Vol 25 – Issue 05 – Page 7

Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai is Stepping Down

by Bob Raikes

Kazuo “Kaz” Hirai is stepping down as Sony’s CEO in April and will be replaced by Kenichiro Yoshida, the company’s chief financial officer who has long been seen as Hirai’s right-hand man. Hirai has …

Apple Clarifies Q4 with Earnings Call

by Bob Raikes

In its earnings call, Apple’s Tim Cook said that the company has now reached an installed base of 1.3 billion devices, an all-time high level over a range of its products, up 30% in …

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Belfast Team Develops Bright Green QDs

by Bob Raikes

A research team at Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, working with the ETH in Zurich, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Florida State University) and the National Taiwan University of Science and …

Papercast Launches Solar-Powered Bus Stop Displays in Israel

by Andrew Fenn

Projective, a technology provider for public transport operators, has deployed Papercast solar-powered e-paper bus stop displays for the Jerusalem Transportation Master Plan Team (JTMT) passenger information system upgrade in Israel. The multi-language e-paper displays, …

Qualcomm Result 1/02/2018

by Vijaya

Qualcomm Inc. reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2018. Q1 revenue was $6.1 billion, up 1% compared to $6.0 billion reported in Q1 of 2017. Qualcomm didn’t record any QTL (Qualcomm …

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MediaTek Predicts 20% Revenue Decrease in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

MediaTek has announced it will expect a 20% drop in revenue in the first quarter of 2018, describing the current smartphone market in China as “sluggish”. The company projected first-quarter revenue of NT$48.3 billion …

Ex-Mozilla WebVR Team Launches VR Web Browser

by Andrew Fenn

Supermedium, the team behind Mozilla’s WebVR standards and the A-Frame open-source VR framework has released a VR web browser. The company has also announced that it’s been chosen to be a part of Y …

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Yole Looks at MicroLED Patent Developments

by Bob Raikes

Yole Développement was at CES and looked at developments in microLED. The show highlighted the increasing interest in LED and the firm emphasised the developments from Samsung and Lumens (Lumens Idea of MicroLED is …

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eCount Supports UltraHD Displays

by Bob Raikes

eCount Embedded in Germany has developed the CRTtoLCD-91 monitor controller that supports DisplayPort (1.4) and DVI inputs and connects with panels up to UltraHD at 60fps. The controller supports scaling as well as image …

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Ströer Expands Roadside LED Portfolio in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

Ströer has expanded its portfolio of roadside LED displays, installing a set of 9m² screens in Neuss, Germany. This recent expansion brings the company’s tally of LED screens along Germany’s roads up to 180. …

Sensavis Promotes Student Activation

by Len Scrogan

The screen-time debate seems to be growing louder each passing day, the concern that too much screen time in schools and homes may be damaging to children. But there is a successful way to …

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