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Dongxu starts constructing China’s largest OLED substrate glass factory

by Bob Raikes

What They Say There have been reports that Dongxu (Tungshu) Optoelectronics has started to construct China’s largest OLED substrate glass factory, in Tianshui City. There will be four G6 production lines and the investment …

Tags:China| Corning| Glass

Samsung Galaxy S21 screen leak says it’ll be remarkably different to the Galaxy S20

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung may move away from using curved edges to its displays in the Samsung Galaxy S21 smartphone, due early next year. There is a possibility according to the report that a …

Tags:Samsung| Smartphones

DIY Smart Glasses Guide From Here to There

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Healthtechinsider reported that a hacker has developed a pair of glasses that can signal directions for wayfinding using coloured LEDs in glasses frames. He designed the frames and has released the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| SmartGlasses

Strategy Analytics: Growing Demand For Smart Displays Drove Global Smart Speaker Sales To 2.6% Growth in Q3

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Strategy Analytics (SA) said that users are switching to display-based smart speakers, or Smart Displays. An increase from 22% to 26% in share was part of the reason for an increase …

Tags:Amazon| Market Data| Voice Input

Samsung’s free TV service is coming to more Galaxy phones

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung developed its TV Plus service to provide content to the brand’s smartTV systems. Now it has been rolled out to Galaxy Z Fold2, Z Flip, and original Galaxy Fold. The …

Tags:OTT Video| Samsung| Smartphones| Streaming Video

Remote Work and Learn Solutions Drive Dell Technologies’ Third Quarter Fiscal 2021 Financial Results

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Leading monitor supplier, Dell, published strong results for Q3 of its fiscal 2021 with revenues up 3% to $23.5 billion overall and with ‘client solutions’ of $12.3 billion, up 8%. Client …

Tags:Dell| Financial Data

Screen Launches Coater/Developer for Forming Process of Color Filters for Rollable and Foldable OLED Displays

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Japanese equipment maker, Screen Finetech said that it has a new a new coater/developer, the SK-F1500H, specially designed for the film forming process of color filters with anti-reflective properties. The firm …

Tags:Colour Filters| Flexible Displays| Polarisers| Production Equipment

Sony: PS5 to gain HDMI 2.1 VRR support with future update

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sony has said that the PS5 will support Variable Refresh Rates (VRR) as set out in HDMI 2.1 in the future with a firmware upgrade. At launch, it supports 4K120 performance, …

Tags:PlayStation| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)

Filmic Pro Update Adds 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR for IPhone 12

by Bob Raikes

What They Say FilMiC Pro is an app for high quality video capture on iOS and Android devices and the developer has now been upgraded to support HDR in 10 bit Dolby Vision on …

Tags:Dolby Vision| iPhone| Video Quality

iPhone 12 teardown showcases South Korean parts makers

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei, in cooperation with Tokyo-based research specialist Fomalhaut Techno Solutions, stripped down an iPhone 12 and found that 26.8% of the value of the smartphone was accounted for by components from …

Tags:iPhone| Smartphones| Teardowns

Star Alliance Biometrics is launched in Frankfurt and Munich

by Bob Raikes

What They Say NEC said that Star Alliance Biometrics has been introduces for frequent flyers at Frankfurt and Munich airports for customers of Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines. The system uses touchless biometrics …

Tags:Aviation| NEC| Security

Omdia: “Next 2 years a marketer’s dream for 4K”

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Speaking at the Spanish UHD Summit (no doubt virtually!), Omdia’s Senior Research Manager, Paul Gray, has said that he thought that 2021 will be a “tremendous” year for the take-up of …

Tags:Super Hi-Vision (8K)| TVs (TV Sets)