Turn off your telly if you use Alexa
Published in News
Monday, 09 January 2017 12:40

Turn off your telly if you use Alexa


You could end up ordering something you don’t want

Amazon’s Alexa seems to have a bit of problem playing nice with televisions.

8K broadcasts of the Olympics expected
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 08 March 2016 13:46

8K broadcasts of the Olympics expected


Hi-res boredom other than the crowd shots


It looks like Japanese who have 8K tellies in time for the Rio Olympics will actually have something to watch in August.

Cable dying
Published in News
Thursday, 24 December 2015 10:53

Cable dying


Kids of today switch it off

The glory days of cable and satellite telly is slowly drawing to a close, according to a new survey.

LG did better than expected
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Thursday, 29 October 2015 11:18

LG did better than expected

But earnings plunged 37 per cent

Telly maker LG saw its third-quarter operating earnings fall nearly 37 per cent but is patting itself on the back because things could have been a lot worse.

8K will rule the world by next Tuesday
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 23 September 2015 10:07

8K will rule the world by next Tuesday


It must be true an analyst said it

Analysts have a habit of getting ahead of themselves, but this report is a dandy. HIS claims that 8K will be with us soon thanks to the fact that it will be used for the broadcasting of the Japanese 2020 Olympics.

Hon Hai gets in at the Sharp end
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Monday, 24 August 2015 11:38

Hon Hai gets in at the Sharp end


Cunning plan to save flat panels

The troubled telly maker Sharp is in talks with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn, for a tie-up in its struggling flat-panel display business.

Cloud based 4K years away says Nvidia
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Monday, 01 June 2015 09:56

Cloud based 4K years away says Nvidia


Can't get the wood 

Anyone expecting 4K streaming off the cloud any time soon will be plumb out of luck according to Nvidia's CEO.

Sharp not flogging overseas factories
Published in News
Friday, 06 February 2015 11:31

Sharp not flogging overseas factories


Mexican standoff

Sharp said it is not planning to flog any of its overseas factories after the dark satanic rumour mill manufactured a hell on earth yarn that it planned to sell its TV manufacturing plant in Mexico next year.