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Spend Less Time on the Phone and More With Children

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Reg Bailey, chief executive of UK charity Mother’s Union, has said that British parents are some of the most likely in Europe to neglect their children. Bailey cited a Unicef study, examining the behaviour …

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ARM’s Big.Little Evolves at Ineda

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A low-power chip, developed by start-up Ineda Systems, has been developed to extend the lifetime of wearable devices. The chip works alongside the main processor. It listens for voice commands at all times and …

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Toshiba’s Kira-102 is for Travelling Professionals

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A new notebook under Toshiba’s Kira brand has been launched in Europe. The 13.3″ Kira-102 is officially an ultrabook, designed for travellers who do not want to compromise on performance. It features 2560 x …

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HUDs to Grow at 25% CAGR

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The head-up display (HUD) market will be worth $8.3 billion by 2020, according to a report (http://tinyurl.com/pzwtcac) on Marketsandmarkets. CAGR between 2013 and 2020 will be 25.8%, says the company, as HUDs gain attention …

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Samsung Leads Flat-Panel TVs AGAIN

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Samsung led the flat-panel TV market for the 34th consecutive quarter in Q2’14, taking a 31.8% market share. This was a 1.2 percentage point QoQ rise, said NPD DisplaySearch. LG Electronics’ share fell 0.4 …

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CEDIA Celebrates 25 Years

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The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) is celebrating its 25th anniversary at CEDIA 2014 this month. Formed in Chicago in 1989, the group’s meetings soon moved to Las Vegas. Today, CEDIA takes …

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Panel Session Debates Quality and Containers

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Following the talks by Semenza and Hsieh, there was a panel session that was introduced by Paul Gray who asked, “Why UltraHD?” Looking at TV by region: * China – there is no clear …

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Prestigio’s Phones Differ in Size, Price

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The Prestigio Multiphones 5453 and 5504 Duo are new smartphones that are similar in all aspects, aside from size and price. The 5453 is 4.5″ while the 5504 is 5″. Both have 1.3GHz quad-core …

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Samsung Announces UHD Content Deals with Amazon

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CES 2014, Samsung announced it was working with Netflix and Amazon to deliver original UHD programming to Samsung UHD TVs. In March, Netflix began streaming “House of Cards” in 4K to Samsung and other …

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Christie 4K Technology Chosen for TIFF

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Christie’s Solaria Series 4K and 2K DLP Cinema projectors were chosen for the 39th Annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) which opened at the beginning of September. 2014 marks the 14th consecutive year that …

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E Ink Positive About Pricing Labels

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We met with E Ink in the Reseller area, where they had a table. The company was in a positive mood as Sony had announced that one of its displays was being used in …

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Retail Sales in August Best Since January

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According to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, UK retail sales last month were up 1.3% on a like-for-like basis from August 2013 and 2.7% on a total basis, the best performance since January. …

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