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Flex Receives Second Lenovo Diamond Award

by Andrew Fenn

Flex has announced that it has received Lenovo’s Diamond Award for its service and support. This is the second time Flex has received the award, with only a handful distributed each year among thousands …

LG to Launch OLED Material and Component Facility in China?

by Andrew Fenn

According to OLED Net, industry sources have revealed that LG is considering launching an OLED material technology centre in Chengdu, China, following in the footsteps of Merck, which announced its OLED Technology Centre in …

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Eizo 5 Megapixel Monitor uses LTPS

by Bob Raikes

Eizo Corp announced the RadiForce GX560, a 21.3″ which is a 5 megapixel (2048 x 2560) monochrome medical monitor designed for viewing mammography and breast tomosynthesis. Eizo said that it comes with space saving …

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HTC Donates Over 100 Vive Headsets for Library Learning Program in the United States

by Andrew Fenn

Through a partnership with HTC Vive and state libraries in California and Nevada, USA, visitors can explore and learn in new ways with VR systems, which have been donated to a hundred public libraries …

ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Draft in More Broadcasters for “German Hulu”

by Andrew Fenn

The duo of companies behind 7TV — ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery — have invited German broadcasters, RTL, ARD and ZDF to join an upcoming collaborative streaming platform. The joint platform will offer 7TV in its …

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Eyevis UK Venue Has Generated £3 Million in Sales

by Andrew Fenn

A North West demonstration venue launched by Eyevis UK has generated £3 million ($3.9 million) and provided a boost to the local economy, the company has said. The control room video wall and AV …

Emirates Shows off Virtual Windows in Boeing 777 First Class Suite

by Andrew Fenn

Emirates has revealed the first class suite of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which incorporates “virtual windows”, made with what are believed to be OLED panels. The virtual windows have been designed to help passengers …

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Korean Reports of Samsung Blue OLED/QD Pilot Line

by Milos Pavlovic

A widely reported article from ETNews has reported that Samsung is building a pilot G8 production line for QDOLED displays, that is to say, displays that generate blue light that is converted to red …

iTunes Begins to Roll Out Dolby Atmos Movies on tvOS 12 Beta

by Andrew Fenn

A small subset of movies with Dolby Atmos support are beginning to roll out on the iTunes store for Apple TV 4K users running tvOS 12 beta 2. Apple announced the upgrade earlier this …

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RBL Media Will Take Over Leipzig DOOH From Next Year

by Andrew Fenn

From the summer of 2019, RBL Media will take charge of digitising Leipzig, Germany, installing a range of digital street furniture and energy-efficient passenger shelters over a 15-year period, according to Invidis. JCDecaux is …

High-Speed Broadband Reached Three-Quarters of EU Homes in June 2017

by Andrew Fenn

At the end of June 2017, more than three-quarters of homes in the European Union had access to high-speed broadband services. For the first time, 4G LTE availability matched 3G HSPA networks, in terms …

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Taiwan Notebook ODMs Look to Customers to Help With Component Costs

by Andrew Fenn

Compal president Ray Chen has revealed that Taiwan notebook ODMs are starting to lean on downstream customers to absorb a proportion of the increased cost of passive components currently hamstringing the industry, as reported …