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Volfoni Launches Counterclaim in IP Lawsuit in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

Volfoni, a European provider of 3D technology, has announced the launch of its counterclaim to the intellectual property lawsuit filed by RealD in Germany. IP law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP will …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Patents| RealD| Vol 25 - Issue 23

New Oppo Smartphone to Make Its Debut in France

by Andrew Fenn

Oppo has officially announced Oppo Find X. The new flagship smartphone will be unveiled at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France on June 19th. The surprise reboot was first teased on June 1st with …

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

IDC: Wearable Device Shipments Slow in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments of wearable devices grew 1.2% during the first quarter of 2018 as shipments reached 25.1 million units, according to IDC. Growth for the market was far lower than the 18% year-on-year growth …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22| Wearable Market

Sharp Announces Acquisition of Toshiba’s PC Business

by Andrew Fenn

Sharp has confirmed plans to acquire an 80% stake in Toshiba’s currently unprofitable PC business for an estimated ¥4 billion ($36.5 million). Under the terms of the contract, which is expected to be signed …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| PCs| sharp| toshiba| Vol 25 - Issue 22

BrightSign and AVNU Power Customer Service at Hong Kong Furniture Store

by Andrew Fenn

BrightSign has announced its players are powering a network of 60 integrated customer service and digital signage screens delivered by the South China House of Technology (SCHOT) to the stores of a global furniture …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Professional Display Rental Company Orders Samsung Micro LED “Wall”

by Andrew Fenn

Lang of Germany, a wholesale rental company (that rents equipment to AV installers) has placed what is believed to be the first order of Samsung’s The Wall Professional indoor Micro LED product for professional …

Tags:DOOH| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Rental and Staging| Samsung| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Republic of Gamers Announces Gaming Smartphone and Two New Notebooks

by Andrew Fenn

Asus’ sub-brand Republic of Gamers (ROG) recently hosted a press event at Computex 2018, unveiling a new line-up of gaming products, including the first ROG gaming smartphone. The ROG Phone features a GameCool 3D …

Tags:Asus| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Apple’s ARKit 2.0 Supports Multiple Users

by Andrew Fenn

At yesterday’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, the company confirmed that ARKit 2.0 is in the works, bringing improved face tracking, advanced rendering and 3D object detection, as well as support for multiple users. Apple …

Tags:Apple| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Oculus Go Now Available for Pre-order in the EU

by Andrew Fenn

Pre-orders are now live in the EU for Oculus’ new standalone headset, Oculus Go. The device is available online via the company’s website and other internet retailers, while customers in the UK, France, Germany, …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Sony Adds Dolby Vision Support to Its X700 UHD Blu-ray Player

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has released a Dolby Vision firmware update for its X700 UHD Blu-ray disc player, providing compatibility with the company’s own range of TVs. Sony Dolby Vision TVs support the HDR format natively via …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray Players| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Xbox One Getting Alexa and Google Assistant Support?

by Andrew Fenn

If leaked images that surfaced earlier this week are to be believed, Xbox One owners who didn’t buy into Microsoft’s Kinect accessory will soon have an alternative method for controlling their consoles via voice …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 22

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Huawei will Use BOE Flexible OLED Panels for Foldable Smartphone

by Andrew Fenn

Following reports that Huawei is preparing to launch a foldable OLED smartphone in November 2018, ahead of Samsung’s long-awaited offering, confusion has arisen regarding the company’s source of flexible OLED panels. Original reports suggested …

Tags:BOE| Flexible Displays| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22