Volume 21

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HTC Takes The Needle to a Smartphone

by Super User

A limited edition HTC One M8 has been created, in partnership with tattoo artists Lal Hardy and Cally-Jo Pothecary. HTC and the artists designed the phone to celebrate the company’s sponsorship of the MOBO …

Tags:Back Panel| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Will.i.am Makes Good on Smartwatch Promise

by Super User

Will.i.am told the world that he was going to release a smartwatch earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 15), and here is the finished result. The singer calls his new product, the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

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 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

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 …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

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

Tags:4k| DTG| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

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 …

Tags:Colour Critical Monitors| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

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 …

Tags:Cree| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

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 …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

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.

Tags:Distributors| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Rumour: Sony Changes Flagship Introduction

by Super User

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 …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Tracking Deformation for Tablet Input

by Super User

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 …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Novel Displays| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

AVM Adds Christie Projectors

by Super User

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

Tags:Christie| Large Display Monitor| Large Venue Projectors| Rental and Staging| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21