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Sony XZ Premium Phone has 4K HDR Display & 960fps Camera

by Bob Raikes

Sony had one of the most impressive new phones at the event with the new Xperia XZ Premium phone which has an UltraHD display and support for HDR. The phone has a very high …

MWC 2017 Catch-Up

by Bob Raikes

As usual, after finalising our MDM report, we found several stories that slipped through the cracks or that we didn’t spot at the time and found elsewhere. Omate was showing a new 4G-enabled smartwatch …

Tags:audio| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Electronics Report – TCO Certified Reveals Both Improvements and Challenges in Factory Working Conditions

by Bob Raikes

The report, Impacts and Insights, measures the 2016 effects of new criteria aimed at broadening brand owner responsibility for supply chain working conditions, conflict minerals initiatives and inclusion of safer chemicals. The current generation …

Tags:Supply Chain| TCO Development

Six More Cable Operators Join Expanding SES Ultra HD Trials

by Bob Raikes

SES S.A. today announced that six more U.S. cable operators have joined its successful Ultra HD trials, while some of the first cable providers to participate are nearing the historic launch of consumer Ultra …

Tags:SES| UltraHD

ARM and SMI Collaborate on VR at GDC

by Bob Raikes

We missed an earlier report that Arm and Sensormotoric Instruments (SMI) were planning to collaborate on demonstrating at the GDC that a combination of the latest Arm Mali G71 GPU and SMI’s technology is …

The Samsung Galaxy S8 to be compatible with the Mirabook

by Bob Raikes

After its success at the CES in Las Vegas, Miraxess will be present at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 27th until March 2nd 2017. The French start-up releases its new partnership …

Tags:MWC 2017| Samsung| Smartphones

LG G6 Emphasises Display and HDR

by Bob Raikes

LG’s G6 Phone has an 18:9 format and Dolby Vision/HDR content. Image:MekoNearly all of LG’s booth at Mobile World was devoted to the new G6 ‘flagship’ smartphone that was launched at the show. The …

Qualcomm VRDK Sets Scene for S8/Gear VR

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm has released a new VR development kit, the VRDK, for the Snapdragon 835 processor which is the flagship chip for the company at the moment and was including in the new Sony phone …

MicroLED Heads for Commercialisation

by Bob Raikes

We’ve covered microLED quite a lot over the last couple of years. Any technology where Apple buys a leading company (Luxvue in this case) is bound to become a topic of interest and, as …

Tags:MicroLED| Vol 24 - Issue 08

E Ink Used for Smart Packaging

by Bob Raikes

E Ink is working with Texen to develop smart packaging solutions and customisable packing for make-up compacts, perfume bottles and other cosmetic packaging. The labels use NFC to update and power the E Ink …

Tags:E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Dolby Laboratories and LG Electronics Announce First Smartphone to Support Dolby Vision

by Bob Raikes

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and LG Electronics (LG), today announced that the LG G6 smartphone will be the first mobile device to support Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) technology. Additionally, Netflix, and Amazon will …

Tags:Dolby Vision| LG Electronics (LGE)

HTC Looks to Tourism in China for VR

by Bob Raikes

HTC Vive has partnered with the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) and Renwoyou (Xiamen) Technology Development Co., Ltd. to develop tourism apps using VR. Vive has identified tourism as an industry that will be …

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 08