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IDC: Smartphone Volumes Poised to Return to Growth

by Andrew Fenn

While the worldwide smartphone market is expected to decline again in 2018, IDC believes the market will experience low single-digit growth from 2019 through the end of its forecast in 2022. Analysts forecast worldwide …

Tags:Android| Forecasts| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 33

$100 Million Gift from Foxconn Launches Partnership with University of Wisconsin–Madison

by Andrew Fenn

Foxconn chairman and founder, Terry Gou, has announced plans to invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the US, while also creating the framework for a science …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| R&D (Research & Development)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Magic Leap One Details Revealed in iFixit Teardown

by Andrew Fenn

iFixit has made a detailed teardown of the long-awaited Magic Leap development system. The teardown describes the way that the Magic Leap headset uses six different optical waveguides, each with a small air gap …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Teardowns| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Third-Party iPhone Repair Provider Signs Deal with Apple

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has made an agreement with Simply Mac, making it an authorised Apple repair service provider, on the proviso it stops using third-party equipment and aftermarket parts to perform repairs, which can lead to …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Vol 25 - Issue 33

DVD/Blu-ray Disc Player Ownership Drops in the US

by Andrew Fenn

The presence of DVD and Blu-ray disc players in American homes is declining, according to data from Nielsen’s latest Total Audience Report. The percentage of players in US households has dropped from 73% in …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 25 - Issue 33

PMA Report Shows Year-on-Year Growth for US Large-Format Displays

by Andrew Fenn

PMA Research has published its latest set of sell-through tracking reports on large-format (32″ and larger) flat panel displays being sold by US AV and IT distributors who serve commercial markets. The report showed …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Market Data| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 33

LG Introduces World’s First 8K OLED TV

by Damir Lokas

Already a leader in advancing TV innovation with its OLED TVs, LG Electronics (LG) is introducing the world’s first 8K (7680 x 4320) OLED TV. Previewed at IFA 2018, the 88-inch class 8K LG …

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LG Focuses On Gaming At IFA With New UltraGear Monitors

by Damir Lokas

LG Electronics is demonstrating its commitment to gaming technology with the announcement of its new UltraGear monitors at IFA 2018 in Berlin this week. The monitors take immersion to a new level thanks to …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)