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Samsung and Cisco have announced they recently completed a series of 5G demonstrations in Cluj, Romania, in collaboration with Orange. The trial has been running for a month-and-a-half across multiple homes. It makes use of Samsung’s 5G solutions including its virtualised RAN, 5G access units and multiple indoor and outdoor 5G routers (CPE), as well … Read more
The rumour mill is anticipating that Samsung will launch its first 8K TV for general sale at this year’s IFA exhibition in Berlin, Germany. However, a report from Forbes citing Display Supply Chain’s Bob O’Brien suggests that the development of large-sized OLED TVs is approximately two years behind that of LCD. O’Brien believes this will … Read more
Iiyama has updated its TFxx37 series to the TFxx38 series which includes 32″ and 43″ FullHD, 49″, 55″ and 65″ with UltraHD. All have PCap touch with 12 points, although the 65″ supports 50 points. The units are fitted with strong protection glass (3mm to 5mm) and are tested with the IEC 60950-1 Drop Ball … Read more
JCDecaux subsidiary JCD Portugal has won the competitive tender for the installation and advertising operation of street furniture and large-format digital panels in the country’s capital city of Lisbon, for a 15-year term, the company said. This contract provides the design, installation, maintenance and advertising operation of 2,000 bus shelters, 900 2m² MUPI panels (including … Read more
A new report from Digitimes Research has indicated that the Japanese AR/VR market is growing at a slower rate than other territories. With about 300,000 units sold in 2017, analysts predict that the market will grow at a CAGR of 33.5% between 2018 and 2022, lower than that of Europe and the US. The gaming … Read more
Industry sources in Taiwan have revealed that LED chip maker Epistar will demonstrate its miniLED technology at this year’s Touch Taiwan exhibition in Taipei, which runs from August 29th to 31st. Applications on show will include miniLED backlighting in LCD panels for TV, automotive and smartphone devices, plus RGB three-in-one fine pixel-pitch displays for digital … Read more
Apple is apparently considering switching to a new supplier of modem chips for its iPhone devices. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, the company is considering replacing Intel with MediaTek as its secondary supplier of smartphone modem chips. Meanwhile, anonymous industry sources told Digitimes that Apple is keen to reduce its reliance on its … Read more
According to Advanced Television, the Spanish government has confirmed that the country’s DTT migration will be completed by March 2020, three months before the EU deadline. The migration is taking place throughout the region in order to free up the 700MHz band for 5G services. The government has also said it will issue a detailed … Read more
Inadvertently, this article omitted the roadmaps for HP Pico/Micro projectors from Aiptek. Roadmaps shown at CE Week for HP (Aiptek) Pico/Micro Projectors. All projectors are DLP with LED illumination. -Matthew Brennesholtz
Sharp has abandoned its plans to launch a public offering to raise $1.8 billion in funds, a week after making an official announcement on June 22nd, according to Nikkei. The report goes on to say that parent company Foxconn — which is said to be “furious”, according to Nikkei sources — was probably behind the … Read more
Smartphone companies in Vietnam are expanding their production efforts in a bid to take on global industry leaders like Samsung — which currently dominates the Vietnamese smartphone market — according to Nikkei. The uptick in the country’s homegrown smartphone production includes new entrants to the market, such as Vingroup, a property developer which has announced … Read more
fuboTV, a live streaming TV service in the US, mainly dedicated to sports, has launched Ultra HD and HDR10 support in beta, starting with main broadcasts of matches from the 2018 World Cup, available via all Chromecast and Fire TV devices that support the format. The platform will also launch UHD and HDR10 support for … Read more
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