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Apple Watch Series 4 Users Report Strong Blue Tint on Display

by Andrew Fenn

Reports are emerging of a small number of consumer complaints regarding a strong blue tint found on the display of the new Apple Watch Series 4 when viewing it at certain angles, said to …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Microsoft Announces Game Streaming Platform “Project xCloud”

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft has revealed it is developing a global game-streaming platform, currently called Project xCloud, for Xbox One console gamers and PC users. The service can also be used on a mobile device, using an …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 39| xBox

LG, Samsung and Vivo Launch iPhone XR Rivals in Taiwan

by Andrew Fenn

Industry sources recently informed Digitimes that LG, Samsung and Vivo are all launching multiple new smartphone models to rival the iPhone XR in Taiwan, in an attempt to maintain their respective market shares in …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Digi-Capital: VR/AR Investment Surges in China, Dries Up in US

by Andrew Fenn

A new report from Digi-Capital finds that Chinese computer vision and AR investment surged to $3.9 billion in the last 12 months, while North American AR/VR investment fell from nearly $1.5 billion in the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Alticast, S&T and UniSoft to Demo ATSC 3.0 Solution at NAB NYC

by Andrew Fenn

Alticast, a provider of end-to-end media solutions, Strategy & Technology (S&T), an independent developer of interactive TV technologies, and UniSoft, a software company specialising in broadcast provisioning, monitoring and testing, will demonstrate how their …

Tags:ATSC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Roku Launches Measurement Programme for OTT Advertising

by Andrew Fenn

Roku has launched its Measurement Partner Programme, helping brands and publishers quantify the impact of OTT advertising campaigns running on the platform, along with eleven partners, including Acxiom, comScore, Experian, Factual, IHS Markit, Kantar, …

Tags:Advertising| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Roku| Vol 25 - Issue 39

SMPTE Elects New President, Officers and Governors

by Andrew Fenn

The SoPatrick Griffisciety of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has elected new officers and governors for the 2019-2020 term. Patrick Griffis, VP of Technology in the Office of the CTO at Dolby Laboratories, will …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| SMPTE| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Suzuki Chooses Sony to Modernise Digital Signage in France

by Andrew Fenn

Suzuki recently enlisted Sony to modernise its French headquarters and stores throughout the country. Sony is equipping 106 of Suzuki’s 180 French stores with a complete signage solution, with the deployment expected to finish …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Retail| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro Features a Rigid OLED Display

by Andrew Fenn

Xiaomi recently launched its Mi 8 Pro smartphone globally. The device features a 6.21″ AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 × 2248 pixels, 402 ppi, HDR10 and a screen-to-body ratio of about 84%. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39| Xiaomi

Xiaomi Posts Advert for UK Retail Store Manager

by Andrew Fenn

The UK is next on the list of European countries getting a Xiaomi retail location, if a job posting seeking a store manager for a new outlet at the Westfield Shopping Centre in London …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 39| Xiaomi

Vivo Launches V11i in India Under a Slightly Different Name

by Andrew Fenn

Following the launch of its V11 Pro smartphone in India last month, known simply as the V11 outside India, Vivo has also released the slightly smaller V11i there too — where it will be …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Nokia 7.1 Available to Pre-order Now in the US

by Andrew Fenn

HMD has launched the new Nokia 7.1 smartphone, featuring a 5.84″ LCD display with a resolution of 1080 × 2280, an aspect ratio of 19:9, 432 ppi, HDR10 and a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39