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What They Say Counterpoint Research published a BoM analysis of the Xiaomi 12S Ultra which, the firm said, is intended to improve Xiaomi’s presence in the >$600 market for smartphones in the Chinese market. The BoM has increased, with 8GB/256GB is $516 while the market price is around $900. The Sansung E5 LTPO 2.0 OLED … Read more
What They Say Counterpoint Research joined in with sending signals of gloom in the US market when it pointed out that consumer sentiment in the US is the lowest it has been since the financial crisis back in 2008. The firm had a look at the discounts offered by Amazon on Prime Day and said … Read more
What They Say Education administrators in Denmark, have banned the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace after a data-risk assessment of schools in Helsingør. The exercise revealed that data was being transferred from Europe to the US in contravention of EU GDPR regulations. Laptop magazine reported that the main cause for this situation is the … Read more
What They Say We reported on a blog post by TM Roh of Samsung’s mobile business last week (Samsung Confirms August 10th for Galaxy Unpacked), but we missed the point that the firm said that ‘almost 10 million’ foldable smartphones shipped worldwide in 2021. That number is a bit higher than estimates by DSCC (Foldable … Read more
What They Say Advanced TV reported that RealD has won a patent battle with LightSpeed over the firm’s DepthQ CineBright two-beam system. A court in Düsseldorf, Germany found that LightSeed had infringed on RealD’s two-beam 3D cinema projection system patents (pat. numbers EP 2 469 336 and EP 2 067 066). The rulings apply to … Read more
What They Say Highlighting the difficult conditions in the US TV market, NPD said that there has been a surge in TVs being sold on promotion. From January through April 2022, 71% of TVs purchased in the U.S. were sold that way (at least 5% discount). That is up from 18% in the same period … Read more
What They Say LG Business Solutions USA has announced a three year alliance with the Marriott Design Lab for the joint development and testing of technologies and solutions for the hospitality industry. The Marriott Design Lab will provide a proving ground for technology products and services that can be integrated into daily hotel operations. The … Read more
Thanks to an eagle-eyed reader for giving me a “heads-up” about developments in a story that I wrote a couple of years ago. It was about Nanoco and its patent dispute with Samsung. (David vs Goliath or ……?) I rarely write much about patents as it’s a very complicated area and to really get your … Read more
What They Say Sigmaintell released its data on the latest pricing for mobile and tablet LCDs and expects to seeing continuing price declines. For all technologies, demand is weak, orders are being reduced and oversupply goes on. The oversupply of OLED is pushing the price of that technology and that is having a knock-on effect … Read more
What They Say At the ECR in Vienna, Barco showed a new grey scale monitor, the Nio Gray 5.8MP (MDNG-6221) which is a 21.3″ 2100 x 2800 (3:4) 10 bit IPS display with 1,300 cd/m² maximum luminance (calibrated max 1,000 cd/m² and default 600 cd/m²). Contrast is 1400:1 and there are two dual link DVI … Read more
According to TrendForce research, global LCD monitor shipments reached 72.3 million units in 1H22, a level on par with to the same period in 2021. Certain whole devices orders in 4Q21 were deferred to 1Q22 due to logistics and transportation issues. In addition, some brands felt optimistic regarding the outlook for 2022, so they initiated … Read more
What They Say TrendForce Research of Taiwan said that LCD monitor shipments reached 72.3 million units in the first half of 2022 – level with the same period a year ago. The relatively steady demand from commercial buyers has helped to avoid the dip seen in consumer markets. However, looking forward, a lot of catching … Read more
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