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IDC: Notebooks and Detachables Show Positive Signs Ahead

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, global shipments of traditional PCs and tablets are expected to decline 3.5% year-on-year in 2018, which is an even steeper decline from the 2.7% in 2017. Looking forward, the category is …

Tags:Forecasts| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Arçelik Announces Grundig Partnership with Seraphic

by Andrew Fenn

“Europe’s leading home appliances manufacturer” Arçelik has announced it will deploy Seraphic’s full range of browser solutions across its flagship TV brand, Grundig. The new products will be unveiled across European markets including Turkey, …

Tags:Beko| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Worldwide Smartphone Forecast 2018Q1

IDC: Worldwide Smartphone Volumes will Return to Growth in 2019 and Beyond

by Andrew Fenn

After declining 0.3% in 2017, the worldwide smartphone market is expected to contract again in 2018 before returning to growth in 2019 and beyond, according to IDC. Smartphone shipments are forecast to drop 0.2% …

Tags:Forecasts| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Rockwell Collins to Provide Training Display for CAE Flight Simulator

by Andrew Fenn

Rockwell Collins has been selected by CAE to provide its Panorama collimated display for the CC-295 full-flight simulator, in support of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue program. The display is …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Rockwell Collins| Simulation| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Fibre and Cable Account for Three-Quarters of Global Fixed Broadband Subscriptions

by Andrew Fenn

Fibre and cable networks are dominating the global broadband market, with the technologies now servicing 77% of fixed subscriptions, new figures from Point Topic have revealed. According to the data, which takes into account …

Tags:broadband| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 25 - Issue 21

850 Million to Watch eSports and “Let’s Play” Content by 2022

by Andrew Fenn

A new study from Juniper Research forecasts that unique viewers of eSports (competitive playing of video games) and “Let’s Play” content (tutorials and talk-throughs of game content) will reach 858 million by 2022, up …

Tags:eSports| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 21

European Commission Re-approves Liberty Global’s Acquisition of Ziggo

by Andrew Fenn

The European Commission has re-approved the acquisition of Ziggo by Liberty Global, subject to conditions. The merger between both companies was notified to the Commission in March 2014 and approved in October 2014 but …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Liberty Global| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Netherlands| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Analysts Cast Doubts on All-OLED iPhone Line-up in 2019

by Andrew Fenn

Earlier this week, a report from Korea’s ET Times indicated that a source from Apple had revealed that the company’s 2019 iPhone line-up will feature another three models, all with OLED panels, as opposed …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Small Medium LCDs| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 21

WayRay Reveals Two New Automotive AR Products

by Andrew Fenn

Swiss augmented reality specialist, WayRay, has unveiled two new AR products for the automotive industry, a year after Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba invested in the company. The first is a hands-free holographic navigation system …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Galaxy X Foldable Smartphone to Launch at MWC 2019?

by Andrew Fenn

The OLED-A reported earlier this week that Samsung’s long-awaited Galaxy X foldable OLED smartphone could launch as early as February 2019, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. (Samsung Foldable Still On for …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Newest Build Brings Improvements to Google Pixel XL 2 Display

by Andrew Fenn

LG and Google have improved upon the Pixel 2 XL’s OLED display, which has been marred with issues since its release last year, according to the OLED-A. The publication says that, as of the …

Tags:Google| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 21