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Ex-Mozilla WebVR Team Launches VR Web Browser

by Andrew Fenn

Supermedium, the team behind Mozilla’s WebVR standards and the A-Frame open-source VR framework has released a VR web browser. The company has also announced that it’s been chosen to be a part of Y …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Qualcomm and Samsung Expand the Terms of their Alliance

by Andrew Fenn

Qualcomm has announced a multi-year strategic relationship agreement between its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies and Samsung Electronics, in various technology areas and across a range of mobile devices. This deal expands the companies’ longstanding relationship …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Researching New Highly Efficient OLEDs With Quantum Materials

by Andrew Fenn

Merck has announced its leadership role in a joint project entitled “Exploration of quantum materials – New paths to realising innovative optoelectronic components (ELQ-LED)”. The aim of the project, which will receive total funding …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Merck| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Boxer Announces Partnership with V-Nova

by Andrew Fenn

Boxer, a UK solution provider for the video, film and TV markets has announced a new partnership with V-Nova, a London-based manufacturer of video compression solutions for media processing and delivery. V-Nova is best-known …

Tags:Codecs| Distribution| Large Display Monitor| V-Nova| Vol 25 - Issue 04

HTC Finalises Smartphone Staff Transfer Deal with Google

by Andrew Fenn

Google and HTC have closed a $1.1 billion deal which will see HTC transfer its ODM smartphone team across to Google. HTC manufactured Google’s Pixel and Pixel 2 smartphones. The staff transfer will see …

Tags:Google| HTC| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

WitsView: Shipments of Gaming Monitors to Grow by 40% in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest report by WitsView, a division of TrendForce, shipments of gaming monitor (with a frame rate above 100Hz) reached about 2.5 million units in 2017, an annual growth of 80%. TrendForce …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Ericsson

Ericsson Sells Majority Stake in Media Solutions

by Andrew Fenn

One Equity Partners has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Media Solutions from Ericsson. Ericsson will continue to own a 49% stake in the company. Additional terms …

Tags:Ericsson| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Telefonica Reportedly in Final Stages of Netflix Talks

by Andrew Fenn

Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica and Netflix are apparently weeks away from finalising an agreement that will permit Telefonica to incorporate Netflix content into its television service, according to an unnamed source in close proximity …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Spain| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Kopin CEO John Fan Reveals “Five Rules For Doing AR Right”

by Andrew Fenn

Electronics manufacturer Kopin has shared a talk from its CEO and Founder, Dr John C.C. Fan, on how to create AR devices that will be embraced by users. Fan’s rules, first revealed earlier this …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Kopin| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Nintendo Switch Has Already Outsold the Wii U

by Andrew Fenn

The Nintendo Switch has outsold its predecessor, the Wii U, after less than a year on sale. The Wii U, released in 2012, sold 13.56 million units in its lifetime, before finally being discontinued …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo Consoles| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Lang AG is Analog Way’s New Distributor for Germany and UK

by Andrew Fenn

Lang AG and Analog Way have announced their new distribution agreement for Germany and the United Kingdom through Lang UK. Supplying the rental and staging sector with Analog Way’s AV processors since 2014, Lang …

Tags:Distribution| Lang| Large Display Monitor| Pro AV| Vol 25 - Issue 04

New Lens Enables Display Testing from Same Position as the Human Eye

by Andrew Fenn

Radiant Vision Systems has introduced a new lens for measuring light, colour and image accuracy of near-eye displays within AR and VR headsets. The lens replicates the size and position of the human eye, …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Testing| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 04