Volume 21

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Sony Considers Indian Manufacturing Plant

by Super User

Indian media claims that Sony is considering establishing a manufacturing plant in the country. The Economic Times of India quotes Sony’s Indian MD, Kenichiro Hibi. Hibi apparently said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stress …

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SVoD Popularity Will Rise Rapidly in Europe

by Super User

More than 20% of European TV households will pay for VoD packages (subscription VoD, or SVoD) by 2020. Digital TV Research forecasts that the overall figure will be 59.4 million (20.7%), up from 18 …

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Haptic Technology Approaches $52 Billion by 2018

by Super User

The haptic touch technology market will grow at a CAGR of 41% between 2013 and 2018, ending the forecast period with revenues of almost $51.8 billion. Smartphones and virtual interfaces will be the main …

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Canon’s Newest Projectors are Portable

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Canon’s newest LV projectors all feature a filter-free design and long-life (6,000-hour in eco mode) lamp, to prolong their lifetime and reduce maintenance. The five models (LV-WX300, LV-X300, LV-S300, LV-WX300ST and LV-X300ST) are 1DLP …

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CSR Pursued by Microchip

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Microchip Technology, of the USA, has approached UK-based Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) with an acquisition offer. CSR announced that it had rejected Microchip’s preliminary offer as too low, according to the EE Times. Microchip …

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Fujitsu Decodes HEVC, Encodes H.264

by Super User

The MB8AL2030 (aka HD62) is a SoC supporting HEVC decoding, from Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe. It is intended for use in home entertainment and in-care infotainment systems. An H.264 encoder is also built in. The …

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Apple’s Invitation Gives Nothing Away

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 …

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Crystal Display’s 70″ Touch Monitor Precedes 84″

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A 70″ touch display has been launched by Crystal Display Systems in the UK, with an 84″ to follow ‘soon’. The CDS-700SLT is a slim (89mm) product featuring 10-point (IR) touch and automatic temperature …

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Hannstar’s Sales & Shipments Down In August

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Hannstar Display said that sales and shipments both declined last month, with revenue for the month 1.7% lower than July and 32.8% down year on year at NT$1.8 billion ($60 million). Sales for the …

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TCL Uses HDR and Wide Gamuts to Support LCD

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TCL might be dabbling with OLED technology, but – following the tenet of ‘anything you can do, I can do better’ – is putting most of its effort into LCD TVs. How, you ask? …

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AUO Brings Fast Refresh to IPS

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Gamers have long been stuck with using TN panels in their monitors. Although these types have narrower viewing angles and worse colour reproduction than IPS or VA, they also have the fastest response times …

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Dell Stitches Images to Move Past UltraHD

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Dell has unveiled a host of new laptops and a very interesting monitor, which goes beyond UltraHD. Part of Dell’s Ultrasharp line-up, the UP2715K is still under development – a full specification list has …

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