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Apple Has ‘Opportunity’ For OLED in 2016

In a post on Chinese social network Weibo, IHS’ Kevin Wang has said that Apple has the opportunity to adopt AMOLED displays in its products next year. Wang did not specify which products could use the panels. Wang also asserted that Samsung would not use Samsung panels. The company uses panels from LG Display in … Read more

Google’s Signage OS Debuts in Munich

We heard about Google’s plans to enter the digital signage space at DSE 2015 (Google Makes Waves With Market Entrance). Now, the company has said that it will launch the DOOH version of its Chrome OS at the OVAB Digital Signage Conference in Munich this year. The solution includes three components: Chrome Device Management; Chrome … Read more

Microsoft Enters Tablet Top Five

The tablet market in Western Europe stabilised in Q2, says IDC, with shipments falling 1.2% YoY to 7.5 million units. This was a significantly better result than the 10.5% shipment fall in Q1. The result was the smallest decline since the downturn – caused by weak consumer demand and increasing interest in hybrid devices for … Read more

Windows 10 Growth Slows Dramatically

Data from Statcounter shows that Windows 10’s growth, which started strongly, has slowed significantly from its first week. After launch the OS enjoyed a 177% week-on-week jump, to 3.78% of the global desktop OS market, from 1.36%. Growth in the week to 16th August was 30%, to a 4.95% share. Windows 7’s share held steady, … Read more

Qualcomm Previews Snapdragon 820 at Siggraph

At Siggraph 2015, Qualcomm introduced its next-generation GPUs and camera image signal processors (ISPs). The Adreno 5xx GPU series will premiere with the Adreno 530 in the upcoming Snapdragon 820 processor, and the Adreno 510 in the Snapdragon 620 and 618. Qualcomm says that the Adreno 530 is designed to improve graphics performance by up … Read more

Getting Totally Immersed in Ford’s Booth

Ford’s VR Specialist (Visionary) Elizabeth Baron stands in front of the best darn display at Siggraph includes a 100-inch Barco dual laser image and work of love that was 5 years in the makingAnother new display milestone at Siggraph was shown in the Ford Booth, which showed its ‘Immersive Vehicle Environment’. This included crunching 120M … Read more

Genee World Adds Touch to Large Kiosks

UK-based Genee World has developed and launched an interactive kiosk solution, with a large display and touchscreen. The Genee kiosks can be loaded with existing or bespoke software, and are available in three versions: The Shard and Shard Tilt, with 54.6″ displays, and The Podium, for smaller applications. The Shard is the most traditional kiosk, … Read more

Samsung Announces Launch Dates for Groundbreaking Mobile Payment Service: Samsung Pay

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., unveiled today that Samsung Pay, a secure and easy-to-use mobile payment service that can be used to make purchases nearly everywhere cards are accepted, will launch in Korea on August 20 and in the U.S. on September 28. Samsung plans to roll out the service in the U.K., Spain and China, … Read more

European Tablet Market Stabilizes and Vendor Dynamics Evolve, says IDC

According to figures published by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European tablet market stabilized in Q2 2015 with total shipments contracting annually by 1.2% and reaching 7.5 million units. This small decline, which was the softest since the downturn started at the beginning of 2014, resulted from the combined effect of persistent weak demand … Read more