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IHS: LG Retains Lead in Large Display Area Shipments in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Despite the low seasonality factor and brands turning their focus away from volume growth, the demand for large display panels showed better-than-expected results in the first quarter of 2018, albeit still weak, according to …

Tags:AUO| BOE| IHS Markit| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| LG Displays (LGD)| Market Data| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 19

SoC Specialist ALi Posts Ninth Consecutive Quarterly Loss

by Andrew Fenn

STB chipset provider ALi reported a loss in the first quarter of 2018, the company’s ninth consecutive quarterly loss, according to Digitimes. The company’s net losses in the first quarter reportedly came to $96.3 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Parks Associates Releases New US Pay TV Research

by Andrew Fenn

New research from Parks Associates shows that 6% of US broadband households are highly likely to subscribe to an online pay TV service within the next 12 months, which would more than double the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| SVOD| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Canal+ to Offer Customers Apple TV 4K in Place of Its STB

by Andrew Fenn

French pay TV operator Canal+ has announced that customers of its myCanal subscription service will be able to get an Apple TV 4K in place of its own set-top box from May 17th. Rental …

Tags:Apple| France| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Enterprise MR Applications to Approach 40 Million by 2022

by Andrew Fenn

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of enterprise mixed reality (MR) applications will approach 40 million by 2022, rising from just 6.5 million in 2018 — a growth of …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 19

3D dynamic modeling is the basis for 3D video calling

Oppo Demonstrates 5G Video Call Demo Using 3D Structured Light Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Oppo Global Research Institute has announced that it has demonstrated 5G video calling using 3D structured light technology. The demonstration used a customised Oppo R11s smartphone with an integrated structured light camera, collecting the …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| 5G| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Google to Launch Pixel-Branded Smartwatch Later This Year?

by Andrew Fenn

It is being widely reported that Google will announced its first Pixel-branded smartwatch at its annual product launch event later this year, alongside its new smartphones, Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. The information …

Tags:Android Wear| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Could an Apple Watch with a Round Face be on the Cards?

by Andrew Fenn

A patent that seemingly details an Apple smartwatch with a circular face has been approved, having originally been filed back in January 2016, less than a year after the launch of the first Apple …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 19

TiVo STBs to be Manufactured by Third Party Going Forward

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo will exit the set-top box manufacturing business, opting instead to work with a third party, it has been reported. The third party in question has not yet been named, but is described by …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| PVRs (DVRs) Personal Digital Video Recorders| Tivo| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Asustek Predicts Significant Growth for Smartphone Business in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes, Asustek CEO Jerry Shen has predicted that the company’s smartphone shipments will see a quarter-on-quarter growth of between 25% and 35% during the second quarter of 2018, driven by sales of …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 19

IDC: India Smartphone Market Starts 2018 with Strongest Ever Q1 Shipments

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, the India smartphone market saw shipments of 30 million units in the first quarter of 2018 — the market’s strongest start to a year — maintaining a healthy year-on-year growth of …

Tags:IDC| India| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Lenovo Mirage Solo Won’t Come with 6DoF Controllers

by Andrew Fenn

Google’s Clay Bavor has revealed that Lenovo’s new Mirage Solo headset, which features 6DoF tracking, won’t use next-generation 6DoF controllers, unlike Oculus Santa Cruz. According to Bavor, the decision was made because the team …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 19