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Top Ten Tech Predictions for 2016

As 2015 draws to a close Juniper Research has drawn up a list of predictions for the coming year, all neatly wrapped up as the top trends for the technologies industries for 2016. A free report detailing the findings is available to download from the Juniper website today. 2016 – A Watershed Year for Virtual … Read more

Juniper: 2016 Will be ‘Watershed Year’ for VR

Juniper Research has identified the top technology trends for 2016. VR headsets will have a ‘watershed’ year next year, in terms of both product launches and consumer rollouts. Several big firms, including Sony, Oculus and HTC, are investing in the space. Juniper says that the technology is poiseed to ‘transform the entertainment industry’. Juniper’s full … Read more

Broadcasters Debate TV Future

The CTA (formerly the CEA) held an event in New York City recently called the Innovate Conference, at which several members of the TV industry discussed the problem with UltraHD content delivery. Advances in picture quality are driving TV sales. However, major content distribution networks do not appear to be close to supporting the extra … Read more

Mexico Prepares Homes for ASO

The Mexican government is distributing 7 million STBs to low-incoming families in the country, as part of the promise to ensure that every home has access to digital TV signals. The move has boosted the proportion of the population with digital access to 75%. Analogue signals will be turned off on the 31st December. Analyst … Read more

Rumour: SDC Ups OLED Investment

There are reports from Business Korea that Samsung Display will raise its investment in flexible OLED panel manufacturing. Specifically, the company will continue to focus on small- and mid-size OLED displays. Currently, SDC produces its flexible OLED panels at a G6 line in Tangjeong. New rumours say that the company’s L5 G5 LCD plant, in … Read more

Black Friday No Longer a One-Day Event

37% of Americans – 91 million people – expect to purchase technology items or related accessories during ‘Black Friday Week’ (the Monday before Thanksgiving through the Monday after, aka Cyber Monday), says the CTA (formerly the CEA). The consumer Black Friday experience is moving away from traditional in-store deals and towards online and mobile shopping … Read more

Tech Data Addresses Wearables

Tech Data has put together a three-strong team dedicated to wearable technology. The members are Mike Cain (business development manager for wearables); Mica Jakins (senior category manager); and Stacey Bliss (assistant category manager). All three come from within Tech Data. They will work with the both consumer electronics and mobile teams.

OLED Thrashes Plasma in Display Shootout

HDTVTest, Leeds Trinity University and UK retailer Crampton and Moore ran a public display shootout in the UK recently. Two OLED TVs (Panasonic’s CZ950 and LG’s EF9500) were compared to Panasonic’s last (and widely considered to be the best) plasma TV, the ZT60. Each was calibrated and shown to a panel of 28 ‘AV enthusiasts’. … Read more

Korean Government Plans Boost to OLED Exports

The Korean government has announced some specifics of the measures it is taking to prop up the country’s OLED industry (Korea Offers Tax Benefits as OLED Incentive). On the 11th November Yoon Sang-jick – Korea’s minister of trade, industry and energy – said that the new measures are focused around boosting exports. He announced that … Read more

Samsung’s Video Shows AMOLED Advantages

Samsung Display has released a fun video, highlighting the benefits of AMOLED technology on a smartphone compared to LCD. Watch it at http://tinyurl.com/q44jbg9. Analyst Comment I was surprised (but pleased) to see the video – despite its cartoony style – go into detail on features including display structures, contrast ratio and colour gamut, which a … Read more

Firm Issues Malware Warning Against Online Tablet Sales

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A report from Cheetah Mobile Security Lab claims that Android tablets are being sold online, including from large sites like Amazon, with a pre-installed trojan virus. The malware, called Cloudsota, is able to open installed apps and replace boot animations and wallpapers with adverts. Cheetah believes that more than 17,200 infected tablets have been sold … Read more