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TSMC Result 20/10/2014

by Super User

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) announced a net profit of NT$76.3 billion ($2.5 billion) on turnover of NT$209 billion ($6.8 billion) for the third quarter of the year, which represented a 28.6% year on year …

Test for UltraHD Compatibility, Without an UltraHD Display

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A new UltraHD benchmark called Fire Strike Ultra has been developed by Futuremark. Users can test their system for UltraHD compatibility, even if they don’t have a high-resolution display. UltraHD content is rendered internally; …

Microsoft Germany Names New CEO

by Super User

Microsoft has named Alastair Bruce as the new CEO of Microsoft Germany. Bruce replaces Thomas Schroder, who is leaving the company to join mobile operator Vodafone.

Garmin Chooses Futaba for Wearable

by Super User

Garmin has introduced a new fitness tracker and notification display called the Vivosmart. It is a wrist-worn device with a 1.4″ curved passive OLED from Futaba, with 128 x 16 resolution (the same as …

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LG Presents Display Products at Flux Lounge

by Super User

Engage Productions’ Flux Innovation Lounge in London will host new products from LG at an event on 6th November. As well as a videowall made of nine 55″ LCD displays – with an IR …

Speckle is Really Hard to Measure

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Orange Posts TV Subscriber Increase

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Orange has added 600,000 new TV subscribers over the last 12 months. Almost 7 million of the company’s 15.8 million broadband customers are taking a TV service. 5.9 million of these are in France; …

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Eizo’s Medical Monitor is “Future-Proof”

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A prototype modular medical monitor from Eizo, which we saw at UKRC this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 24), is now available worldwide. The RadiForce EX270W is a 27″ LCD model, with a …

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Microvision Signs $1.5 Million Module Agreement

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Microvision has entered into a $1.5 million agreement with an unnamed Fortune Global 100 customer, for display module services. The companies will focus on commercialisation activities over several phases, including production readiness, initial production …

Silicon Labs Claims Industry’s Smallest Tuner IC Footprint

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Silicon Labs’ new Si2151 and Si2141 are the sixth-generation of the company’s TV tuner ICs. Developed for the global hybrid TV and digital TV markets, they support digital and analogue broadcasts and comply with …

Smartphones Reach New High as Xiaomi Joins Top Vendors

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Global smartphone shipments remained above 300 million units in Q3’14, having reached that point in Q2. According to IDC, new releases and an increased emphasis on emerging markets were key. In total, vendors shipped …

Huawei Doubles High-End Shipments

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Huawei has said that it shipped 16.8 million smartphones worldwide in Q3 this year, a 26% YoY increase. Around four million of these were mid- to high-end devices, shipments of which doubled compared to …

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