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Gartner Says More Decline for Device Market

by Bob Raikes

Gartner has released its overall forecasts for smart devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) which it expects to see decline 3% this year, after falling 0.75% last year. After that, the analyst sees …

Sharp to Exploit Foxconn in Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

Nikkei reports that Sharp is to exploit its ownership by extending its sales of smartphones in Japan from the Aquos high end models that it currently sells to lower priced models.

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Consumer Spending on VR to hit $3.3 billion by 2020

by Bob Raikes

Aggressive promotional activity from smartphone vendors and the launch of premium smartphone VR solutions, including Google’s Daydream View, will help drive the installed base of VR headsets from 4 million in 2015 to 81 …

Tags:IHS Markit| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40

NEC Monitors Arrive in Europe

by Bob Raikes

NEC Display Solutions Europe has announced the regional availability of the EA245WMi and EX241UN desktop monitors (NEC Narrows Desktop Bezels) and emphasised the TCO certification and the ‘Low Blue Light Plus’ technology which NEC …

ICDM Starts Near-to-Eye Group for Display Measurement

by Bob Raikes

The ICDM, which develops the International Display Measurement Standard (IDMS) has established a new subcommittee for near to eye displays for VR/AR and HUDs. Tom Lianza of Photo Research as the subcommittee chair. The …

Fujitsu In Talks with Lenovo over PCs

by Bob Raikes

Fujitsu has confirmed that it is in talks with Lenovo about selling its PC business as the potential deal to work with Toshiba (and possibly Vaio) has never come to fruition. Lenovo has not …

Technology Exposed is Busy

by Bob Raikes

Technology Exposed is an annual UK trade show run by Midwich, the specialist A/V distributor, and its partner brands. It took place just after IBC, but we couldn’t miss the chance to get around …

Sky Q Adds Sports Split Screen

by Bob Raikes

Sky in the UK has a new STB and service that it is calling “Sky Q” and that is based on a gateway, supporting multiple other screens over a home network. Now the company …

DisplayLink Integrated into Windows Core

by Bob Raikes

DisplayLink, which has technology for graphic display over USB, said that it has a version of its software that works with Windows 10th Anniversary Upgrade and it said that the software is integrated with …

Three New ATSC 3.0 Standards Added

by Bob Raikes

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has standardised three more components of the next-generation television system that it hopes will transform the ability of broadcasters to deliver mobile, interactivity and higher quality content. ATSC …

PS4 Users Have to Choose VR or HDR

by Bob Raikes

Pocket Lint reports that when the PlayStation VR processor unit is connected to the PlayStation, normally it will feed HDMI to a TV as well as driving the HDR headset. Unfortunately, the website has …

Anders Extends Truly Deal to OLED

by Bob Raikes

andersDX in the UK said that it has agreed to extend its five year agreement with Truly, for whom it is the exclusive distributor. The deal will now cover Truly’s AMOLED displays which are …

Tags:AMOLED| Distribution| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 39