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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 …

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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 …

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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.

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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 …

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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 …

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AVM Adds Christie Projectors

by Super User

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

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Apple Supply Chain Rushed After Redesign

by Super User

Apple suppliers are ‘scrambling’ to ready screens for the iPhone 6, says Reuters, after a late component change required a redesign. The website’s sources said that Apple wanted to use a single layer of …

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Japan Adds Features to UltraHD

by Super User

Japan is ready to announce its latest roadmap towards 8k (Super Hi-Vision, or SHV) broadcasting, according to Advanced Television. The roadmap – unannounced at the time of writing – will require three UltraHD channels …

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Innolux Beats Rivals to Lead Automotive Market

by Super User

Innolux was the world’s largest supplier of automotive displays last year, says NPD DisplaySearch. The company beat former leader Japan Display and rose ahead of Sharp, with a 24.5% market share. Several European car …

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LG Bridges TV-Signage Gap

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LG announced a new monitor series at ISE this year, and the range has now been launched in Germany. The LS33A digital signage displays, which will roll out to other markets over the next …

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Microsoft Close to Producing Large Touch Displays

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Microsoft’s EVP of Devices Stephen Elop has said that the company is getting close to mass production of large-screen touch displays, using technology it gained through its acquisition of Perceptive Pixel (PPI) two years …

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Efficient STBs Save Americans Almost $170 Million

by Super User

Around $168 million in energy bills has been saved by American consumers using energy-efficient set-top boxes, according to a new report (the Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy Efficiency of Set-Top Boxes …

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