Volume 21 – Page 56 – Display Daily

Senseg Approaches Commercialisation

by Super User

We have followed haptic feedback company Senseg since 2011 (Display Monitor Vol 18 No 50), and the company has now released its first developer kit. The Senseg Feelscreen kit is a 7″ Nexus 7 …

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Sony Signs Carriage Deal With Viacom

by Super User

Sony has reached an agreement to carry 22 Viacom channels for its planned web-based TV service. The company is also in talks with other content providers, and hopes to have deals in place before …

No Change in Monitor Technology Trends, Says IDC

by Super User

PC monitor shipments continued to fall worldwide in Q2’14, when compared to the same period a year earlier. The 32.5 million PC monitor shipments represented a YoY decline of 2.9%, IDC’s data has shown …

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MSI’s Gaming Dock Boosts Notebook Graphics

by Super User

A new gaming notebook from MSI, the GS30 Shadow, is supplied with a dock that boosts its graphical performance. Designed for gamers wanting a portable device, the GS30 is 13.3″ and weighs 1.3kg. While …

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Apple Refreshes iPhone Display in Sixth Generation…

by Super User

Apple’s launch of the iPhone 6 came as no surprise. The company opted to stream the event as live video. There must have been millions of people clogging the internet, since all I got …

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Active Video Networks Waiting for Charter

by Super User

We have been reporting on Active Video Networks (they don’t like to use AVN as it also stands for “Adult Video News, the “trade news” for the US porn industry!) since we met with …

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Sony Shows UltraHD OLED Monitor

by Super User

Sony’s press conference was hard to find – we were sent to three different places before we found it! So, sadly, we missed the start and by the time we got there, there was …

VGTel Partnership Expands Nanotech Network

by Super User

Nanotech, which recently signed a deal with Sony (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37), has added new content to the Ultraflix Network. The library of UltraHD ‘Giant Screen’ films owned by VGTel-360 Entertainment & …

Fnac to Open Smaller Stores

by Super User

French electronics retailer Fnac plans to open seven new smaller stores by the end of year, including three in Portugal and two in France. The move is part of Fnac’s strategy to focus on …

Acer Signs with Herweck

by Super User

Acer Liquid smartphones and Iconia tablets are now available in Germany through Herweck.

Samsung Sets Gear S Launch Window

by Super User

Samsung’s Gear S will be launched in the USA in the autumn, the company has announced. An exact date and pricing have not been shared yet.

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Intel Pays $1.5 Billion for Stake in Chinese Chip Maker

by Super User

Intel has acquired a 20% stake in China’s Tsinghua Unigroup, a state-owned company that owns China’s second and third largest chip designers, Spreadtrum Communications and RDA Microelectronics. Intel spent $1.5 billion to acquire the …