Vol 25 – Issue 23 – Page 8

Freeview to receive £125m investment to go ‘fully hybrid’

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and network operator Arqiva — the four shareholders of Digital UK — have signed a new five-year agreement to accelerate Freeview’s transition to a fully hybrid platform, providing free-to-view …

Money Can’t Buy You Love…

by Jon Peddie

… but it can get you a curved display you’ll fall in love with. In computer graphics, too much is not enough. I first said that in 1980 I think, and it has been …

Compal Result 09/05/2018

by Vijaya

Compal Electronics, Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter 2018 with net sales of NT$196.1 billion ($6.58 billion), an increase of 5%, compared to NT$187.4 billion ($6.28 billion) in Q1 2017. Net …

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Marvell Result 31/05/2018

by Vijaya

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Net revenues for Q1 2018 were $605 million, an increase of 6%, compared to $573 million in Q1 …

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France Télévisions Showcased New Technology 2018 French Tennis Open

by Andrew Fenn

At this year’s French Open tennis tournament, France Télévisions used professional 8K cameras and one of the first 8K monitors available in the world, with a resolution of 7,680 x 4,320 pixels. France Télévisions …

Report: Hisense’s Debut OLED TV will Use LG Panels

by Andrew Fenn

According to The Investor, anonymous industry sources recently informed the publication that LG Display is supplying OLED panels to Hisense, a TV maker in China that is rumoured to be launching its first OLED …

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star to Launch Globally Later this Month

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has revealed its new Galaxy A8 Star smartphone, due for worldwide release later this month. The dual-sim smartphone features a 6.3″ Super AMOLED display with a 1080 x 2220 resolution, an 80.6% screen-to-body …

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ZTE is on Again, But For How Long?

by Steve Sechrist

It’s Alive… It’s alive Dr. Frankenstein exclaimed of his brainchild monster’s awakening, and so too with jolts of reviving energy from renewed access to US chip technology, ZTE is back in the mobile smart …

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Mix AR Glasses Moving Towards Production

by Arthur Berman

ANTVR Technology Co., LTD (Beijing, China) has developed an AR glasses product that the company describes as small, lightweight, having large field of view and compatible with SteamVR. The product is called Mix and …

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Cypress USB-C Power Delivery Controller Qualified for Thunderbolt 3 Designs

by Bob Raikes

Cypress Semiconductor Corp has announced that its EZ-PD CCG5 two port USB-C controller with Power Delivery (PD) has been qualified by Intel for use in Thunderbolt 3 systems. Reference designs are now available to …

Analogix 10Gbps USB-C Re-Timers Ship

by Bob Raikes

Analogix Semiconductor Inc announced at Computex its ANX74xx family of USB-C re-timer solutions for notebooks, 2-in-1 convertible laptops, desktop PCs, monitors, and USB-C accessories. The company said that the chip is the first USB-C …

Volfoni Launches Counterclaim in IP Lawsuit in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

Volfoni, a European provider of 3D technology, has announced the launch of its counterclaim to the intellectual property lawsuit filed by RealD in Germany. IP law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP will …