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Apple’s iPhones overtook Android devices

What They Say The FT reported data from Counterpoint Research who said that the active installed base of iPhones topped the 50% mark in the quarter that ended in June. It’s iPhone’s highest market share since the phone debuted in 2007. Counterpoint also thinks that Apple’s service revenues could exceed its iPhone income. Other highlights … Read more

QDs and Phosphors Can Exist in Harmony

You may have noticed that I enjoy taking apart TVs and understanding the optical materials on the inside. While this isn’t exactly possible during a trade show, I can point my spectrometer at them and get some clues about the inner workings. Today I’m revisiting some data I captured during SID Display Week 2022 along … Read more

Worldwide automotive display shipments to grow steadily till 2027, says DIGITIMES Research

What They Say Digitimes Research issued a forecast for automotive display shipments and said that it expects steady growth of the market to 288 million units by 2027, a CAGR of 7.9% over 2022’s shipments of 197 million. The firm expects more displays to be used in EVs and autonomous vehicles. Central control centres and … Read more

Xperi Launches TiVo OS to Smart TV Makers, Welcomes Vestel as First OEM Partner

Xperi Holding Corporation announced the launch of its independent media platform, TiVo OS. Consumer electronics leader Vestel will ship the first smart TVs Powered by TiVo™ in Europe beginning in 2023. Unlike existing platforms, which are largely built around “walled gardens,” TiVo OS is a first-of-its-kind neutral platform, aimed at giving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) … Read more

Toshiba Introduces Dynamic New TV Line-Up at IFA 2022 

Toshiba is set to build on the home entertainment experience with the introduction of a head-turning TV line-up, which includes the UF3D4K Smart TVs with Fire TV built-in, and the XA9DOLEDAndroid TVTM devices.Delivering a superb picture performance and multi-dimensional audio, each modelraises the bar for TV, offering a go-to ultra-convenient, and personalised entertainment hub. 43/50/55/65-inch … Read more

High Five! Li Auto’s Flagship SUV L9 In-vehicle Display features Macroblock’s Backlight driver

What They Say Macroblock, the Taiwanese leader in LED driver technology, sent us a press release highlighting that its drivers have been used by the Chinese car brand “Li Auto”‘s flagship SUV-L9 model. The design is quite a change from tradition, with a small display on the steering wheel (using an LCD with miniLED backlight … Read more

TCL Exhibits at IFA 2022 Including the World’s Largest Mini LED TV and Latest Displays and Smart Home Innovations

TCL Electronics, one of the dominant players in the global TV industry and a leading consumer electronics brand, is participating in IFA in Berlin from September 2nd to 6th, 2022. This is the first major offline edition of the global trade fair for consumers and home electronics since 2019. Under its branding signature Inspire Greatness, … Read more

Worldwide Shipments of PCs and Tablets Forecast to Decline in 2022 and 2023 Under Challenging Market Conditions, According to IDC

Tumultuous times are ahead for the PC and tablet markets according to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Global shipments of traditional PCs are forecast to decline 12.8% in 2022 to 305.3 million units while tablet shipments will fall 6.8% to 156.8 million. Inflation, a weakening … Read more