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Huawei Announces Global Launch of Four New AMOLED Devices

by Andrew Fenn

Huawei has launched two new smartphones and two wearables, all with AMOLED displays. First, the Mate 20 X smartphone features a 7.2″ display with a small notch and HDR10, a resolution of 1080 × …

Apple Adopts GF2 Touch Sensor Structure On Its New IPhones

by Damir Lokas

The new iPhone models recently launched by Apple all feature the GF2 touch sensor, a double-sided indium tin oxide (DITO) film that relies on touch sensors on the top and bottom sides of the …

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Gartner: Global IT Device Spending to Grow 2.4% in 2019

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide IT spending for devices — PCs, tablets and mobile phones — is forecast to grow 2.4% in 2019, reaching $706 billion, up from $689 billion in 2018, according to Gartner. Demand for PCs …

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Gartner Says Global IT Spending to Grow 3.2 Percent in 2019

by Damir Lokas

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.8 trillion in 2019, an increase of 3.2 percent from expected spending of $3.7 trillion in 2018, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. “While currency …

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Chrome-Based Digital Signage Grew 15.9% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

As reported by Digitimes, new data from IDC indicates that digital signage demand is growing, after shipments in the second quarter of 2018 reached 871,300 units, 10% more than the first quarter and a …

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Netflix Adds Nearly 7 Million New Subscribers

by Milos Pavlovic

Netflix added 6.96 million new subscribers during the third quarter of 2018, bringing its global total to 137 million. 1.09 million of these new subscribers were added in the US alone. The company predicts …

80% of U.S. Cable Subscribers Also Stream Digital Video

by Damir Lokas

Telaria, Inc., (NYSE:TLRA), the complete software platform for publishers to manage premium video advertising, and Adobe Advertising Cloud, the industry’s first end-to-end, independent platform for managing advertising across traditional TV and digital formats, have …

New Study Finds That Four Of Five Consumers Surveyed Have Very High Level Of Interest In Next-Gen Television Concept

by Damir Lokas

In an update to a breakthrough 2017 national research study, consumers continue to show exceptionally strong interest in the Next-Gen Television service (also known as ATSC 3.0) that will offer the programming of free …

Sears Files for Bankruptcy: “We Remain Open for Business”

by Andrew Fenn

Following reports earlier this month that Sears is in the process of selling off billions of dollars’ worth of assets to deal with ongoing financial problems (Sears Sells Off Assets to Deal with Multi-Billion-Dollar …

MDM Product Roundup Vol 25 #40

by Bob Raikes

Amazon is updating the Kindle Paperwhite that continues to sell at $130 in the US and will ship from November. The unit is waterproof to IPX8 (2m of water for an hour). There is …

Strategy Analytics: Larger Smartphones Increase in Consumer Acceptance

by Andrew Fenn

A new report from Strategy Analytics surveying consumers in the US, Western Europe, China and India has explored consumer smartphone size preference. Flagship device sizes between 5” and 5.5” continue to be preferred by …

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Larger Smartphones Increase in Consumer Acceptance, Finds Strategy Analytics

by Damir Lokas

A new report from the User Experience Strategies (UXS) group at Strategy Analytics surveying consumers in the US, Western Europe, China and India has explored consumer smartphone size preference. Flagship device sizes between 5.0” …