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Philips to Roll out Oreo Update to Android TVs Later this Year

by Andrew Fenn

Philips will begin rolling out the Android TV Oreo (8.0) operating system update to its 2016, 2017 and 2018 Android TVs — in that order — beginning in November. The company says it is …

Tags:Android| Google| Large Display Monitor| Philips| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 34

IDC: GCC Smartphone Shipments Continue Decline in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) mobile phone market experienced a decline in shipments in the second quarter of 2018, according to IDC. Overall shipments to the region fell 9.9% year-on-year and 2.1% quarter-on-quarter, to …

Tags:MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 34

IDC: Worldwide Wearables Market Up 5.5% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Growth continued in the global wearables market during the second quarter of 2018, as shipment volume reached 27.9 million units, up 5.5% from the previous year, according to IDC. The market experienced similar gains …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34| Wearable Market

THine’s Cumulative V-by-One Shipments Reach 100 Million Units

by Andrew Fenn

THine Electronics, a provider of high-speed serial interface and mixed-signal LSI, said that it has shipped over 100 million units of its V-by-One series. The company says V-by-One delivers the value of a smart …

Tags:Back Panel| Interfaces| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Jon Peddie Research Releases GPU Market Report for 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Jon Peddie Research has released its quarterly Market Watch report. This is the latest report from JPR on the GPUs used in PCs, featuring the results of GPU shipments worldwide during the second quarter …

Tags:GPUs| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Dolby Vision Comes to Xbox One — For Select TVs Only

by Andrew Fenn

Dolby Vision video streaming is now available for alpha and beta testers on Xbox One S and X gaming consoles. Only Netflix is supported for now — those signed up to Microsoft’s testing programmes …

Tags:4k| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34| xBox

German IT Distributor Announces Second Trade Fair

by Andrew Fenn

German IT distribution firm Pilot Computerhandels GmbH will hold its second Vision Camp trade fair at Futurebox in Seevetal-Maschen, Germany on September 26th. Digital signage manufacturers and solution partners will present their newest developments …

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Signage| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Samsung Celebrates 8K QLED Launch Digital Ad Campaign

by Andrew Fenn

At this year’s IFA, Samsung celebrated the launch of its QLED 8K TV with its “Perfect Reality” campaign, placing a series of advertisements at three landmarks in Berlin, Germany: the Berlin Congress Center, the …

Tags:Back Panel| IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Samsung| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 25 - Issue 34

JCDecaux and Zaha Hadid Design Team Up on Digital Landmark

by Andrew Fenn

JCDecaux commissioned Zaha Hadid Design to create a landmark advertising structure in London, UK that integrates public art, contemporary design and digital media. The agency’s first billboard, The Kensington is a curvilinear ribbon of …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Digitimes Research: Flexible OLED Demand to Pick Up in 2019

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes Research predicts that demand for flexible OLED panels will rise in 2019, following the launch of foldable smartphones from Samsung and other handset manufacturers. BOE and LG are among the OLED panel-makers competing …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Vestel and Foxxum Sign Long-Term Smart TV Agreement

by Andrew Fenn

Foxxum, a company that deals with development, operation and commercial marketing for innovative smart TV solutions, has signed a long-term agreement with Vestel to make it the single worldwide smart TV partner for Vestel-branded …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| STBs| Vestel| Vol 25 - Issue 34

HTC Vive Falling Behind Oculus Rift and Windows VR on Steam

by Andrew Fenn

The results of the latest survey from Steam reveal that HTC Vive is losing more market share to Oculus Rift and Windows VR headsets. Last month’s numbers put Oculus Rift at 47.1%, a sequential …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Market Data| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 34