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Oculus Go Is Now Available for Pre-Order — And the Reviews Are In

by Andrew Fenn

Oculus Go, the company’s new standalone headset, was made available for pre-order on Amazon earlier this week, retailing at $199 — and apparently it has already sold out. The device was officially unveiled at …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Vol 25 - Issue 17

High-End Smartphones Experience Sluggish Sales in Korea

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung’s recently-launched Galaxy S9 range of smartphones has apparently joined the iPhone X in its sales struggles. According to The Investor, sales of Samsung’s latest smartphone have hit record lows in Korea. 476,000 units …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 17

PMA Research: Flat Panel and Projector Markets Grew in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

PMA Research has published its latest sell-through tracking report on large-format (32″ and larger) flat panel displays and projectors being sold by leading US distributors who serve commercial markets. In the first quarter of …

Sainsbury-Asda Merger Likely to Face Competition Review

by Andrew Fenn

Following the recent announcement that UK supermarket chains Sainsbury’s and Asda are proposing to merge their operations, the UK Competition and Markets Authority has commented that the deal is likely to be subject to …

Vivo V9 Uses AI and Machine Learning to Enhance a Range of Features

by Andrew Fenn

Vivo V9 is now officially available in international markets including Russia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand. The display is a 6.3″（1080 * 2280）IPS LCD and the system uses a Snapdragon 626 with 4GB of RAM …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Visitors to The World’s Tallest Building Can Jump Off It in VR

by Andrew Fenn

Emaar Properties, the owners of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, has collaborated with HTC, media firm Digicomm, and UK tech agency Inition — the one behind VR experience “The View from …

Google Developing New 6DoF Controller Tracking Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Google is developing a computer-vision-based method of positional tracking, allowing 6DoF controller tracking without active markers or any additional hardware. Of the VR headsets released — or slated for release — this year, Lenovo’s …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Digital Signage Federation Announces New European Leadership

by Andrew Fenn

Dirk HuelsermannThe Digital Signage Federation (DSF), an independent, not-for-profit trade organisation serving the digital signage industry, has announced the newly-elected leadership for its European Affiliate, DSF Europe. Dirk Huelsermann, MD of Stratacache Capital, and …

Tianma in Talks to Sell OLED Business?

by Andrew Fenn

Chinese display manufacturer Tianma may be selling off its OLED business to CEC Panda, after experiencing losses in the sector last year, according to ET News. The company’s 6G LTPS AMOLED fab in Wuhan, …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Tianma| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV Shipments to Rise 5% in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Shipments of LCD TVs from Taiwan are predicted to grow 5.15% quarter-on-quarter, up to 6.94 million units, during the second quarter of 2018, according to Digitimes Research. This is something of a rebound for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| ODMs & OEMs| Taiwan| TV Production| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Digitimes Research: Tablet Shipments to Drop Again in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide tablet shipments fell to 33 million units in the first quarter of 2018, down 28.2% quarter-on-quarter and 14.9% year-on-year, according to Digitimes Research. The publication attributed this decline to a lack of activity …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Report: Production of New MacBook Air Delayed Until Second Half of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Supply chain sources in Taiwan have revealed that Apple has delayed the mass production of its next-generation MacBook Air — originally scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2018 — until the second …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 17