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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
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
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
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
What They Say LG Electronics is to add to its 27″ 240Hz QuadHD monitor with a new 45″ curved 21:9 3440 x 1440 OLED monitor, the LG-45GR95QE which will sell for a list price of $1,699. It is curved to a tight 800R format and should ship at the end of December in the US. … Read more
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 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
I almost dropped my spoon. I was watching the IMID Keynote from Samsung Display Corp (SDC) CEO JS Choi. He announced a new vision for the future of the industry’s number 2 (by revenue) display firm, with the aim to become a $50bn company. OLED 2.0. This included many thrusts but the important ones are: … Read more
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
What They Say AdvancedTV reports that the European Commission has agreed with the EBU that the way that UHF spectrum is allocated in Europe should not be changed. Although there are a wide range of views, a study found, there is no consensus on how it might change. According to the study conclusions, there has … Read more
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
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
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