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“Inhancing” Virtual Reality

by Len Scrogan

Virtual reality manifested an extremely lean floor presence in the two main expo halls at InfoComm 2018, much to my surprise. One of the brightest VR stars shining, however, was the Inhance Digital booth, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 32

LG Display Reports 2018 Q2 Earnings and Cuts Investment Plans

by Andrew Fenn

LG Display had a weak Q2 and as a result has decided to significantly reduce its investment plans in the period up to 2020, trimming the value of investments by KRW 3 trillion ($2.677 …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28

LG Display Sees Downturn

by Yvette Raikes

LG Display posted Q2 net losses of KRW301 billion ($269 million), compared with net profits of KRW737 billion ($659 million) in the year-ago quarter, on revenue of KRW5.6 trillion ($5.0 billion), down 15% from …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Philips, Asus and Pioneer Hit with $100+ Million in Antitrust Fines

by Andrew Fenn

The European Commission has fined consumer electronics manufacturers Asus, Philips and Pioneer for imposing fixed or minimum resale prices on online retailers, in breach of EU competition rules. The fines, totalling over €111 million …

Tags:Asus| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Philips| Price Fixing| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Samsung Developing “Breakthrough” Proprietary Smartphone GPU

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung’s next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S10, will apparently feature a “breakthrough” GPU, developed in-house. According to EE Times, the new processor groups multiple instructions together so they can be executed in a single …

Tags:GPUs| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Samsung Forecasts MicroLED Value

by Bob Raikes

Samsung was quoted by the Yonhap News as saying that it believes that the value of the microLED display market, globally, will reach $4.5 billion up from $14 million this year. The report also …

Tags:Forecasts| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| MicroLED| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Microsoft Developing a Streaming-Only Xbox Console?

by Andrew Fenn

Last month, rumours surfaced that Microsoft is developing an all-new Xbox console for release in 2020. Not only that, but “Scarlett” — the codename given to the new console — actually refers to a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vol 25 - Issue 28| xBox

Exodus From Pay TV In The U.S. Accelerates Despite OTT Partnerships

by Damir Lokas

Even as traditional pay TV providers form partnerships with former over-the-top (OTT) rivals to retain customers, cord-cutting continues to outpace projections. According to eMarketer’s latest US pay TV/OTT forecast, the number of cord-cutters (adults …