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Forthcoming Xbox One X Update Adds HDMI 2.1 Features

by Andrew Fenn

Previously announced HDMI 2.1 features coming to Microsoft’s Xbox One X console will arrive soon, as part of an imminent firmware update. New features include variable refresh rate (VRR) and auto low latency mode …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 25 - Issue 30| xBox

JOLED Developing Gaming Monitors in Collaboration with Japan E-sports Team

by Andrew Fenn

JOLED has announced it will collaborate with Burning Core, a professional e-sports team from Japan, on the development of a new range of high-end gaming monitors. The company says that the team will play-test …

Tags:Game Playing| JOLED| Large Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 30

IDC: China’s Smartphone Units Drop by 6% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, 104.8 million units shipped to the Chinese smartphone market during the second quarter of 2018, resulting in a 5.9% year-on-year decline. However, the pace of decline has narrowed compared to the …

Tags:China| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 30

HTC Posts Lowest Monthly Revenues Since 2003

by Andrew Fenn

HTC reported revenues of NT$1.4 billion ($45.8 million) in July, a decline of 37.2% month-on-month, a drop of 77.4% from July 2017 and the company’s lowest monthly revenue recording since August 2003. In the …

Tags:Financial Data| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Taiwan’s Large-Size LCD Panel Shipments Grew in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes Research, LCD manufacturers in Taiwan (excluding Sharp) shipped 62.03 million panels of 9″ and above during the second quarter of 2018, a 5.5% growth quarter-on-quarter and 5.9% year-on-year. Analysts also found …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Vol 25 - Issue 30

TSItouch Glass Retention Bezel System Now Available In Europe

by Andrew Fenn

Touch and protective solutions manufacturer TSItouch has announced a new partnership with Displaylite, a UK-based touchscreen and display specialist. Image: TSItouch The agreement covers the integration and sale of TSItouch’s Glass Retention Bezel System …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Touch| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 30

LG Names New Distribution Partner for LatAm and Caribbean

by Andrew Fenn

LG Business Solutions has selected Almo Professional A/V as master distributor for its information display products. Almo will distribute these products to partners in Latin America and the Caribbean, the company said. Account manager …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| LG Electronics (LGE)| Vol 25 - Issue 30

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Sharp Wants to Develop as a Brand

by Bob Raikes

In a follow up to the news that Sharp is closing a refrigerator factory in Japan, the Nikkei reports that Sharp is looking to further develop its brand and both design and technology of …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 25 - Issue 30

FCC “Vigorously Enforcing” RF Equipment Rules

by Andrew Fenn

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is committed to vigorously enforcing its RF equipment rules, according to Digital Signage Today. This includes stepping up prosecutions and substantially increasing fines for suppliers who violate the rules. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Standards| Testing| Vol 25 - Issue 30