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NEC 75″ UltraHD LFD is for High Reliability

by Milos Pavlovic

NEC has a new 75″ UltraHD LFD in its P Series, the P754Q which is designed for high reliability applications and was previewed at ISE. The unit has an anti-reflective IPS panel with 650 …

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HTC Confirms September Launch and Pricing for Vive Wireless Adapter

by Andrew Fenn

HTC’s wireless Vive adapter, announced earlier this year, will launch in September, priced at $300 in the US. What we also now know is that Vive Pro owners will need to spend another $60 …

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Swiss Approve Tamedia’s Takeover of Goldbach

by Andrew Fenn

Last December, media group Tamedia and the Goldbach Group announced their plan to enter a strategic partnership. After an in-depth review, the Swiss Federal Competition Commission, COMCO, has now approved the takeover without any …

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Digitimes Research: Shipments of 5G Smartphones Won’t Pick Up Until 2021

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes Research says that shipments of 5G devices like smartphones, consumer premises equipment and Wi-Fi devices are unlikely to reach the one-million-unit mark until 2021, two years after initial shipments begin in 2019. The …

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LDM Product Roundup Vol 25 #32

by Bob Raikes

Acer was among the companies that confirmed that its Predator Orion PCs for gamers would support the new Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics cards. The Orion 5000 is designed for the serious gamer, while the …

Seven of the Top-15 SC Suppliers Register At Least 20% Gains in First Half of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has extended its number one semiconductor ranking and sales lead over Intel to 22%, according to IC Insights. The top-15 worldwide semiconductor sales ranking for the first half of 2018 includes seven suppliers …

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Top-Five Notebook Firms Saw Shipments Improve by 11%

by Andrew Fenn

The top-five global notebook vendors saw their combined shipments drop by 24% month-on-month but grow 11% year-on-year in July 2018, as inventory preparations for the back-to-school rush were complete in May and June, according …

Catching the 5G Wave

by Steve Sechrist

Like all horizon technology developments, the promise of 5G (Ok ITU IMT-2020 standard) seems so compelling we can’t help but salivate at the prospects. What’s not to like? 5G will bring super network speeds …

Nvidia Changes the Game in Ray Tracing

by Bob Raikes

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang gave a long talk at the Siggraph show and after showing a great set of images from computer games and PC renderings over the years, he pointed out that this year …

Dolby Laboratories and Wanying Cinema Line to Open More Dolby Cinemas in China

by Andrew Fenn

Dolby Laboratories and Wanying Cinema Line have announced a partnership to extend the Dolby Cinema experience to more moviegoers in China. The first location is expected to open at Wanying’s flagship site in Shenzhen, …

Acer Announces Gaming Desktop Range with New Nvidia GPUs

by Andrew Fenn

Acer has announced that its latest Predator Orion-series gaming desktops feature Nvidia GeForce RTX GPUs. (Nvidia Changes the Game in Ray Tracing) A spokesperson said, “The new Nvidia GeForce RTX GPUs have reinvented graphics …

HDR Gaming Interest Group to Propose Production and Distribution Guidelines

by Andrew Fenn

The HDR Gaming Interest Group (HGiG) is proposing a draft of its HDR Game Content Production and Distribution Guidelines that it says “will help optimise the consumer gaming experience when playing game content in …

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