold 60% of the business. “[The deal] will enable us to offer our clients a better geographical …

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Frankfurt Rejects Digital Dooh

by Bob Raikes

A hat tip to Invidis of Germany for pointing out that the city of Frankfurt am Main has decided maintain a ban large displays in its streets, an approach that has upset some companies, …

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South Korean and Chinese TV Panel Demand Should Recover

by Yvette Raikes

Although South Korean and Chinese TV manufacturers bought fewer panels in Q2 than forecast, demand is expected to recover in Q3, according to IHS Markit. While South Korean purchases were down 4% QoQ and …

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Detachables Will Return to Growth

by Yvette Raikes

There will continue to be a decline in the market for personal computing devices (PCDs) in the UK, according to IDC, with the number of units forecast for 2017 at 3.2 million, down 6.8% …

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