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Analyst Points to Big MiniLED Push by Apple

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that as part of Apple’s miniLED push, the company will release a pair of new MacBook Pro models in 2021 with the technology — and a …

Tags:Apple| MiniLED| Notebooks

Links for the Week

by Bob Raikes

Here are some links for the week that might be interesting, but do not need much of a comment Global semiconductor sales grow in October, says SIA Smartphone OLED prices to drop from oversupply: …

Tags:Apple| Cameras| Distributors| iPhone| LED| LG Displays (LGD)| Market Data| Mergers & Acquisitions| OLEDs| Pricing| Semiconductor Market| Smartphones| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Touch| Transparent Displays

Vewd Extends Hybrid TV Leadership with BML and Hybridcast

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vewd said that it has added support to its software stack for the Japanese BML and Hybridcast hybrid TV standards. That is on topic of existing support for HbbTV and ATSC3.0 …

Tags:Broadcast| Japan| OTT Video| TVs (TV Sets)

Warranty Week on High Tech

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Warranty Week did its annual round-up of warranty provision and finance in the US high-tech industries. The blog highlights the differences between 2020 and the pattern in 2008/9 and comes to …

Tags:Apple| warranty

Royole Returns With A Better Folding Phone

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Verge got hold of the FlexPai 2 that Royole released recently in China (Watch a demo of Royole’s new folding phone, on sale today for roughly $1,500) the blog had …

Tags:China| Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| OLEDs

No New Apps for Oculus Go

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Protocol newsletter highlighted that Facebook will shut down new app submissions for Oculus Go, the $200 standalone VR headset first introduced in May 2018. It will support Gear VR and …

Tags:Oculus VR| Virtual Reality

Review of XBox with Details of HDR support

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Flatpanelshd TV blog has a review of the XBox that highlights what the console is doing with HDR content. The review highlights that the console does not support the AV1 …

Tags:Codecs| Dolby Atmos| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| xBox

Wonik IPS’ talks to buy Semes display kit business in trouble

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec in Korea reports that Wonik IPS is trying to buy the display equipment business of Semes, but the companies are struggling because Semes employees are paid substantially more than …

Tags:InkJet Deposition| Korea| Mergers & Acquisitions| Production Equipment