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Gesture Recognition for Smartphones – Technavio Publishes Market Analysis, Key Vendors, Trends & Forecast

Technavio has published a new report on the gesture recognition market for smartphones,which is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 76% from 2015-2019. Gesture recognition for smartphones market segmentation including geography and vendors Technavio’s report analyses the solutions and products offered by market vendors and presents a comprehensive breakdown in terms of … Read more

Worldwide Device Shipments to Grow 1.5%, to Reach 2.5 Billion Units in 2015

Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are expected to reach 2.5 billion units in 2015, a 1.5 percent increase from 2014 and down from the previous quarter’s forecast of 2.8 percent growth, according to Gartner, Inc. (see Table 1). End-user spending on devices will total $606 billion in 2015 and … Read more

UK Nanotechnology Firm Secures Million Pound Investment Round

Peratech Holdco Ltd., a Yorkshire-based firm leading the field in new touch-technologies, has completed a £1million investment round which will see staff numbers grow in sales and engineering. Peratech is a pioneer of its patented Quantum Tunnelling Composite® (QTC®) technology, which has the unique ability to measure small changes in force with a predictable change … Read more

Peratech Secures £1 Million Investment

UK nanotechnology firm, Peratech, has completed a £1 million ($1.5 million) investment round. The company, which develops new touch technologies, will use the funds to increase its sales and engineering employee base. Peratech is a pioneer of its patented Quantum Tunnelling Composite (QTC) technology, which has the ability to measure small changes in force with … Read more

LG and Sistem 9 Work on Turkey’s Largest Signage Rollout

Earlier this year, we attended the DailyDOOH Media Summit in London. While there, we heard from Kaan Akin – CEO of Sistem 9 Medya, in Turkey – who mentioned a large tender that his company had won with Turkcell (we incorrectly reported this as Turksat at the time – apologies!) (DOOH in Other Regions). We … Read more

LTPS Smartphone Demand Causes Tablet Price Competition

IHS DisplaySearch has shared its latest panel pricing data from the PriceWise service, covering early July. The Chinese smartphone market is unchanged from June, entering a state of maturation. Brands are cautious with orders, due to concerns over half-year financial results. Weak demand has led to falling prices. LG Display is expected to ship mass-produced … Read more

Currency Woes Keep Panels in Flux

IHS DisplaySearch has shared its latest panel pricing data from the PriceWise service, covering early July. The European economy is ‘falling into a muddy pit’, due to the strong US dollar and the ongoing debt crisis in Greece. Monitor brands are adjusting channel inventories, which built up in the first half of the year on … Read more

Canal+ Group Utilizes Envivio Muse Ultra HD for UEFA Championship

Envivio (NASDAQ: ENVI), a leading provider of software-based video processing and delivery solutions, provided fans with an Ultra HD vision of the future of soccer telecasts when it supplied encoding support to Canal+ Group for its satellite and OTT distribution trial of the UEFA Championship League soccer final concluded on June 6, 2015. The Champions … Read more

Tizen Moves Away From Entry-Level

A leaked Samsung phone, apparently called the Z3, has appeared online. The phone will run the Tizen OS and be the follow-up to the Z1 – despite the Z2 having never made an appearance (New Tizen Phones Under Development at Samsung). SamMobile claims that the handset will feature a 5″ AMOLED display (1280 x 720), … Read more