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B & O Avant NG TVs Support Android

Bang & Olufsen has announced three new TVs in its Avant NG range, in 55″, 75″ and 85″ sizes. The series ...

Unparalleled Learning in Stereo 3D

3D in Education After penning Nevada State College Flies High with 3D, I decided to pay a site visit to the ...

Asustek Sees Small Fall

Asustek Computer saw November revenue of NTD48.73 billion ($1.5 billion), a reduction of 3% YoY, which resulted in January to November ...

Acer’s CTO to Lead Design Centre

Acer has appointed Dr. RC Chang, the company’s chief technology officer, to lead Acer’s Design Centre, replacing retiring president, Jackson Lin. ...

Sky Will Launch VR App This Summer

During its full year results announcement, Sky said that it will launch its VR app this summer.

MStar Adopts Dolby MS12 v2 for Atmos Support

Dolby Labs and MStar said that MStar has made a new Dolby Multistream Decoder MS12 chip that can provide TV makers ...

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AUO Resumes Production of AMOLED Smartphone Panels

by Yvette Raikes

After starting mass production of AMOLED smartphone panels in August 2014, AU Optronics subsequently moved to wearable and VR panels, due to low yields from its Gen 4.5 fab. According to online sources, AUO’s …

Tags:AMOLED| AUO| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 10

Mediatek X30 Struggling against 835?

by Milos Pavlovic

Digitimes has reported that Mediatek is struggling to ramp up production of its Helios X30 AP (MWC 2017 Round-up) and that, as a result, Qualcomm is winning business for its Snapdragon 835. The site …

Tags:Chips| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 24 - Issue 10

Tablet Shipments Expected to Drop Globally in Q1

by Yvette Raikes

In Q1 2017, global unit tablet shipments will fall under 40 million for the first time in almost five years, according to Digitimes Research. Shipments are expected to be 39.3 million. Q1 is usually …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 10

New iPads May Have been Spotted

by Bob Raikes

Adding some credence to the idea that Apple may be about to launch a new version of the iPad, a mobile analytics firm, Fiksu is reported to have found new iPad identifiers in its …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 10

G6 May Not Launch in China

by Yvette Raikes

LG is to concentrate on marketing its G6 smartphone in Korea, the US and Europe, according to a report in Korea-based Daum News. It may not launch the G6 in China at all, as …

Tags:China| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 10

Live Viewing is in Decline

by Yvette Raikes

Watching live TV is in decline with 60% of UK and US viewing time spent watching non-live content, according to a survey by FTI Consulting reported by Advanced Television. The 18-29 year old sector …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 10

Africa Pay TV Revenue to Reach $6 Billion in 2021

by Isaac Oburu

According to the latest data by Dataxis for the year ending 2016, Africa Pay TV subscribers stand at approximately 18.7 million subscribers which represent an increase of approximately 2 million subscribers compared to the …

Tags:MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Pay TV

Panasonic Upgrades Professional Display Warranty

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic in Europe is upgrading its warranty for its professional displays from a return to base to an advanced swap service. The new warranty is offered for all professional displays sold from February 2017. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 24 - Issue 13| warranty

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Panasonic Swaps Out Professional Display Warranty

by Isaac Oburu

Panasonic customers are set to benefit from improved support to their professional display equipment, thanks to the launch of a new advanced swap warranty. Working in partnership with its authorised service partner, Panasonic will …

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My Name is Bob and I’m a Pixelaholic

by Bob Raikes

My name’s Bob and I’m a pixelaholic. Although I try to make do with fewer pixels, the truth is that as time goes on I just need more and more to feed my habit. …

Tags:Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 10

The Guru 360° is a Stabiliser for 360° Cameras

by Bob Raikes

Although we don’t really cover cameras, you have to have the pixels in order to be able to display them and 360º video seems to be particularly sensitive to motion by the camera, so …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 360 Degree Video| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 10

Google Patent Develops Cardboard as Package Concept

by Bob Raikes

Google has been very successful with its Cardboard VR viewer, with over 10 million shipped and the firm has now filed a patent for a smartphone package that can be re-used to make a …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 10