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Digitimes reports that smartphone sales in Taiwan dropped down to 451,000 units in June 2018, from 520,000 in May and 490,000 in April. Citing data from PChome24h, the publication also revealed that, in spite of the sluggishness of the local market, Xiaomi’s sales in Taiwan grew 150% in the second quarter of 2018. The company … Read more
Digitimes Research has released new data indicating that shipments of smartphones from China-based vendors increased by 20% year-on-year during the second quarter of 2018, up to 176 million units. The publication also surmises that shipments will maintain this momentum during the third quarter but overstocking problems in the fourth quarter will see shipments decline, negatively … Read more
SES has announced its financial results for the first half of 2018. At the end of June 2018, SES was distributing 7,941 total TV channels globally, up 3% compared with the first half of 2017, reflecting positive development across all major regions. 65% of total TV channels are now broadcast in MPEG-4, versus 63.5% in … Read more
Plaza Rio 2, a new shopping centre in Madrid, Spain, is home to LED canopies, facades, columns and bulkheads, all designed to light up in sync with one another, architected by Chapman Taylor and displaying content designed by Necsum. According to Chapman Taylor, the centre is a 40,000m² retail and leisure development which provides a … Read more
An art gallery in Moscow, Russia has enabled its visitors to step into the shoes of two 20th-century Russian artists, in collaboration with Dutch VR company VRTech Group. Wearing a head-mounted display, visitors can enter a virtual studio; arrange, manipulate and even throw items found in the room to recreate famous avant-garde compositions; and use … Read more
Sigmaintell of China has updated its data on shipments by TV OEMs and reported that the top 13 shipped 7.37 million units in June, an increase of 22.3% over 2017 and 5.7% down on May. The big change is the move by TCL to second place, based on the growth of the Mi brand as … Read more
Samsung has teased the forthcoming reveal of its Galaxy Note 9 phablet, with a series of short videos highlighting the common struggles that smartphone users face every day, including short battery life, running out of storage space or a simple lack of processing power. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 launched in August 2017. The reveal … Read more
Since the release of a firmware update that added Dolby Vision support to Sony OLED TVs back in March, a significant number of users have reported an issue that causes the display to dim. This is a built-in feature intended to reduce burn-in when the user has left the device inactive displaying a static image … Read more
Well, there was plenty of news over the last two weeks, so we have some solid issues for you, although there are few events at this time of year. One I will be attending is Siggraph. This is a show I have put into every budget for years, but has always somehow got squeezed out. … Read more
One challenge in achieving highly efficient OLEDs is developing means of highly efficient outcoupling. Part of the reason that this has proved difficult is that the desired means needs to be independent of wavelength, independent of viewing angle and not be overly disruptive to the structure of the device. Previous work at the University of … Read more
In many ways, Quantum Dots (QDs) are well suited as a basis for white light emitting LEDs. They are not, however, fully optimised for this application. More specifically, up till now, the efficiency achieved with QD materials has been limited. One approach that has been investigated to address this issue is based on a combination … Read more
Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced two additions to its portfolio of cover glass innovations – Corning Gorilla Glass DX and Corning Gorilla Glass DX+. Both of these new glass composites feature an antireflective property that vastly improves optical clarity and superior scratch resistance scaled to consumer needs, while maintaining the legendary toughness and touch sensitivity of … Read more
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