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Nanolumens won a deal for dual 2.7m x 4.8m displays with 6mm pitch for the Britomart Transportation Centre, the country’s busiest metro station in Auckland, New Zealand. The project was put together by QMS Media, an outdoor media company in Australia and New Zealand, and Digital Place Solutions (DPS), an Australian digital display and place … Read more
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone profits reached US$9 billion in total during the third quarter of 2016. Apple dominated and captured a record 91 percent share of all smartphone profits worldwide. Linda Sui, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “We estimate the global smartphone industry realized total operating profits of US$9.4 … Read more
North America will have 112 million SVOD subscribers [for movie and TV services only – excluding sports, for example] by end-2016, up by 19 million on 2015. The SVOD total is forecast to climb to 138 million by 2021. However, the North America SVOD Forecasts report only expects 117 million TV households by 2021, so … Read more
Two weeks ago in this space I reported on an extensive conversation with Michael Edelman, CEO of the UK-based quantum-dot developer Nanoco (accent on the second syllable according to Edelman.) During that conversation, Edelman emphasized the importance of the licensing agreement Nanoco recently inked with the Merck Group. I ended that column cautiously, suggested that … Read more
Google has defined the requirements for a Daydream VR device in the latest Compatibility Definition Document for Android. Displays must have at least 1080p resolution (with a strong recommendation of 1440p) between 4.7″ and 6″ diagonal. Refresh in VR mode must be 60Hz and response time (including grey to grey) has to be <=3ms and … Read more
In its earnings call last month, HTC said that it has sold ‘much more’ than the 140K – 150K of its Vive headsets and also confirmed that it is selling the headsets at a profit.
According to local sources, Lenovo will introduce Moto Z-series smartphones in Taiwan. The Moto Z has a 5.5″ QuadHD OLED display with a Snapdragon 820 CPU, 13mp and 5mp cameras with 4GB RAM and 32GB/64GB internal storage. The smartphone is reported to be compatible with the Google Daydream VR specification (Daydream-ready Phone Minimum Requirements Detailed … Read more
There has been lots of speculation about what Samsung may do with flexible electronics and we just spotted a graphic from a patent for a concept that might be called “Galaxy Wing”. The idea is to have a folding system that has two half keyboards, one each side of the display. Another concept is for … Read more
Invidis, the Munich-based digital signage consultancy, posted an article (in German) about a hack to a pharmacy system that allowed an iPhone user to display pornography on the pharmacy displays. The company said that remote access software based on TeamViewer was accessible – possibly with a bad password – and that allowed the hack. Alternatively, … Read more
Digitimes Research estimates that Taiwan ODMs and OBMs will ship 20.158 million monitors in Q4 2016, down 2.5% on Q3 and down 5.3% down on Q4 2015. The quantity represents 65.2% of the global total, the firm said. TPV will be top in Q4 at 53.2% share, followed by Qisda with 22.8%, Foxconn Electronics with … Read more
According to Strategy Analytics, Apple made 91% of the total profits of the smartphone industry ($9 billion) in Q3 2016. Linda Sui, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “Apple’s ability to maximize pricing and minimize production cost is hugely impressive and the iPhone continues to generate monster profits. Huawei, Vivo and Oppo are the next three … Read more
Digitimes Research said that the three biggest Taiwanese ODMs (Compal, Quanta and Wistron) were down 12% in volume in October, while the top five notebook brands, HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer and Asustek, were down 22% to 10.19 million units. Only Dell was up on a monthly basis. The company expects some recovery of around 15% … Read more
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