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Over 4,000 New Displays Installed in New Deutsche Bahn Train Fleet

by Andrew Fenn

Earlier this week, Deutsche Bahn launched its new fleet of redesigned S-Bahn trains. Across the 238-strong fleet — which cost the company €300 million (($350.8 million) — 1,904 LCD displays have been installed in …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Transport| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Gartner: Increasing PC Prices Will Lead to Flat Growth of Device Shipments in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments of devices — PCs, tablets and mobile phones — are on pace to record 0.9% growth to reach 2.28 billion units in 2018, according to Gartner. The PC and tablet market is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Report: Quanta Sees Revenue Decline Following MacBook Delays

by Andrew Fenn

Quanta Computer reported a revenue decline of 10.2% month-on-month and 28.4% year-on-year in June, down to NT$65.75 billion ($2.15 billion), according to Digitimes. Quanta is struggling at the moment due to delays with the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| ODMs & OEMs| Quanta| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Strategy Analytics: AR Must Be Developed In-App to Enhance UX

by Andrew Fenn

Pokémon Go and Snapchat have been the epitome of AR for the masses, though many users are unaware of the AR technology and further use-cases available to them. Strategy Analytics recently found that familiar …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 27

B&B Theatres to Open First ScreenX Theatre in Midwestern US

by Andrew Fenn

B&B Theatres’ new Liberty 12 cinema opens in Missouri, United States on July 12th, featuring ScreenX multi-projection theatre technology. This is one of four new ScreenX installations planned through 2019, as part of a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| PLF (Premium Large Format) Cinema| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Taiwan’s Older-Gen LCD Lines to Focus on Automotive Sector

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes reports that, as newer-generation LCD production lines commence mass production and older-generation fabs in Korea begin to shut down, Taiwan’s 4–7.5G facilities will continue to operate, shifting their attention towards automotive applications. Digitimes …

Tags:Automotive| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Exclusive Supplier of LED Chips for 6.1″ iPhone Backlight Revealed

by Andrew Fenn

Industry sources have revealed that Japanese chemical engineering and manufacturing company Nichia will be the sole supplier of 0.3t LED chips for the backlighting of the new 6.1″ LCD iPhone believed to be launching …

Tags:LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Dish Network Announces Google Assistant Integration

by Andrew Fenn

Dish Network has announced the integration of Google Assistant into its Hopper, Hopper Duo, Joey or Wally device range. Users can control their TV using their voice when paired with an Assistant device like …

Tags:Dish Network| Google| Large Display Monitor| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Samsung Opens New Smartphone Manufacturing Plant in India

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has opened a new 129,000m² smartphone manufacturing facility in the Indian city of Noida, just outside Delhi. This new plant will produce up to 120 million Samsung smartphones every year, covering the company’s …

Tags:India| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Vivo Launches Nex Smartphone in International Markets

by Andrew Fenn

Vivo has announced plans to launch its Nex flagship smartphone in Russia, India, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan this month, following its initial release in China. The Nex range features two smartphones, the premium …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 27

ABI: AR/VR Over Wireless Networks Gaining Momentum in Industrial Sector

by Andrew Fenn

Augmented reality is growing in presence in industrial applications such as smart manufacturing and remote operation of industrial machinery, according to ABI Research. To serve workers that use devices in a wider range of …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 27