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Smartwatches to Have More Than Just Fifteen Minutes of Fame, According to IDC

by Damir Lokas

Worldwide shipments of wearable devices is on track to grow 15.1% in 2018, totaling 132.9 million units over the course of the year. The overall market is also expected to deliver a compound annual …

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More Than 40 Million Devices Now Running RDK

by Damir Lokas

At the 2018 Connected TV World Summit, RDK Management, LLC provided its annual update about the adoption of the RDK (Reference Design Kit) software used to power customer-premises equipment (CPE) from video and broadband …

America’s Appetite for Streaming Video Continues to Grow

by Damir Lokas

American consumers’ appetite for streaming video continues to grow, and they have no qualms shelling out cash for original content, according to Deloitte’s 12th edition of the “Digital Media Trends Survey” (formerly the “Digital …

Deloitte: 55% of US Households Now Subscribe to SVOD

by Andrew Fenn

American consumers’ appetite for streaming video continues to grow and they have no qualms shelling out cash for original content, according to Deloitte, whose report found that 55% of US households now subscribe to …

Global Digital Pay TV Subscriptions Pass One Billion in 2017

by Damir Lokas

Digital pay TV subscriptions around the world, including cable, satellite and IPTV, exceeded one billion for the first time in 2017. This global growth comes despite the continued uptake of over-the-top (OTT) subscription video …

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OLED-A Highlights Flex OLED Changes

by Bob Raikes

The OLED Association published its latest forecasts for different OLED fabs now that a number of planned expansions have been revised in the light of the sales of the iPhone X (DSCC Releases Latest …

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HTC Releases Vive Pricing

by Bob Raikes

HTC Vive announced that the HTC Vive Pro Head Mounted Display (HMD) will be available for $799 with global pre-orders starting now. The company also announced a $100 price reduction for the current Vive …

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HTC VIVE Announces Price Of VIVE Pro HMD at $799, Pre-Orders Start Today; Price Of VIVE Reduced To $499

by Damir Lokas

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Webos Enters Next Phase as Global Platform Under LG’s Stewardship

by Damir Lokas

As part of a broader effort to make webOS even more accessible to today’s consumers and industries, LG Electronics (LG) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a federal government body to more …

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HannStar Display Positive on 2017 Result

by Bob Raikes

Hannstar Display has posted profits of NT$1.671 billion ($57.27 million) for Q4 2017 on sales of NT$6.152 ($210 million) bringing sales for the year to NT$23.743 billion ($810 million). The company said that panels …

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Eastern Europe Digital Pay TV Subscribers to Grow 27% Between 2017 and 2023

by Damir Lokas

The number of digital pay TV subscribers in Eastern Europe will increase from 25.49 million in 2010 to 61.57 million in 2017 and onto 78.08 million by 2023. The Eastern Europe Pay TV Forecasts …

IDC: Demand for AR/VR Headsets Expected to Rebound in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments for AR and VR headsets will grow to 68.9 million units in 2022 with a five-year CAGR of 52.5%, according to the latest forecast from the IDC. Despite the weakness the market …