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What They Say The Economist said that videos have been made of workers fleeing a huge iPhone-assembly plant in Zhengzhou, in central China, after the facility was locked down to contain a covid-19 outbreak. Reuters has quoted ‘A person with direct knowledge of the matter’ as saying that 30% of production of iPhones could be lost … Read more
What They Say The WSJ looked at the history of the development of Microsoft’s Hololens project. The paper said that more than 100 members of staff have left the team (which has been over a 1,000 at times) in the last two years as Microsoft trimmed the budget. Some staff believe that Microsoft could have … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. For the next couple of weeks, we will have more links and fewer/shorter articles because of Bob’s vacation. Westcoast creates €5.5bn powerhouse as it merges with German KOMSA … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. For the next couple of weeks, we will have more links and fewer/shorter articles because of Bob’s vacation. Loewe unveils first TVs in syno-stone, the ‘Iconic’ OLED TVs … Read more
What They Say The Volvo EX90 electric SUV will include a vertical touchscreen that shows navigation, media playback and phone functions along with other commonly used actions. There is also a rectangular driving display. There is a video explaining the approach of the simplification of the information presented here. The interface will evolve to reflect the … Read more
Average consumers are pulling back on purchases to contend with higher cost of living while hybrid work and digital learning remain strong forces for mobile computing demand. A more competitive tablet market is emerging from this dynamic, as wealthy consumers brush off inflation more easily in the premium segment and an expanded, revitalized group of … Read more
What They Say TVRev.com published an interesting article on the development of front end interfaces for smart TVs and highlighted that Vizio is adopting the ‘Tiles’ system from SpringServe for its Smartcast interface. The author emphasises the change in the number of streaming services adopted by consumers these days and the different front needed. SpringServe … Read more
OLED flexible panel makers use a glass carrier to hold the polyimide (P)I substrate during the array process and subsequently during the deposition process. Between the PI and the glass carrier is a sacrificial layer, which is hit with a laser after thin film encapsulation (TFE), to separate the two layers. The lasers used after … Read more
PMA Research (PMA), the worldwide market information experts on large displays, has published their latest All-Displays sell-through tracking report on professional large-format flat panel displays (32” and larger) and professional projectors (above 500 lumens) being sold by leading U.S. Distributors who serve commercial markets. Revenues were flat compared to last quarter, but up 25% over … Read more
Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 9.7% year over year to 301.9 million units in the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The drop marks the largest-ever third quarter decline and the fifth consecutive quarter of decline for the smartphone market as shipments continue … Read more
The annual SXSWedu conference typically serves as the most innovative, fresh, and predictive venue for envisioning the future of the ed-tech marketplace. This year, the SXSWedu® Conference & Festival will be held in face-to-face format in Austin, Texas from March 6-9, 2023. This conference specializes in the future. What will the horizon look like? How … Read more
What They Say Adam Savage’s Tested had a look at the new Meta Quest Pro for a YouTube review. The first point made was that on the Quest 2, all the optics, processing and battery are on the front of the headset, making the weight very apparent. The Pro moves the battery to the back … Read more
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