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Tablets: Windows fast becoming a premium OS, says Strategy Analytics

November 24, 2015 by Isaac Oburu

It has been a long bumpy road for Windows Tablets but 2015 proved to be the year that Microsoft and its partner OEMs finally got Tablets right, according to the new “Tablet Operating System Forecast – Shipments, Installed Base & by Price Tier” report from Strategy Analytics’ Tablet & Touchscreen Strategies (TTS) service. Windows Tablet … Read more

Could P3 Be the Next Stage for WCG?

December 21, 2022November 24, 2015 by Bob Raikes

I seem to have spent a lot of the last few weeks talking about, looking at and thinking about display colour. Although we have published a huge amount about high dynamic range (HDR), with good reason, the same increase in bit depth that will be introduced to support HDR is going to allow better colour … Read more

AWE, China’s Biggest Home Appliance and Electronics Expo Invites you to Shanghai in March 2016

November 24, 2015 by Isaac Oburu

Appliance & Electronics World Expo (AWE) will be held in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from March 9-12, 2016. The exhibition then will be more than 100,000 m2, with estimated 600 exhibitors and over 20,000 products. Product categories include: consumer electronics, environmental & healthy appliances, smart products, kitchen & bath appliances, white goods, accessories … Read more

Totoku Develops Per-Pixel Gamma Scale

November 24, 2015 by Tom Allen

Totoku, a division of JVC Kenwood, will be showing a new multimodality breast imaging display at RSNA 2015 (29th November – 4th December, Chicago). The CCL550i2 is a 21.3″, 5MP monitor, and is already FDA-approved. Gamma curves can be tricky to work with in medical displays. Greyscale screens should use the Dicom curve, while colour … Read more

DST Releases Future Trends Report

November 24, 2015 by Tom Allen

Digital Signage Today has released its Future Trends report, which contains results of a survey of more than 1,000 digital signage deployers and hardware, software or service providers. Find it at http://tinyurl.com/nunk92e.

ICDM Works to Revise UltraHD Specifications

November 24, 2015 by Tom Allen

We were recently alerted to a move by the SID’s International Committee for Display Metrology (ICDM), which we heard is considering revising its Measurement Specifications for UltraHD TVs. The aim behind the move, we heard, is to prevent TV panels without 3840 horizontal lines of resolution from being sold as UltraHD. We questioned this with … Read more

Samsung “Delighted” With Gear VR

November 24, 2015 by Tom Allen

Samsung has said that its Gear VR headset was sold out ‘hours’ after it was launched in the USA and Europe on the 20th November at its price of $99. Samsung said, “We are delighted with the overwhelmingly positive response”. Analyst Comment We saw a review in the NYT, which recently gave away “Cardboard” display … Read more

BIMA Launches Digital Day in VR

November 24, 2015 by Tom Allen

The British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) held a Digital Day at schools across the UK last week. 10,000 students used Google Cardboard headsets and 360° live streaming technology from Visualise to watch the opening address by Ogilvy & Mather Group UK’s vice chairman, Rory Sutherland. Through the rest of the day, students worked with professionals … Read more

Gartner: Endpoint Trends Herald Mobile Workforce

November 24, 2015 by Tom Allen

Gartner has released several predictions covering ‘endpoint’ technology in a new report (log-in required) (http://tinyurl.com/o79fs8u). The most interesting forecast, for us, is that 30% of businesses will spend more on displays than on PCs by 2018. This trend will grow due to workers demanding more screen real estate for their workspaces, leading to increasing sales … Read more

EC Approves Avago’s Broadcom Buyout

December 21, 2022November 24, 2015 by Tom Allen

The European Commission has approved Avago Technologies’ acquisition of Broadcom (Avago to Buy Broadcom for $37 Billion). The EC’s investigation showed that the company’s portfolios are mainly complementary; Broadcom produces ‘off-the-shelf’ chips for the broadband and connectivity markets, while Avago makes custom chips for special applications. Some concerns were raised about the vertical relationship created … Read more

Lenovo Kills Vibe

November 24, 2015 by Tom Allen

Chinese sources have said that Lenovo will phase out its Vibe smartphone brand, in favour of replacing it with the Lemon series and Motorola branding, in the China market.

SDC to Win Huawei Orders

November 24, 2015 by Tom Allen

Huawei is said to be looking at placing panel orders with Samsung Display, rather than current supplier Japan Display, according to sources in Asia. The Chinese company is seeking lower-priced panels, to be able to offer cheaper mid-range and high-end smartphones next year.