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Watchfire Signs and Yesco Combine Forces in Utah

by Andrew Fenn

Watchfire Signs has announced that it is collaborating on “a number of high-profile digital sign projects” with previous industry rival, Yesco. Yesco selected Watchfire Signs to manufacture two 16mm, 14′ x 48′ (4.3m x …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 45

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AU Optronics Will Adopt Mini LED Backlighting in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

AU Optronics chairman and CEO Paul Peng has announced that the firm will adopt miniLED backlighting in 2018. (Epistar Chairman Predicts Mini LED will Drive Growth in 2018) Peng reiterated that the adoption of …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| MicroLED| Vol 24 - Issue 45

Médiamétrie SVOD Barometer Shows Continued Growth

by Andrew Fenn

According to Médiamétrie’s latest SVOD Barometer, subscription video-on-demand users aged six and over have increased from 15% to 21%, a year-on-year increase of 40%. SVOD’s continued growth in France has been driven mainly by …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SVOD| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 45

Second-Screen TV Viewers in France Grow by 1 Million

by Andrew Fenn

The number of individuals aged four and above in France watching TV via computer, tablet or smartphone has risen by 1 million over the past year, and now sits at 4.9 million, according to …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 45

BBC Takes a Look Inside OnePlus Factory

by Andrew Fenn

BBC Click was given access to smartphone manufacturer OnePlus’ factory in Shenzhen, China, to take a look at how the firm’s new 5T handset is made. Speaking to the BBC, CEO Carl Pei said: …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Another Analyst Predicts All-Screen LCD iPhone for 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Another analyst has added their two cents to the discussion around the possibility that Apple may release an LCD version of the iPhone X sometime next year. (Apple to Release Three New iPhones in …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| LCD displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Acadia Now Distributing ViewSonic Monitors and Projectors

by Andrew Fenn

PC component and peripheral specialist Acadia Informatique is now authorised to distribute ViewSonic’s range of monitors and video projectors in France.

Tags:Distribution| France| Large Display Monitor| ViewSonic| Vol 24 - Issue 44

IDC: Chinese Vendors Gain Ranks Despite Overall Decline in Q3 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The Indonesian smartphone market recorded 7.2 million smartphones shipped in the third quarter of 2017, declining 8.6% quarter-on-quarter and 1.1% year-on-year after the festive Lebaran period in the previous quarter according to IDC. Smartphone …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Gaming Notebooks Shipments Up 22% in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes, approximately 5.5 million gaming notebooks will be shipped worldwide in 2017, a 22% growth from the 4.5 million units shipped in 2016. The MSI GT75VR 7RF Titan Pro gaming notebook. Citing …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Netflix and Deutsche Telekom Seal International Deal

by Andrew Fenn

All Deutsche Telekom subsidiaries can now benefit from the firm’s partnership with Netflix, bringing its content to the operator’s entire customer base. T-Mobile customers have enjoyed Netflix content in Poland since 2016, and more …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 45

ABI: Enterprise VR Training Services to Generate $6.3 billion in 2022

by Andrew Fenn

ABI Research predicts that the VR training market will generate $216 million in 2018 and grow to $6.3 billion in 2022. Khin Sandi Lynn, an industry analyst at ABI Research, said: “In heavy industries, …

Tags:AR/VR| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Training| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 44

VakifBank Upgrades Diebold Nixdorf ATMs

by Andrew Fenn

Turkey’s VakifBank is expanding the functionality of its self-service channel by introducing new software and cash recycling systems from Diebold Nixdorf. Diebold Nixdorf’s CS 9900 cash recycling system. According to the press release, the …

Tags:ATMs| Back Panel| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 44