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Corning Redefines Tough with Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus® 2

Corning Incorporated unveiled its newest glass innovation, Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus® 2. Corning continues to push the boundaries of glass by expanding its Corning® Gorilla® Glass portfolio.  With a new glass composition, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 delivers improved drop performance on rough surfaces like concrete, the world’s most abundantly engineered material, while preserving the scratch resistance … Read more

OLED Will Advance from Smartphone to IT Products as Related Large-Generation Fabs Are Being Planned, but Evaporation Equipment Poses Challenges, Says TrendForce

TrendForce’s latest report—AMOLED Technology and Market Status—points out that the display panel industry has initiated plans for large-generation fabs that manufacture OLED panels. The migration of the OLED display technology to larger generations is driven by the recent improvements in related process technologies and materials. Also, brands have also been pushing for the adoption of … Read more

DVB-T2 to ensure longevity of European DTT industry

What They Say RapidTV News reported from Dataxis on the use of DTT in Europe for TV consumption and said that 30% of European homes (91 million households) still rely just on FTA channels despite the growth of streaming. 28 countries now use DVB-T2 for terrestrial broadcasting with Poland, Italy, and Spain completing their transition to … Read more

Samsung S23 Launch on Schedule

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What They Say The Korea JoongAng Daily reported that Samsung is to launch the next Galaxy S23 smartphone in the US in February, which is in line with the ‘traditional’ timetable. The story puts the launch in the first week.  The top of the range S23, S23 Plus and S23 Ultra handsets will use the … Read more

How Are Streaming Providers Scoring At The FIFA World Cup 2022?

Are streaming providers delivering their A-game when it comes to the video quality of the most-watched sports event of the year?  While the world was counting the goals in the first World Cup match of Qatar vs. Ecuador, our virtual eyes were scoring the perceptual video quality. The result: all three streaming providers scored below … Read more

Researchers have created fluorophores between 2.4 and 20 times more intense than analogs.

What They Say SciTechDaily reported on research published in the journal Dyes & Pigments from the Ural Federal University in Russia that worked on the inclusion of cyanogroup compounds in fluorophores to considerably boost the efficiency of OLEDs. Egor Verbitskiy said: “We modified the pyrazine-based push-pull system with cyanogroup and studied how this affected the photophysical … Read more

IDC Spending Guide Forecasts Strong Growth for Augmented and Virtual Reality

Worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to reach $13.8 billion this year and grow to $50.9 billion in 2026, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide. The five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for AR/VR spending will be 32.3%. Virtual reality will account for … Read more

Sharp/NEC and Seenspire to Enhance Digital Signage Experience with New Software Collaboration

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe and Seenspire collaborate to enhance the digital signage experience for their customers. Accessible with NEC MediaPlayer’s running on MPi4 Kits or MPi4 Box in its large format displays, Sharp/NEC will be the first to offer Seenspire’s intuitive content app for digital signage. Through a single app, companies can attract the … Read more

Samsung may be readying a Self Repair Assistant app

What They Say reports that Samsung has submitted a patent application in the US for a “Self Repair Assistant” that is described as a “computer application software for mobile phones” for self-repair, self-maintenance, and self-installation of devices including smartphones, smart watches, tablet computers, and earbuds.  The Verge speculated that Samsung might be working with iFixit, but … Read more