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Plastic Logic quits ereaders and turns to tech licensing

Chris Davies

Plastic Logic may have demonstrated a flexible color epaper display earlier this week, but don’t expect to see it show up in an own-brand ereader; the company has confirmed it is quitting the market. “Plastic Logic will cease its e-reader product development activities and focus on other applications for its flexible plastic displays” the company said today,

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Plastic Logic titillates travellers with always-accurate digital timetable

www.slashgear.com Chris Davies 110 days ago

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Flexible display specialist Plastic Logic has cooked up a new, weatherproof and permanently-connected display that aims to keep public transport users up-to-date while remaining vandal resistant, as the company’s technology gradually makes it out into the mainstream. The ZED (Zero Energy Display), produced in partnership with signage specialist SERELEC, is expected to show up at Read The Full StoryRead similar

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Apple still working on 'next version of Logic Pro'

www.tuaw.com Mike Schramm 165 days ago

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There have been rumors bouncing around recently that Apple's digital audio division has been losing employees over the past few years, to the point where it's just a couple of guys still around to maintain the audio apps that are still out there (mostly just Logic Pro, which last saw a new full version back in 2009). A MacRumors reader named Nicholas decided to check in with Apple on the matter, and his request for information reached all the way up to the music product marketing chief in Cupertino, named Xander Soren. Soren replied to Nicholas via email, and assured him that "the team is st... Read similar

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Kobo Aura HD ereader hands-on

www.slashgear.com Chris Davies 29 days ago

Is there room in the market still for e-paper ereaders? Kobo says yes, and has the consumer research to prove it and the new model, the Kobo Aura HD, it claims will fit the bill. A survey of 10,000 of the company’s existing users found that 90-percent plan to buy a new, dedicated ereader sometime Read The Full StoryRead similar

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Plastic Logic shows off color e-paper smartwatch concept

www.slashgear.com Brittany Hillen 46 days ago

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Plastic Logic showed off its ZED (zero-energy display) earlier this year, a flexible display that requires almost no energy and can be powered entirely from solar panels, making it ideal for many situations. Now the flexible display company is back, this time showing off a concept color e-paper smartwatch that could one day be part Read The Full StoryRead similar

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Why Nokia Is Calling “Here” Here, The Curious Rebranding Of Their Maps Product

techcrunch.com Kim-Mai Cutler 76 days ago

As Nokia tries to separate out its mapping business and make it a standalone entity earning more than 1 billion euros per year, it has stripped its name entirely out of the unit. This past week, the company said it would take its name out of all navigation products and instead brand them with the word “HERE” — as in HERE Maps, HERE Drive and HERE Transit. Yes, it does sound a bit strange. The real reason likely has to do with the fact that partners like Amazon and Mozilla, which license Nokia data for their hardware, might be touchy about having “Nokia” branding i... Read similar

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Apple Job Listing Seeks Engineer for Flexible Display Technology

www.iphoneincanada.ca István Fekete 37 days ago

We have reported about a couple flexible display patents Apple was granted, which of course suggested that the company has been investigating methods of implementing flexible displays in its upcoming products. But today Apple has posted a job listing that reaffirms the company is indeed considering incorporating flexible displays (via 9to5Mac): Apple Inc. is looking...Apple Job Listing Seeks Engineer for Flexible Display Technology is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource Read similar

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NewsCred Raises $15M To Build Marketing Campaigns From High Quality Content

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 60 days ago

NewsCred, a company that licenses content from publications like The New York Times and The Economist for use in brand marketing campaigns, announced that it has raised $15 million in new funding.The company was founded by Shafqat Islam, Iraj Islam, and Asif Rahman in 2008, and it has shifted focus a number of times, from a credibility rating score for publishers, to a "Ning for newspapers," to a content licensing service that was attempting to reinvent the newswire. Licensing is actually still a big piece of the NewsCred business, but instead of selling that content to other publications, the... Read similar

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Reebok and mc10 team up to build CheckLight, a head impact indicator to help diagnose concussions (hands-on)

www.engadget.com Michael Gorman 127 days ago

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Concussions have always been a concern for those who play contact sports. However, there's been a renewed focus in recent years by the sports community -- the NFL in particular -- to learn more about concussions in the interests of promoting player safety. Pro leagues aren't the only folks tackling the problem, though. Verizon, Intel and Ridell are all building systems to help identify concussed players. Reebok and mc10 have collaborated to create CheckLight, a head impact indicator meant to make it easy to see when an athlete has taken a dangerous blow to the head. The CheckLight itself is ... Read similar

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Samsung names flexible OLED display series 'Youm', shows new prototype handheld device

www.engadget.com Mat Smith 129 days ago

Samsung wasn't done with CES. During its second CES event, it just announced that it will brand its new series of flexible OLED displays Youm. Better still, the company brought on a handheld prototype that was all sorts of flexible. We then got a glimpse of a quick concept video where what appeared to be a phone proceeded to fold out to transform into a tablet. The prototype Youm device also had a screen that stretched beyond the front of the device, meaning that you'll be able to see notifications and widget content even when the device is laid down flat. Gallery: Samsung Youm flexible OLED... Read similar

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Samsung Profit Hits Record High As Apple Slows

www.businessinsider.com YoukYoung Lee 22 days ago

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Samsung sets record-high profit for 1Q as smartphone growth continues even before Galaxy S4 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its first quarter profit jumped to a record high as smartphone sales remained strong despite the April launch of an updated version of its flagship Galaxy phone. Sales of consumer electronics usually slow in the first three months of the year after the holiday shopping season, an effect that analysts thought would be compounded by this month's release of the Galaxy S4 smartphone since many delay buying until the newest model is availabl... Read similar

