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HP Claims World’s First Chromebook Detachable

by Bob Raikes

HP has announced the first Chromebook in a detachable form factor, the X2. HP said that Chromebook sales have grown by more than 50% over the last two years, quoting IDC. The unit has …

Tags:Chromebooks| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pen Input| Vol 25 - Issue 14

HP Introduces the World’s First Chromebook Detachable

by Damir Lokas

HP, Inc. unveiled the world’s first Chromebook detachable1 packing all the productivity benefits of Chrome OS and popularity of Android into a sleek, versatile, powerful, and secure device. Chromebooks are one of the fastest-growing …

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LG To Unveil Seventh Generation G Series In Early May

by Damir Lokas

LG Electronics (LG) announced that it will formally unveil its premium LG G7 ThinQ smartphone on May 2 in New York City and May 3 in Seoul. LG will host media events to introduce …

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Dubai to Test Digital Licence Plates

by Bob Raikes

Authorities in Dubai are testing digital licence plates using E Ink technology. The licence plates are coming from the US company, Reviver Auto. (A New Display Application: Electronic License Plates). The plates have been …

Tags:Automotive| E Ink| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 14

IHS Teardown Reveals Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Bill of Materials

by Andrew Fenn

IHS Markit’s teardown of the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus has revealed it has a bill-of-materials cost of $375.80. Of this amount, the device’s 6.2″ Super AMOLED display—featuring a 2960 x 1440 resolution, 529 ppi …

Tags:IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Samsung| Smartphones| Teardowns| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Samsung’s New Galaxy S9+ Has BOM Cost of $376

by Damir Lokas

The Samsung Galaxy S9+ carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost of $375.80, a new IHS Markit teardown shows. But although $43 more than the BOM for the company’s previous “star” smartphone, the Galaxy …

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IHS: AR/VR Consumer Content and Apps Market Hit $3.2 Billion in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

There was good progress in the combined VR/AR market in 2017, as a growing user base invested in more content, apps and out-of-home VR entertainment. The global market for consumer AR/VR content and apps …

Tags:Augmented Reality| IHS Markit| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 14

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Asustek Result 11/04/2018

by Vijaya

Asustek has announced consolidated revenues of $3.38 billion (NT$99 billion) for the first quarter of 2018, down 9% on year. Revenues for March increased to 51% but later dropped by 10% on year to …

Tags:Asus| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Apple Says No New Mac Pro Until 2019

by Andrew Fenn

In an interview with TechCrunch, Apple’s Tom Boger revealed that the new Mac Pro will not be released until next year. “We want to be transparent and communicate openly with our pro community, so …

Tags:Apple| External GPU (eGPU)| Large Display Monitor| PCs| Thunderbolt| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Eizo ColorEdge CG319X DCI-4K Supports HDR

by Bob Raikes

Eizo has a new DCI-4K 31.1″ monitor, the CG319X, which has support for HDR (HLG and PQ curves supported) for high end video and photo editing. Colour support is 98% of DCI-P3 and 99% …

Tags:4K DCI| Colour Critical Monitors| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 14| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Digital TV Research: Global Pay TV to Gain 95 Million Subscribers

by Andrew Fenn

Digital TV Research forecasts 95 million additional pay TV subscribers between 2017 and 2023 to take the global total to 1.1 billion. Based on forecasts for 138 countries, the number of pay TV subscribers …

Tags:IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Satellite| Vol 25 - Issue 14