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TCL Introduces New Ultra HD Smart TV Range for the UK

by Andrew Fenn

TCL has unveiled its new UltraHD HDR smart TV for the UK market, the DP648. Available in screen sizes of 43”, 50”, 55” and 65”, the DP648 series supports HDR10 and HLG, features built-in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TCL| TVs (TV Sets)| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Cambridge University Makes “Commercially Groundbreaking” Battery Discovery

by Andrew Fenn

A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK have discovered a method of making super-fast-charging lithium ion batteries using niobium tungsten oxides, hailing the development as “commercially groundbreaking”. Image: Pixabay …

Tags:Batteries| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Kudelski Group Transfers SmarDTV´s Device Business To Neotion Affiliate

by Andrew Fenn

Digital security firm The Kudelski Group and Neotion, a provider of secure solutions for the pay TV industry, have announced that they have reached an agreement whereby Kudelski subsidiary SmarDTV’s conditional access module (CAM) …

Tags:DTV| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Samsung Extends Warranties on Hospitality Displays

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has extended warranties on all hospitality display products purchased in Germany from August 2018, from 24 months to 36, according to Invidis. The new warranty is designed to provide better investment security for …

Tags:Hospitality TVs| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 31| warranty

Clear Channel and RBL Win DooH Contract for City of Utrecht

by Andrew Fenn

The city of Utrecht in the Netherlands has awarded a contract for the installation of 1,670 analogue and 60 digital out-of-home advertising displays to RBL and Clear Channel. The contract covers 479 city-light-posters, two-hundred …

Tags:ClearChannel| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Vol 25 - Issue 31

IDC: Apple and Huawei Flex Their Strength in a Declining Tablet Market

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest figures published by IDC, the overall tablet market for Western Europe declined 10.1% year-on-year, with 6.3 million units shipping in the second quarter of 2018. Slates exhibited a degree of …

Tags:Europe| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Italy to Switch Over from MPEG-2 Format to MPEG-4 from 2020

by Andrew Fenn

Italy will switch from MPEG-2 coding to MPEG-4 on the DVB-T standard from January 1st, 2020 as part of its plan to free up the 700MHz frequency band for high-speed mobile internet. Following a …

Tags:Codecs| DVB-T & T2| Italy| Large Display Monitor| MPEG4 (H.264 AVC)| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Cogeco Connexion to Introduce MediaFirst IPTV Platform in Canada

by Andrew Fenn

Cogeco Connexion, a subsidiary of Cogeco Communications, has entered into an agreement with MediaKind (previously Ericsson Media Solutions) to offer its IPTV platform to customers in Canada. The platform allows for the customisation of …

Tags:Canada| Ericsson| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Tivo| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Sprint and LG to Release First 5G Smartphone in the US

by Andrew Fenn

Sprint has announced it will collaborate with LG to deliver the first mobile 5G smartphone in the US in the first half of 2019. Sprint says its customers will be among the first in …

Tags:5G| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Holodeck Platform Chosen for New “Roam and Ride” VR Rollercoaster

by Andrew Fenn

VR Coaster, Holodeck VR and MackMedia have announced that the Holodeck platform has been selected to create a new “roam and ride” VR attraction, a combination of free-roaming VR and a thrill ride at …

Tags:AR/VR| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Sony Has Sold 500 Million PlayStation Systems

by Andrew Fenn

Sony’s PlayStation has sold 525.3 million systems since the release of the original PlayStation back in 1994, the company has announced. Sony has released a special edition translucent PS4 system with a matching Dual …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 31