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Apple Dominates Smartphone Volumes and Values in Q1

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Counterpoint Research put out some interesting data on smartphone sales revenues by model in Q1 2021 and highlighted that Apple’s iPhone Series 12 took one third of the market, while the …

Tags:Apple| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Xiaomi

Global Smartwatch Shipments Jump 35% YoY in Q1 2021

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Counterpoint Research posted its result for Q1 2021 in the global smartwatch market. Apple grew its share by 3 points to 33.5% and although Samsung grew by 27% YoY, it lost …

Tags:Market Data| Smartwatches

Another Kind of USB Type-C Monitor?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported on the latest update to the USB Power Delivery specification yesterday. This boosts the peak power available under the specification to 240W (48V @ 5 amps). (USB Promoter Group …

Tags:Thunderbolt| USB| USB Monitors

Lenovo Making Hay – even in Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Lenovo had a great year in 20/21 and reported fourth quarter financial year revenue up 48% to $15.6 billion with net income of $260 million, up 512%. For the year, the …

Tags:Financial Data| Lenovo| Smartphones

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Samsung Display may manufacture LCD up to 2022, CEO says

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say The Elec reports that Samsung Display may extend its production of LCDs up to the end of 2022 after initially planning to end manufacturing this year. The L8-2 line may continue …

Tags:Large LCD Supply| Samsung Display

Acer X38S: G-Sync Ultimate Monitor with DisplayHDR 600

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Prad.de reported that Acer has introduced a new 38″ 21:9 3840 x 1600 resolution curved monitor that should be great for gamers as it supports 175Hz refresh, 0.3ms response (G2G), 98% …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing

Pervasive Displays’ EPDs Can Partially Update

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Pervasive Displays, the Taiwanese specialist in EPDs, said that it has developed a way of updating just part of an EPD for applications that might need some updating without losing the …

Tags:EPD (Electrophoretic)

Microsoft and Apple wage war on gadget right-to-repair laws

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg published an article on the topic of the right to repair. According to the site, quoting consumer groups watching the space, twenty-seven US states considered such bills in 2021. More …

Tags:Amazon| Apple| Google| Microsoft| Right to Repair| warranty

Amazon Buys MGM for $8.45 Billion

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Amazon has agreed to acquire MGM in a deal worth $8.45 billion and the company is expected to complement Amazon Studios, which has focused on TV content. The move will give …

Tags:Amazon| Content Creation| sony| Streaming Video

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USB Promoter Group Boosts PD to 240W

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The USB Promoter Group has updated the USB Power Delivery specification to boost the maximum power from 100W (20V @ 5A) to 240W (48V @ 5A). 28V and 36V fixed voltage …

Tags:USB| USB Monitors

Apple Explains More on Liquid Retina XDR Display

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say 9to5Mac reported an interview with Apple’s Scott Broderick of worldwide iPad product marketing and Vincent Gu of the display engineering team and discussed, among other things, why the XDR technology is …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| iPad| MiniLED| tablets

Samsung has no plans to abandon Tizen

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung told Protocol that “Tizen still is the default platform for our smart TVs going forward” after the company decided to merge its OS with Google’s Android platform for wearables. (Android …

Tags:Operating Systems| Samsung| Smart TV| Tizen