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Links mid-Week Ending 2nd September 2022

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the middle of this week. A new use for LCDs in better 3D printing (Economist $) Philips: New office monitors with 23.8 and 27 inches AOC: New gaming display with 240 Hz and 1000 … Read more

Shenzen Electronics Market Shuts to Fight Covid Outbreak

What They Say Reuters reported that the ‘world’s largest electronics market’ of Huaqiangbei has been shut for four days and service suspended at a number of subway stations as authorities fight to contain a Covid outbreak which saw four people infected. In Futian, the seat of the city government, officials announced that cinemas, karaoke bars … Read more

Q2’22 Saw a Decline in GPU and PC Shipments Quarter-to-Quarter

Jon Peddie Research reports the growth of the global PC-based graphics processor unit (GPU) market reached 84 million units in Q2’22 and PC CPU shipments decreased by -34% year over year. Overall, GPUs will have a compound annual growth rate of 3.8% during 2022–2026 and reach an installed base of 3,103 million units at the … Read more

World’s First: Smartlabs Helps O2 Migrate Bespoke Linux STBs to Google’s Android TV

SmartLabs helps O2 Czech Republic to deliver a unique migration project, where hundreds of thousands of STBs are being transferred to the Android TV Operator Tier platform. Over 400 000 devices have already been migrated to the new environment. The Czech Republic’s largest fixed, mobile, and broadband service provider, O2 Czech Republic, launched its bespoke … Read more

LG Takes Gaming Immersion Next-Level With World’s First Bendable 42-Inch OLED TV

LG Electronics (LG) is introducing LG OLED Flex (model LX3), an innovative new TV boasting the world’s first bendable 42-inch OLED screen. Perfect for immersive console, PC and cloud gaming, and for enjoying live TV broadcasts and content streaming services, LG OLED Flex ushers in a whole new era of screen customizability. The LX3’s remarkable … Read more

Dell & HP Report

What They Say Dell & HP announced their quarterly results. Dell was up 9% on last year to $26.4 billion in the quarter to the end of July with good sales in client and infrastructure solutions. Operating income was $1.3 billion, up 25%, representing 4.8% of revenue, and non-GAAP operating income was $2 billion, up … Read more

UBI: OLED emitting material sales will reach $1.81 billion in 2022

What They Say UBI Research of Korea released data from its latest quarterly OLED material sales report and said that purchases of OLED materials reached $4.12 billion in Q2 of 2022, down 2.1% on Q1 and up by 7,8% on last year. n the small OLED panel market, Samsung Display’s second-quarter purchase of light-emitting materials … Read more

SDC Dominating iPhone 14 Series Launch with >80% Share

What They Say DSCC has increased the detail of its tracking service for flexible OLEDs and in announcing that said that panel shipments for the upcoming iPhone 14, expected to be launched on September 7th have been ramping up strongly, with SDC the key supplier at 82% of the projected June to September volume. That … Read more

Now Trending in Education: When Less Becomes More

My current article series aims to put a spotlight on some of the most interesting post-pandemic downtrends now taking shape in K12 and/or university settings. In our first installment, we focused one two of the key input/output stresses challenging educators these days: the “Great Resignation” and persistent “learning loss”. In last month’s installment, we discovered … Read more