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Winners of the 2015-2016 EISA awards, from the European Imaging and Sound Association, have been announced. In the mobile category, results were mixed, with no one company dominating. Huawei’s P8 took ‘European Consumer Smartphone’, while Yoga Tablet Pro 2, from Lenovo, won ‘European Tablet’. ‘European Advanced Smartphone’ and ‘European Media Smartphone’ were taken by Samsung’s … Read more
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
A fashion designer, Diana Broussard, has talked with Forbes about how technology and fashion can work together. During the interview, Broussard revealed a new accessory that she had been working on: a plexiglass handbag with an integrated LCD display on the front. The screen supports full motion video and audio – the idea being to … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
The International Honour for Excellence 2015, the highest honour IBC bestows, this year recognises a technology – and the company behind it – which has been a key enabler of the transformation of our industry. The award goes to ARM, the company behind the processors in virtually all of our smartphones and tablets. It is … Read more
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
While the overall Tablet market contracts in 2015, 2-in-1 Detachable Tablets have become a bright spot. According to a new Strategy Analytics’ Tablet & Touchscreen Strategies report, traditional PC vendors like Asus, Acer, and HP have found a niche in which they can credibly compete against mobile device heavyweights, as the segment is forecast to … Read more
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
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