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Report: Apple Informs Suppliers of 20% Drop in 2018 iPhone Production

by Andrew Fenn

According to Nikkei, Apple has informed its suppliers that it plans to cut this year’s iPhone production by 20%, from 100 million units in 2017 to 80 million this year, following slower-than-expected sales of …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Mobile and Tablet Panel Price Trend Forecast from Sigmaintell

by Andrew Fenn

Sigmaintell Research has released its pricing trend forecast for mobile and tablet display panels in May 2018. The report shows that full-screen panel demand is growing, while non-full-screen demand is shrinking fast. Analysts also …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Phones| Pricing| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Samsung Promotes QLED Event in West Hollywood

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung and Insight Media are organising a technology symposium in the US called the QLED and Advanced Display Conference. The event will take place on June 27th and 28th at The London, West Hollywood …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 22

ViewSonic Named Best-Selling Collaboration Display Brand of 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Visual display solution provider, ViewSonic, took a 41.4% share of unit sales through distribution during the first quarter of 2018, according to The NPD Group. The company’s ViewBoard interactive flat panels also earned two …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| USA| ViewSonic| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Amazon Releases UHD Streaming Media Player with Alexa Voice Control

by Andrew Fenn

Amazon has announced Fire TV Cube, a hands-free Ultra HD streaming media player with built-in Alexa voice control. The device uses multi-directional infrared technology, cloud-based protocols and HDMI CEC that — combined with Alexa …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Strategy Analytics: Smart Home Device Sales to Exceed Smartphones by 2023

by Andrew Fenn

Global demand for smart home devices will exceed sales of smartphones by 2023, according to Strategy Analytics. Consumers worldwide bought 664 million smart home devices in 2017 and this will increase to 1.94 billion …

Tags:Internet of Things IOT| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Acorn TV Now Available on Roku in Mexico

by Andrew Fenn

Roku users in Mexico can now subscribe to Acorn TV for 89 pesos (about $4.30) per month. The programmes will be spoken in English with Spanish subtitles available. Acorn TV is commercial-free and features …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Streaming Dongles| Vol 25 - Issue 22

AOC Announces Gold Sponsorship for UK Esports Awards 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Display specialist, AOC, has announced its Gold sponsorship for the first ever UK Esports Awards 2018. The event, which will be live-streamed on Twitch, will take place on July 7th at ESL’s Studio 1 …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| eSports| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Oppo UHD Blu-ray Players Now Support Sony Dolby Vision TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Oppo has released a firmware update for its line of Ultra HD Blu-ray disc players, adding support for Sony’s Dolby Vision-compatible TVs. Oppo’s players join a minority of devices that are currently able to …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Ocean Outdoor Acquires Scottish Digital-Out-of-Home Firm

by Andrew Fenn

Ocean Outdoor has acquired Forrest Media, a leading provider of large format outdoor media solutions in Scotland, for £200 million ($267.7 million). The deal expands Ocean’s national footprint and enhances its position as a …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 25 - Issue 22

IHS: iPhone X Led Global Smartphone Unit Shipments in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

As global smartphone shipments reached 345.5 million units in the first quarter of 2018, Apple iPhone X was the leading model, with 12.7 million units shipped. According to IHS Markit, iPhone 8 ranked second, …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Horowitz: Competition from dMVPDs Puts New Spin on US Pay TV Subs

by Andrew Fenn

76% of TV viewers now subscribe to a traditional pay TV service, down from 86% in 2014, according to Horowitz Research. Just 71% of 18-34 year-olds subscribe to a traditional pay TV service, compared …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| Vol 25 - Issue 22