TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb 6, 2013–Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it has developed a prototype car display system with an optical engine that can project images on curved, oval or triangular screens to suit a wide range of car interiors. The system’s free-form screen responds flexibly to the increasing use of curves and other design […]
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Smart Satnav Drives Around the Blue Highway Blues
Endlessly frustrated by congested roads, computer researchers at California State University, in Fullerton have developed a satellite navigation system, GeoTNavi, which hooks into historical traffic data and current vehicle movements to find the shortest commute and avoid the traffic jams. Writing in the latest issue of the International Journal of Data Mining, Modelling and Management, […]
X-Rays Shine Light on Mystery of Picasso’s Paints
The Art Institute of Chicago teamed up with Argonne National Laboratory to help unravel a decades-long debate among art scholars about what kind of paint Picasso used to create his masterpieces. The results published last month in the journal Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing add significant weight to the widely held theory that […]
A kaleidoscope of moving parts
Tier 2 and 3 operators are adopting new business strategies to deal with a rapidly changing TV environment. The once heavily tech-driven business model of small Tier 2 and Tier 3 cable and broadband service providers is morphing into a kaleidoscope of moving, interchangeable parts. Pushed by fierce competition, drastic cost cuts for technology and […]
Managing the multi-screen video transformation
Maximizing customer experience through video service assurance. The multi-screen transformation has taken the video world by storm. Customers now expect the same video services they receive on their set-top box on their video-capable devices (smartphones, computers and tablets). Adoption of multi-screen services is occurring across the spectrum, running the gamut of service providers, content providers […]
Surface Pro Aims to Replace Your Laptop
Decked out with optional keyboard covers and full Windows 8, Surface Pro is as powerful as a Windows ultrabook, and just as expensive. Cnet explores the latest and greatest in Microsoft computing. For more information visit https://reviews.cnet.com/microsoft-surface-pro.
Yahoo Taps into Google’s Ad Network, Expertise
Yahoo is counting on rival Google to help accelerate its revenue growth. As part of a nonexclusive arrangement announced Wednesday, Yahoo’s website will begin drawing upon Google’s massive online advertising network to show marketing messages related to the content that’s being perused. Google Inc. already distributes similar ads to thousands of websites, a service that […]
“Star Trek into Darkness” First of Its Kind App
“Star Trek into Darkness” first of its kind application, based on J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Paramount Pictures film, is now available to download for free from the App Store and Google Play. Users who have the app will have unprecedented access to all Star Trek content, as well as the opportunity to participate in missions and […]
Malone’s Liberty Global to fork out $23B for Virgin Media
Late yesterday, Liberty Global announced it has struck an agreement to purchase Virgin Media in a cash and stock deal valued at $23.3 billion. The acquisition, which needs to pass regulatory approvals and is slated to close in the second quarter, would not only pit mega moguls John Malone and Rupert Murdoch against each other […]
Report: Mobile data traffic to increase 13-fold by 2017
Global mobile data traffic is expected to increase 13-fold by 2017, reaching 11.2 exabytes per month, according to Cisco’s Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast. The company says the growth in mobile data usage will be driven by the increase in mobile Internet connection, including M2M modules. Cisco cites estimates from the United […]