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Handy AV Chooses BrightSign and Iiyama for Interactive Holiday Store

by Andrew Fenn

Handy AV recently deployed solutions from BrightSign and Iiyama for the UK’s first interactive holiday store for Cruise 1st in Manchester, United Kingdom. The interactive store and office space was opened in January at …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Retail| Touch Displays| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Gionee Denies Spending Over $950 Million on A-List Endorsements

by Andrew Fenn

According to China-based publication Caixin, the VP of smartphone maker Gionee, Yu Lei, has been forced to take to social media to deny reports that the company directly caused its current financial problems. While …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 14

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Another Analyst Predicts Three New iPhones for 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Investment firm RBC Capital has corroborated predictions from analysts including Forbes and KGI Securities that Apple will release three new iPhone models later this year. (Apple to Release Three New iPhones in 2018?) The …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Sony Announces European Pricing for AF8 OLED

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has announced pricing information for its Ultra HD and HDR-capable AF8 OLED in Europe, part of its new aggressive pricing structure for 2018. (Gloves Come Off in TV Market) The 55″ model will …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Pricing| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Leyard and Planar Displays for New World Wide Technology HQ

by Andrew Fenn

Leyard and Planar have announced that World Wide Technology, a technology solutions provider with locations around the world, has installed the companies’ LED and LCD displays throughout its new 19,324m² global headquarters in Missouri, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Leyard| USA| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Huawei to Announce Foldable Smartphone Before the End of 2018?

by Andrew Fenn

According to ET News, Huawei is developing a foldable smartphone for a November reveal, apparently hoping to steal Samsung’s thunder. Samsung has been working towards releasing its own foldable smartphone for some time but …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Chunghwa Telecom Upgrades to Verimatrix VCAS Ultra

by Andrew Fenn

Verimatrix announced today that its long-standing customer Chunghwa Telecom has upgraded to VCAS Ultra, the latest generation of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System. The Taiwan-based company has relied on the VCAS architecture to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NAB 2018| Security| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Dataxis: Pay TV Operators Continue to Invest in Advanced STBs

by Andrew Fenn

Pay TV operators worldwide are continuing to invest in advanced STBs, according to Dataxis—the firm analysed the details of more than 240 deals made by operators worldwide in the last three years. In terms …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 14

LRG: 12% of US 18 to 34-Year-Olds Use a Virtual Pay TV Service

by Andrew Fenn

New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that 18 to 34-year-olds account for 53% of US adults that use an IPTV service. Overall, 11% of adults aged 18-44 currently have an …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 to Release Earlier Than Usual?

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung may be gearing up to launch the Galaxy Note 9 ahead of its usual schedule, according to a report from The Investor. The publication has reason to believe that the company will begin …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 14

OnePlus 6 Uses the Same Processor as the Samsung Galaxy S9

by Andrew Fenn

OnePlus has confirmed that its next flagship smartphone, OnePlus 6, will feature the same Snapdragon 845 processor as the Samsung Galaxy S9. Rumoured to have a price point around half that of the iPhone …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Airplay 2 to Come to tvOS

by Bob Raikes

Apple may release a version of firmware for the Apple TV (tvOS 11.4) that may include support for Airplay 2, although it is not certain as Apple has previously included it in Betas and …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 14| Wireless