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Case Against Toshiba Dropped in CRT Price-Fixing Lawsuit

by Andrew Fenn

Toshiba has been released from ongoing multidistrict litigation initiated by Marta Cooperative of America, who allege that a range of companies violated federal antitrust laws by conspiring to fix the price of cathode ray …

Tags:CRT| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| toshiba| Vol 25 - Issue 18

UBI: Foldable OLED Smartphones Could Absorb Tablet Market

by Andrew Fenn

Choong-hoon Yi, president of UBI Research, recently spoke about the potential for foldable OLED devices to disrupt or absorb the tablet market at the Latest OLED Technology Trends Seminar, which took place at COEX …

Tags:Foldable Devices| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Osram Acquires VCSEL Specialist Vixar Inc.

by Andrew Fenn

Infrared and LED lighting specialist Osram has acquired Vixar Inc., a US manufacturer of VCSEL-based optical components and subassemblies. While currently known primarily for identification applications in mobile devices, VCSEL also can be used …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Laser| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 18

US Cybersecurity Firm Acquires Digital Signage Specialist

by Andrew Fenn

Uniguest, a US-based cybersecurity technology provider, has announced its acquisition of UK-based digital signage and visual communications company Onelan. Uniguest says that the combined solutions will assist its customers in driving guest, shopper and …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Sky Will Broadcast Royal Wedding Live in Ultra HD

by Andrew Fenn

Sky has announced that the upcoming Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be broadcast live in Ultra HD on May 19th, exclusively for Sky Q customers with a 2TB set-top box …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Rakuten TV Launches Content in Dolby Vision and Atmos

by Andrew Fenn

It has been announced that Rakuten TV will be the first video on-demand service in Europe to release content in Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos sound, for LG OLED and SUHD smart TVs. …

Tags:Dolby| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| SVOD| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Netherlands Theme Park Launches VR Version of Popular Attraction

by Andrew Fenn

A theme park in the Netherlands has launched a VR recreation of one of its most popular attractions, to allow disabled guests to experience it. Droomvlucht, meaning “dream flight”, was previously inaccessible for disabled …

Tags:AR/VR| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Skonec Opens Its First “VR Square” Multiplex in Korea

by Andrew Fenn

Korean VR developer Skonec opened a VR multiplex in Seoul, Korea last month. Covering 1,700m², VR Square features five floors of virtual reality games and experiences, including VR Walking Attraction, which allows players to …

Tags:AR/VR| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 18

MacBook Pro Owners Launch Keyboard Replacement Petition

by Andrew Fenn

At the time of writing, 12,853 MacBook Pro users have signed a Change.org petition, demanding that Apple recalls every one released since Late 2016 due to widespread issues with its keyboard. Clearly, many users …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 18| warranty

UK Technology Provider Launches HoloLens Subscription Service

by Andrew Fenn

A subscription programme for Microsoft HoloLens has been launched in Europe. UK technology solution provider JTRS and its parent company Econocom is offering the package, called “Mixed Reality as a Service”, priced at £260 …

Tags:Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Thinfilm Launches CNECT Blockchain Services

by Andrew Fenn

Thinfilm, a provider of NFC mobile marketing solutions, has announced the launch of CNECT Blockchain Services to enable product traceability and secure transfer of ownership capabilities in the CNECT Cloud Platform. Leveraging the security …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Deutsche Telekom Relaunches IPTV Platform to Broadband Users

by Andrew Fenn

Deutsche Telekom relaunched its direct-to-home IPTV platform Entertain last week. Previously, the platform was aimed at those with little-or-no broadband service. Now, Entertain is targeted at those with broadband and a satellite dish, with …

Tags:Germany| HD+ (Germany)| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 25 - Issue 18