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What we know about BlackBerry 10

www.engadget.com Sarah Silbert 108 days ago

Despite -- or rather thanks to -- major delays in releasing BlackBerry 10, RIM has let quite a bit slip about its upcoming operating system and related BB10 devices. We've had more than a year to absorb leaks, rumors and official information, after all, so it's no surprise that we have a very good idea of what to expect when Waterloo pulls back the curtain on January 30th. That doesn't mean things are as plain as day, though; the deluge of blurrycam shots and carrier screens have provided an almost indigestible amount of information about BB10, and we don't blame you if you can't keep the st... Read similar

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BlackBerry 10 Launch Event: What to Expect

feeds.mashable.com Christina Warren 108 days ago

On Jan. 30, Research in Motion (RIM) is going to launch BlackBerry 10 to the world. BlackBerry 10 represents a pivotal, make-or-break moment for RIM as a brand and a company. If BlackBerry 10 is a success, RIM could be poised for the second-greatest tech comeback in history. If it fails, even licensing its OS might not be enough to save the future of the company.SEE ALSO: Could RIM Become the Biggest Comeback Story in Tech History?Mashable will be reporting live from the event in New York City. In the meantime, here's what you can expect from RIM and BlackBerry 10.BlackBerry Z10 Specs, Price a... Read similar

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Millions Of Teens Are Skipping Facebook And Using A New Breed Of Flirty Mobile Messaging Apps

www.businessinsider.com Reuters 47 days ago

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 31 (Reuters) - Create personal profiles. Build networks of friends. Share photos, videos and music. That might sound precisely like Facebook, but hundreds of millions of tech-savvy young people have instead turned to a wave of smartphone-based messaging apps that are now sweeping across North America, Asia and Europe. The hot apps include Kik and Whatsapp, both products of North American startups, as well as Kakao Inc's KakaoTalk, NHN Corp's LINE and Tencent Holdings Ltd's WeChat, which have blossomed in Asian markets. Combining elements of text messaging and social networ... Read similar

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Plastic Logic and Intel team on PaperTab to finally undermine trees

www.slashgear.com Chris Davies 131 days ago

Plastic Logic, Intel, and Queen’s University have revealed a new tablet using a flexible plastic display, the PaperTab, with a 10.7-inch near-indestructible display and a Core i5 processor. The PaperTab, part of Canadian university Queen’s Human Media Lab research, aims to finally replace paper with a color display and an innovative new interface which tries to Read The Full StoryRead similar

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Samsung to show off flexible 5.5-inch displays at CES

www.slashgear.com Brittany Hillen 149 days ago

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Samsung is set to show off two flexible displays at CES 2013, one of which is a smartphone display and the other a 55-inch TV sized display. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about flexible screens from the Korean company. Back in March, the company announced that it would eventually mass produce these flexible Read The Full StoryRead similar

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Tablet maker Pandigital no longer offering warranty replacements, reminds us it's now out of business

www.engadget.com Edgar Alvarez 178 days ago

To be completely fair, Pandigital officially called it quits back in July of this year, when it handed the remaining of its assets to a liquidator in order to comply with the don't-call-it-a-bankruptcy process. Now, however, the creator of that 7-inch Novel slate has been contacting former customers -- that are experiencing tablet woes -- to let them know it will no longer be able to offer such customer service, noting that "due to this liquidation process any further requests for warranty replacements cannot be honored." Given its earlier filing with the Credit Management Association, the n... Read similar

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Samsung's New Galaxy Could Have An Unbreakable Screen

www.businessinsider.com Miyoung Kim 163 days ago

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, the world's leading technology company by revenue, is likely accelerating the launch of its next-generation flagship Galaxy smartphone - which may come with a breakthrough unbreakable screen. Codenamed "Project J" after mobile division chief JK Shin, development of the new Galaxy S IV could be aimed for release by as early as April, according to analysts and tech blogs. And, as smartphones increasingly look alike - the converging form factor - an unbreakable screen could be a big selling point for the Galaxy, which is battling Apple Inc's iPhone to lead t... Read similar

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TUAW Year in Review: October 2012

www.tuaw.com Michael Rose 136 days ago

Welcome to TUAW's Year in Review. Month by month, we're running down the top stories of 2012, all day long on New Year's Day. Apple announces the long-rumored iPad mini (updated) Just two weeks after Apple sold its 100 millionth iPad, the company has announced the iPad mini. As Phil Schiller said, it is not a shrunken-down iPad but a unique design with an aluminium... Apple announces fourth generation iPad Consumers and competitors alike apparently can't get too comfortable with the pace of iPad updates, because just six months after the "new iPad" came out, Apple has... Read similar

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Intel, Plastic Logic & Queen’s University Reveal Bendable ‘PaperTab’ Display [VIDEO]

www.iphoneincanada.ca Usman 131 days ago

Queen’s University Canada in collaboration with Intel and Plastic Logic, has developed a flexible ‘PaperTab’ display, that could lead to a new generation of super thin, bendable tablets and computers, reports the Daily Mail. Gadgets using such displays may be virtually unbreakable and as thin as a piece of paper. The developers plan to launch the screen...Intel, Plastic Logic & Queen’s University Reveal Bendable ‘PaperTab’ Display [VIDEO] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource Read similar

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Peacock feathers form basis for reflective displays, could bring color to e-readers soon

www.engadget.com Joseph Volpe 101 days ago

Structural color -- that's engineer speak for a reflective display that mimics iridescence. And tech of that very sort could be trickling down into future generations of e-readers, thanks to current research by the University of Michigan. Using the "refined hairline grooves" of a peacock as a template, a research team led by Professor Jay Guo has found success in creating a prototype of one such high-res display by crafting nanoscale metallic grooves on silver-plated glass. Using the CMY color model (cyan, magenta and yellow) as its basis, the team was able to produce blues with a groove mea... Read similar

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