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IDC: Smartphone Shipments Declined in Southeast Asia During 2017

by Andrew Fenn

According to new data from IDC, total smartphone shipments in the emerging Southeast Asia (SEA) region recorded approximately 100 million units in 2017, declining by less than 1% year-on-year. IDC categorises Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, …

Affordable All-Screen Smartphones Coming in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

The coveted screen-to-body ratio seen in flagship phones like the iPhone X will filter down to mid and entry-level devices in 2018, according to Digitimes. Citing data from Chinese market research company All View …

Oculus Rift Takes the Lead Over HTC Vive on Steam

by Andrew Fenn

Oculus Rift has overtaken its closest rival, HTC Vive, to become the most-used VR headset on Steam for the first time, according to Valve’s latest anonymous survey. February’s results revealed that Oculus Rift took …

HC Semitek Announces New Semiconductor Facility

by Andrew Fenn

Chinese LED developer HC Semitek has announced it will invest CNY10.8 billion ($1.7 billion) to build a new semiconductor and device centre at the Yiwu Information Optoelectronic High-Tech Industrial Park. The scope of the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 10

IDC: Global Wearables Market Grew 10.3% in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The worldwide wearables market continued its upward trajectory in both the fourth quarter of 2017 and the full year, with total shipment volumes reaching new records. Moreover, thanks to a surge in smartwatch shipment …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 09| Wearable Market

Virtualitics Closes $7 Million Series B Funding Round

by Andrew Fenn

Virtualitics has announced the close of a $7 million Series B round of equity funding led by Centricus, a global investment platform, with participation from existing investor The Venture Reality Fund and other private …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 08

PMA: Strong Growth in US UHD Professional LFD Market

by Andrew Fenn

PMA Research has published its latest set of sell-through tracking reports on large-format (32″ and larger) flat-panel displays being sold by US AV/IT distributors who serve commercial markets. The reports show strong growth in …

JCDecaux Launches Inbound Great West Road Tower

by Andrew Fenn

JCDecaux has launched its Inbound Great West Road Tower, the latest addition to its Towers channel. Together with the outbound Tower that went live in December, the displays are located on a key arterial …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Outdoor Displays| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 08

IDC: Android to Increase Dominance

by Andrew Fenn

As we have previously reported, according to IDC, worldwide smartphone shipments declined 0.5% in 2017, the first year-on-year decline the market has experienced since the introduction of smartphones. Smartphone companies shipped a total of …

Apple Granted Patent for OLED Touch-Screen Keyboard

by Andrew Fenn

An Apple patent, which the company applied for back in 2015, was granted last week, revealing the potential for an Apple-branded OLED touch-screen keyboard or dual-display laptop device. The patent details two versions of …

Formula 1 OTT Service Coming to Web, Amazon, iOS and Android

by Andrew Fenn

Formula 1 will launch its OTT platform, named F1 TV, early on in the 2018 championship season. The platform will offer commercial-free live streams of each race with multi-language commentary. In addition, the service …

Loewe TVs Now Support Alexa Voice Control

by Andrew Fenn

Loewe has begun rolling out a new firmware update that adds support for Alexa voice control, amongst other new features. Via a connected Amazon Echo or Echo Dot device, or the Alexa app, users …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 08