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Samsung was forced to recall its Note 7 handsets when some started catching fire. Initial replacements also proved combustible, so eventually there was a global recall and Samsung disabled all non-returned devices (Samsung Bricks Remaining Note 7s). There were many theories as to why the handsets caught fire, some blaming the overly thin design and … Read more
ELO Touch has appointed EET Europarts to sell its touch solutions and interactive signage products in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Google is updating the Android TV platform and Sony will update its sets to use that version of the operating system in the future. Version 6 was rolled out relatively recently by Sony (Android TV 6.0 Gets to Sony TVs), but doesn’t support Dolby Vision HDR, which Sony has said it would support. (of course, … Read more
JC Decaux in the UK said that it has started the roll out of a new digital network, the ‘Business Lounge iVisions’ which use 80″ displays, at London’s Heathrow Airport. Initially, three displays have been installed. Gucci and Oakley were the first brands to use the network. JCD plans to roll out the network to … Read more
Sharp is expected to show a new 70″ video wall display at ISE next month and will be displayed in a 4 x 1 array, aimed at luxury retailers. The model number will be PN V701-A and brightness is 700 cd/m² and with FullHD resolution. The firm will also have a new 80″ Big Pad … Read more
Chinese property developer Sunac China Holdings has stated that it has invested a total of 15.04 billion yuan ($2.19 billion) in LeEco. It is buying an 8.61% stake in Leshi Internet Information for 6.04 billion yuan ($880 million). In addition it is investing a further 1.05 billion yuan ($153 million – a 15% stake) in … Read more
Global handset panel shipments were 2.93 billion, up 4.9% YoY, according to a recent report from Shanghai, China-based Cinno Research. Of these 2.11 billion were for smartphones, up 16.4%, while the remaining 820 million were for feature phones, down 16.1%. Century Technology of China was the leading supplier with shipments of 399 million (13.6% of … Read more
Following the recent launch of the high-end ZenFone AR and ZenFone 3 Zoom at CES, Asustek plans to increase its smartphone shipments to between 35 and 40 million a year, which would give it 3% of the global market, according to CEO Jerry Shen. This would be almost double its 2016 shipments of around 20 … Read more
SONIQ, the renowned Australian smart TV manufacturer, announced a partnership with SERAPHIC to integrate its YouTube TV solution in smart TVs. SERAPHIC is a leading digital TV browser and “TV+ Internet” solution provider. To gain more TV audience in prime time, it has become an essential for smart TVs to support YouTube TV application. According … Read more
Australian smart TV maker Soniq is integrating a YouTube TV solution in partnership with browser company Seraphic. Soniq sees YouTube support as essential to gain a higher TV audience but said that gaining certification was “challenging”. The partnership provided a solution.
The iTechPost and PhoneArena.com are both reporting on a rumor that Foxconn is planning or at least considering building a LCD factory in the USA. Both articles relate to an informal statement by an unnamed Sharp employee. Going further back to the source of this rumor it actually goes back to a Sharp executive that … Read more
Analogix was showing how its DisplayPort-based Slimport products could be used for VR applications, especially as it has developed SlimPort to MIPI display controllers that are available in single MIPI, dual Mipi or dual display, dual MIPI configurations. Resolutions up to 2560 x 1600 at 120Hz or DCI-4K at up to 120Hz. The chips are … Read more
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