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JPR Discusses Graphics at Virtualise

by Super User

Jon Peddie Research’s first Visualise Conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency near San Francisco Airport, on 30th October. Tutorials, speakers and panels will be present, as well as information and guidance on …

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Orange Signs Netflix Agreement

by Super User

Orange will offer Netflix on its set-top boxes in France from November. Orange has more than 10 million subscribers, so the deal would be a significant boost for the newly-launched service.

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Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 0.5% in Q3

by Super User

Worldwide PC shipments reached 79.4 million units in the third quarter of 2014, a 0.5% decline from Q3 of last year, according to preliminary results by Gartner. For the first time, the sum of …

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AUO Sees Slow Sales in September

by Super User

AU Optronics (AUO) saw its monthly sales fall 3.5% year on year in September to NT$35.6 billion ($1.1 billion) taking sales in the first nine months of the year to NT$302.7 billion ($9.9 billion), …

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Opera Compression Enables Full Smartwatch Browser

by Super User

If, for some reason, you wanted a full web browser on your wrist, then worry not: Opera and Samsung have you covered. Owners of Samsung’s Tizen-powered Gear S smartwatch will be able to download …

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Microvision Nets $1.9 Million in Orders

by Super User

Pico projection technology specialist Microvision says it has received purchase orders to the value of $1.9 million for components for high definition display modules being developed by its Fortune Global 100 customer. Microvision announced …

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Longshine Shows First Hybrid Smartwatch

by Super User

Longshine Technologies, a Chinese ODM, has developed a product that marries the analogue and digital worlds. The circular Halo smartwatch has an analogue face and transparent OLED touchscreen. Currently in the prototype stage, the …

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Barco Escapes to Europe

by Super User

Barco is working with Belgium’s Kinepolis to brings its panoramic, three-screen cinema concept, Barco Escape (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37), to Europe. Visitors to Kinepolis’ locations in Antwerp and Brussels can now watch …

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Prestigio Challenges with High Performance

by Super User

Electronica 2014 takes place in Munich between 11th and 14th November. We will be at the show to bring you all the important coverage! Crystal Display Systems will show new display products, including a …

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HP Chooses Different Panel for Large Envy-Line

by Super User

HP’s Envy 32 is one of the first Envy-line products to use a VA panel; IPS and TN are more common. Sound is a focus of the 32″ monitor, with dual 6W front-facing Beats …

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Ofcom Trials White Space Ahead of 2015 Deployment

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Ofcom has been working on techniques to use ‘white space’ spectrum since 2012 (Display Monitor Vol 18 No 48). The regulator will use the results of technology trials (currently ongoing at London Zoo: http://tinyurl.com/mv44esj) …

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Amazon Chooses Mediatek for Fire HD

by Super User

Amazon’s new Fire HD tablets use Mediatek processors, it has been announced. The Fire HD 6, Fire HD 7 and Fire HD Kids Edition (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37) use the MT8135 SoC …

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