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Samsung Expands Flagship QLED Home Entertainment Line-up In Europe

Samsung Q8D

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced the expansion of its flagship QLED range in Europe with the launch of the Q8D. Combining cutting-edge design, stunning picture quality and enhanced smart capabilities, the Q8D joins Samsung’s leading 2018 QLED line-up. This includes the award-winning Q9, which features industry-leading picture quality, empowering consumers to enjoy content without … Read more

NEC Display Solutions Unveils New Slot-in PCs for Every Signage Application

NEC Display Solutions Europe announces the launch of its new digital signage devices for media playback and IT operations. The display solutions specialist is launching a series of new Slot-in PCs based on NEC’s Open Modular intelligence (OMi), the platform that enables smart and seamless connections between source and display, to deliver powerful, tailored and … Read more

NEC Display Has New Processors for Signage

NEC Display Solutions Europe announced the launch of its new digital signage devices for media playback and IT operations which are new Slot-in PCs based on NEC’s Open Modular intelligence (OMi), a platform that is intended to enable smart and seamless connections between source and display, to deliver powerful, tailored and future-proof digital signage. The … Read more

Volta’s ad-supported electric vehicle charging service raises $35M

Volta of the US has raised $35 million to continue its roll out of its charging stations, which combine the charging with digital advertising and which we reported on from Infocomm as Peerless is the supplier. Volta said that it has already rolled out 1,000 stations and hopes to get to 2,000 by the end … Read more

Augmented Reality Features Coming to USA Today App

Earlier this year, newspaper USA Today released the “321 Launch” app, an augmented reality experience featuring a simulated rocket launch. The company has now announced that some of its features will soon make their way to the USA Today app, providing interactive AR news content for its readers. The update is now available for the … Read more

BOE to Take Over as Apple’s Main Supplier of OLED Panels?

According to GSMArena, Apple is in discussion with BOE to secure the display of its OLED panels for future iterations of the iPhone. This will be an extension of the companies’ current partnership — BOE already supplies Apple with LCD panels for MacBook and iPad products. It was previously reported that LG would become Apple’s … Read more

Amazon Prime Video Launches Dolby Atmos Support Next Month

Amazon Prime Video will release its first batch of content featuring Dolby Atmos audio technology next month, starting with its original series, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. Amazon joins other providers like Vudu and Netflix, and device manufacturers such as Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon itself in supporting the format.

Young Optics expects 2H18 revenues to grow 50%

Taiwanese sources report that Young Optics is doing well partly because of strong shipments of optical modules for projection TVs being sold in China and quote a growth of 60% over the past year in this segment. The company is also reported to be working on retail shelf-use optical modules with US grocer, Kroger, and … Read more

Xiaomi’s South Korean Presence “Heaping Pressure” on Samsung

According to Digitimes, Xiaomi’s expansion into the South Korean smartphone market is “heaping pressure” on Samsung. The company recently launched its Redmi Note 5 handset in the region, priced at KRW 299,000 (about $265). With South Korea’s smartphone ASP being over $500, Xiaomi is in a good position to steal share from market leader Samsung’s … Read more

Costco Reveals Third Version of Microsoft’s Surface Go

Following the news earlier this month that Microsoft would soon be releasing its Surface Go tablet in two variants, a third version has been spotted on Costco’s website in the US. This new addition to the Surface Go lineup nestles somewhere between the other two spec-wise, featuring 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage, but comes … Read more

Technology in New Schools: Why VR is Not Ready for Prime Time

As a new school year rapidly approaches, there’s always a lot of excitement in the air. Part of that exhilaration resides in the fact that August and September are most often the months for christening newly-built schools. It brings up some timely questions, though: Have you ever wondered new technologies are forging their way into … Read more