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Vimeo Follows 4k Uploads With Streaming

by Tom Allen

VoD platform Vimeo has begun to roll out UltraHD content for streaming to all users, following the introduction of an upload and download service last year. Initially only available through a browser, the feature …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Streaming Video| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Millenials Affect Pay-TV Market, Says Gartner

by Tom Allen

Gartner’s Derek O’Donnell has shared the company’s predictions for the pay-TV market ahead of CES 2016. Gartner predicts that worldwide end-user spending on video media services will reach $316 billion next year: a 6% …

Tags:CES 2016| Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Foxconn Chair Supports Tariff Elimination

by Tom Allen

Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn, has said that the Chinese government should drop tariffs on LCD products shipped from Taiwan, from 5% to 0%. Korean makers do not pay these tariffs, so such a …

Tags:China| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Tricolor Brings UHD to Russia

by Tom Allen

An UltraHD package is now being broadcast by Tricolor TV in Russia. Subscribers to Tricolor get access to the two channels, which consists of films, documentaries, sports and entertainment programmes, at no extra cost. …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Russia| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Smartphones Fall to Single-Digit Growth

by Tom Allen

2015 will be the first-ever full year of single-digit smartphone growth, according to IDC. The firm forecasts 9.8% growth YoY, to a total of 1.43 billion units. This is a revision from IDC’s previous …

Tags:Emerging Markets| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Samsung Falls From Wearable Rankings

by Tom Allen

The top wearable vendor positions were in a state of flux in Q3, with Xiaomi challenging Apple for the second-place spot, and Samsung beaten to fifth place by newcomer XTC. IDC says that total …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 49| Wearable Market| Worldwide

NextFlex is Born

by Tom Allen

In August, the FlexTech Alliance received funding from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to establish and manage a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) and Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE MII) (FlexTech Alliance Secures $75 Million …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Showcase Claims Europe’s Tallest LED Display

by Tom Allen

Showcase AVi has been involved with the design of two large LED screens in the UK: one in London and the other in Tamworth. The first screen, installed this summer, is at Audi’s showroom …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| LED| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 48

QD LCDs Will Dominate Flexible Barrier Market

by Tom Allen

IDTechEx has predicted that flexible barrier film market will be worth $850 million by 2026. Interest will mainly be driven by quantum dot (QD) LCD displays and flexible OLED displays, both of which require …

Tags:Barrier Layers (Films)| IdTechEx| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 48

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 48

by Tom Allen

The samurai: master warriors; fearless fighters; and, according to NTT Docomo, absolute rulers of Candy Crush. A new video, aiming to raise awareness of the risks of texting while walking, has some useful information …

Tags:Back Panel| Health and Safety| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NTT Docomo| Vol 22 - Issue 48| YouTube

Toshiba Enables DVI Pass-Through in TD-E

by Tom Allen

Toshiba’s original TD-E range of mid-size signage monitors was shown at Technology Exposed 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38). The company has now developed the second generation, which will be launched this year. …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| toshiba| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Samsung’s Payment System Arrives in UK Next Year

by Tom Allen

New phones have been announced in Samsung’s Galaxy A range, which will be launched in the UK next April, and then expanded to global markets. Three sizes will be available: a 5.5″ (A7), 5.2″ …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Payment Systems| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 48