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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

Penetration Rate of Smartphones with OLED Display Is Rising Annually and Will Reach 50.8% in 2023, Says TrendForce

The adoption of the OLED display technology among smartphones is on a gradual rise. According to TrendForce’s latest research, the penetration rate of smartphones that feature an OLED panel (regardless of whether the OLED panel is the rigid, flexible, or foldable type) is projected to climb from around 47.7% in 2022 to 50.8% in 2023. Then, … Read more

DDI Supply Chain Issues Highlighted

What They Say TrendForce said that it was concerned that US restrictions on semiconductor trade against China could spread to the panel industry if it started to apply to driver chips. The firm said that the DDI supply chain is ‘decoupling’ or ‘bifurcating’ to be split between chains that completely exclude Chinese made or designed … Read more

More On QD-OLED Monitors and TVs

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What They Say After Jon wrote up his views on the Dell 34″ QD-OLED (34 inches at 175 Hz—See More Faster with Alienware QD-OLED Gaming Monitor) yesterday, I noticed that Samsung Electronics had put out an infographic about its Odyssey OLED G8 monitor, which uses the same panel. What We Think Given concerns about image … Read more