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What They Say Counterpoint Research posted a blog post that highlighted that despite worry about weak demand, the US smartphone market has shown resilience through Q2 2022. Data from the Counterpoint US Monthly Smartphone Channel Share Tracker shows the US smartphone market was down 4% MoM but up 2% YoY in May. Although higher than … Read more
What They Say A group from South Korean Hongik University have developed a concept based on opera glasses that are designed to provide magnification of what is on stage as well as information such as wayfinding and seat identification. The René glasses can be rented from the ticket office. During a performance, the glasses can … Read more
What They Say LG Display has worked with a maker called Maars Living Walls to develop a digital modular partition wall system that includes a transparent OLED. What We Think Although there is a link to ‘more details’ on the site, there is nothing about the OLED panels, just the modular system in general. There … Read more
It was a sign of our times! A few months ago, the industry held its annual upfronts where network and streaming execs tell potential buyers what a powerful draw they are going to be with the best content and biggest audience in the year ahead–all with the audience’s lust to buy stuff. “I’m a reasonable … Read more
What They Say Ampere Analysis is giving a pdf with some background data on the world of game play. The firm agrees with the comment by Paul Gray of Omdia that cloud gaming is the big trend, with 76% growth year on year in 2022, although it is still just around 0,16% of the market … Read more
The first half of 2022 has passed quietly. Under the impact of multiple factors such as geopolitical conflicts, global hyperinflation, and demand overdraft, the global TV panel market has ushered in the darkest moment. The end demand in the global TV market continues to be sluggish, brands are deeply controlling their inventory, the prices of … Read more
What They Say We published a press release from Sigmaintell on the site today. To summarise the long release: Whereas Q1 and Q2 of the year are usually less than 50% of the total for the year, for TV panel shipments, this year they will be more than 50% with only a small recovery from … Read more
What They Say The Elec reports that Samsung and BOE have fallen out on the supply of TV LCD panels after Samsung is said to have demanded a royalty payment in return for BOE being able to say that it is supplying Samsung. BOE is reported to have refused such a payment. What We Think … Read more
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4.5 trillion in 2022, an increase of 3% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. While IT spending is expected to grow in 2022, it will be at a much slower pace than 2021 due to spending cutbacks on PCs, tablets and printers by consumers, … Read more
What They Say Digitimes reported on a push by JDI to try to raise 40% of its revenue from automotive displays in this financial year. The report said that production of automotive OLEDs with the firm’s ELEAP technology could arrive next year. (JDI Claims Photolithography OLED Patterning Breakthrough). The firm is also developing a 34″ … Read more
What They Say We reported briefly on the improvement in bit depth that the maker of LED video processors, Brompton, has achieved in its latest firmware. (Brompton Boosts Low Grey Level Accuracy) Now the firm has published an interesting blog post that gives a bit more detail and also shows how reducing the noise by … Read more
One UI Watch4.5 will soon be available for Galaxy Watch1 devices, bringing a more complete watch experience. On top of the last version of Wear OS Powered by Samsung (running Wear OS 3.5), the new One UI Watch4.5 release adds a fuller typing experience, an easier way to make calls and a host of new … Read more
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