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Could VR help universities teach students?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Virtual labs may change the future of science education. Dangerous subjects can be studied and animations and simulations can be used. What We Think The BBC found the system ‘a bit …

Tags:Education| Virtual Reality

Samsung: UK Smart TV streaming overtakes linear viewership

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung Ads Europe said that streaming on the brand’s smartTVs now account for more watching than linear TV in the UK. Streaming got to 59% for the first time, and was …

Tags:Streaming Video| TV Viewing

How many desktop PCs have been ‘furloughed’ in the UK?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A third of UK desktop PCs have been left unused during the present Covid crisis according to research and over a fifth are likely to be unused next year. Just under …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)

LG Display to invest in OLED line for Apple in Q1

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reports that LG is going to make extra investments at its Paju facility to build a new line, E6-3, to make G6 substrates (1500 x 1850mm) to support supply …

Watch a demo of Royole’s new folding phone, on sale today for roughly $1,500

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Royole announced its second generation Flexpai 2 in China at 9,988 yuan ($1,470). It is out folding, like the first one and has a 7.8″ 1920 x 1440 display and is …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Smartphones

Parent company of DSE files for Chapter 7

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The organiser of the Digital Signage Expo, Exponation LLC in the US has gone into bankruptcy. What We Think This will be nowhere near the only casualty of the lack of …

Tags:Events| Reorganisation & Restructuring

Huawei to enter monitor market

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Huawei is to enter the monitor market to compete with Xiaomi and others. The standard monitors will be made by BOE Vison-Electronic Technology (BOEVT), an ODM arm of BOE Technology and …

DVB considers future codec options

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The DVB (which coordinates the technical activities of broadcasters in Europe) has held a meeting to discuss the future of codecs. The codecs discussed were: AV1 (from the Alliance for Open …

Tags:Codecs| DVB| MPEG

At this point, 5G is a bad joke

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Experienced tech journalist, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, posted that really, 4G may be faster than 5G at the moment and it will take years for millimetre wave 5G to be widely available. …

Tags:5G| Smartphones

Are Retailers Paying Too Much for Their Extended Warranty Programs?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The author points out that retailers will be impacted by Covid which will reduce ‘footfall’ and the number of transactions. They really need to look at all aspects of their businesses …

Tags:Retail| warranty

Oculus Quest 2 revealed, killing off future Oculus PC VR gear in the process

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 leaks in full via official promo videosThe new Oculus Quest 2 is half the weight of the previous Quest, at 503g, and has 1832 x 1920 resolution …

Tags:Oculus VR| Virtual Reality

China Applauds WTO Ruling on U.S. Tariffs as ‘Objective and Fair’

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The WTO ruled that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration in the US on Chinese imports were a violation of international rules. What We Think After this announcement, Trump said “Then …

Tags:China| Litigation| USA