Volume 21 – Page 43 – Display Daily

FCC Halts US ‘Super-Mergers’

by Super User

Significant acquisition deals in the USA have been put on hold by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The organisation has stopped its 180-day review schedules for the mergers of AT&T and DirecTV, and Comcast …

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Arrow Electronics Result 30/10/2014

by Super User

Arrow Electronics Inc. reported a third quarter net profit of $146.9 million on turnover of $5.6 billion, which compares with a net profit in Q3 of last year of $96.8 million on turnover of …

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DTG Tests Interoperability at UltraHD Testing Zoo

by Super User

The UK’s Digital Television Group has held an UltraHD HDMI interoperability plugfest, referred to as ‘the world

LG’s Monitor Shows Two Colour Spaces

by Super User

We saw LG’s 31″ DCI-4k LCD monitor, the 31UM97 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 33), at IFA. The company has now announced that the product will be available in various markets – including the …

Cree Result 29/10/2014

by Super User

Cree Inc. has announced its first quarter results, reporting a 38% drop in net profit to $29.5 million from $47.3 million in the first quarter of the previous year. However, turnover improved year on …

Apple’s Warranty & AppleCare Programs:

by Super User

Invitations have been sent out to an event on 9th September by Apple, effectively confirming the previously-rumoured iPhone 6 launch date. Unlike the company’s previous invitations, there is no hint of what will be …

Widget Takes on Pebble

by Super User

The Pebble and Pebble Steel smartwatches will be distributed to UK and Benelux retailers and resellers through Widget’s associate company, Now Mobile.

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Rumour: Sony Changes Flagship Introduction

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Recently (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42), it was said that Sony Mobile was looking to withdraw from the smartphone business in emerging markets. Now sources in the Taiwan supply chain say that the …

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Tracking Deformation for Tablet Input

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Microsoft Research has developed a transparent sensor surface for tablet PCs, called FlexSense. The work was performed in partnership with the Institute of Surface Technologies and Photonics of Joanneum Research and the University of …

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AVM Adds Christie Projectors

by Super User

AVM Rental has added Christie’s WU14KM Roadster projectors to its professional fleet.

Apple Supply Chain Rushed After Redesign

by Super User

Apple suppliers are ‘scrambling’ to ready screens for the iPhone 6, says Reuters, after a late component change required a redesign. The website’s sources said that Apple wanted to use a single layer of …

Japan Adds Features to UltraHD

by Super User

Japan is ready to announce its latest roadmap towards 8k (Super Hi-Vision, or SHV) broadcasting, according to Advanced Television. The roadmap – unannounced at the time of writing – will require three UltraHD channels …