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Samsung Electronics Internalizes ‘Foldable Glass’ … Ignites Supply Chain Competition

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The ETNews in Korea reported that Samsung Display has taken its flexible glass supply chain in house for the Galaxy Z Flip 3. The glass was developed by the Global Technology …

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Nintendo Switch OLED Review

by Bob Raikes

What They Say TechRadar published a review of the Nintendo Switch OLED and described the display as ‘gorgeous’, while Tom’s Hardware described it as ‘awesome’. It also likes the better speakers. The blog believes …

Tags:Nintendo Consoles| OLEDs| Testing

Sky Dumps the Tuners. Finally.

by Bob Raikes

What They Say As expected, Sky in the UK has released its Sky Glass SmartTV which will be available in 43″, 55″ and 65″ and five colours. They are UltraHD sets with QD film …

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Canon has New Viewfinder Technology To Exploit OLED

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Canon has a new viewfinder technology that it is using to exploit the higher dynamic range of OLED viewfinders. The firm has added an option on its EOS R3 to shown …

Tags:Cameras| Canon| OLEDs| Viewfinders

Semiconductor Shortages Hitting Smartphone Industry Hard; Counterpoint Lowers H2 2021 Shipment Forecasts

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Counterpoint Research has reduced its shipment forecast for smartphones in 2021 from 9% growth to just 6% at 1.4 billion units because of the semiconductor shortage. The firm said that OEMs …

Tags:Forecasts| Market Data| Semiconductors| Smartphone Market| Supply Chain

ThinkPad X1 Fold Reviewed

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Counterpoint Research has reviewed the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold. The firm said that the unit does have a slight crease visible when viewed from an angle, but not in normal use. …

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Windows 11 Needs Correct Settings for Gamers

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Gamers have been looking carefully at Windows 11. It seems that the new Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) system, introduced in Windows 10, but in operation by default in Windows 11, can significantly …

Tags:Game Playing| PCs| Windows

Toppan Microfluidic Uses Photolithography on Glass

by Bob Raikes

What They Say I got an email from Toppan that explained its microfluidic chip technology being used to make tiny chips for very early cancer detection. The firm hopes to get to mass production …

Tags:MicroLED| Production Technology| Solution Processing

Canon’s new dual-fisheye EOS R lens is for creating 3D VR content

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Canon has developed a ‘dual fisheye’ lens that can shoot stereo 3D 180° video when used with its EOS R5 camera. The lens can be used with a subscription-based software utility …

Tags:360 Degree Video| 3D Content| Cameras| Canon| Stereo 3D

Computex to Go Ahead in 2022

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Computex in Taiwan is due to go ahead from May 24th to 27th 2022 in Taipei. What We Think As I understand it, the quarantine restrictions in Taiwan have continued to …

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Rakuten Kobo released two new e-readers

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Rakuten Kobo has two new eBooks, the 8″ Kobo Sage and the 7″ Libra 2. The Kobo Sage has an EInk Carta 1200 display with resolution of 1440 x 1920 with …

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Asus ProArt PA32UCG Review: Everything AND The Kitchen Sink

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Toms Hardware reviewed the Asus ProArt PA32UCG ‘Professional Gaming Monitor’. It said that the monitor is: “extreme in every respect, including its $5,000 price tag. With near-perfect out-of-box accuracy, record setting …

Tags:Asus| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| MiniLED| Testing