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Seven of the Top-15 SC Suppliers Register At Least 20% Gains in First Half of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has extended its number one semiconductor ranking and sales lead over Intel to 22%, according to IC Insights. The top-15 worldwide semiconductor sales ranking for the first half of 2018 includes seven suppliers …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Semiconductor Market| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Ever Heard of Verses?

by Norbert Hildebrand

In an announcement this week, Verses announced its protocol for augmented and virtual reality in the world wide web. This raises the question “who is Verses?” “Verses is a non-profit foundation creating the universal …

Tags:Augmented Reality| internet| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Catching the 5G Wave

by Steve Sechrist

Like all horizon technology developments, the promise of 5G (Ok ITU IMT-2020 standard) seems so compelling we can’t help but salivate at the prospects. What’s not to like? 5G will bring super network speeds …

Tags:5G| Cellular| Market Data| Radio| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Acer Announces Gaming Desktop Range with New Nvidia GPUs

by Andrew Fenn

Acer has announced that its latest Predator Orion-series gaming desktops feature Nvidia GeForce RTX GPUs. (Nvidia Changes the Game in Ray Tracing) A spokesperson said, “The new Nvidia GeForce RTX GPUs have reinvented graphics …

Tags:Acer| Game Playing| GPUs| Large Display Monitor| PCs| Vol 25 - Issue 32

HDR Gaming Interest Group to Propose Production and Distribution Guidelines

by Andrew Fenn

The HDR Gaming Interest Group (HGiG) is proposing a draft of its HDR Game Content Production and Distribution Guidelines that it says “will help optimise the consumer gaming experience when playing game content in …

Tags:Game Playing| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Apple Store Evacuated Following iPad Battery Explosion

by Andrew Fenn

An Apple store in Leidseplein, Amsterdam was evacuated at the weekend after an iPad’s battery exploded. The local fire service was called to assist, while employees extinguished the fire by placing the device into …

Tags:Apple| Batteries| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 32| warranty

Nvidia Brings RTX to GeForce Range

by Bob Raikes

At Siggraph, Nvidia announced its RTX cards for professional content creators, based on the new Turing GPU architecture. (Nvidia Changes the Game in Ray Tracing) Now it has released three versions for consumers and …

Tags:Game Playing| GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Vol 25 - Issue 32

AOC Previews DisplayHDR 400 Monitor

by Milos Pavlovic

AOC announced the Agon 3 Series monitors with two 27″ monitors, which have curved 3-side frameless designs and the AG273QCX features a VA panel with 2560 x 1440 resolution, 144Hz refresh (with FreeSync 2), …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 25 - Issue 32