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Strategy Analytics: MediaTek Exited 2021 with Over 75 Million Unit Lead Over Qualcomm in Smartphone Apps Processors

What They Say Strategy Analytics published its 2021 result for the smartphone AP market and ranked Qualcomm as top in revenue (38%), but MediaTek sold 75 million more units than the US firm. Both companies had record ASPs for their chips. Qualcomm maintained its smartphone AP leadership with a 38 percent revenue share, followed by … Read more

DPVR Announces New Plug-and-Play 4G/5G Module for its Virtual Reality Headsets, Enabling Access to VR Experiences in Remote Areas

DPVR, a Shanghai-based company specializing in virtual reality (VR) device design and manufacturing, has officially launched the DPVR 4G / 5G module for its all-in-one virtual reality headsets. The company stated that the new module is designed to suit to the global enterprise market and will enable verticals such as education, training, healthcare and conferences … Read more

Alibaba Invests in Nreal

What They Say Alibaba has invested $60 million in Nreal in a “series C+” round of funding – which follows on from a $100 million round last September that valued the firm at $700 million. The money will be directed to R&D and expansion into new markets. So far, Nreal’s flagship Light AR glasses have … Read more

Mojo Vision Has a Prototype

What They Say Mojo Vision, which is developing contact lens AR displays (Mojo Vision Developing NanoLEDs) said that it has developed an ‘advanced prototype’ although nobody is said to have worn one, yet. The Information’s Reality Check newsletter had a demo of the prototype ‘mounted on a stick’. A cable fed power and data to … Read more

Unbox Samsung’s 2022 Lineup, Designed for Innovative Personalized Experiences

Samsung Electronics showcased its 2022 lineup of Neo QLED 8K, soundbars, accessories and sustainability initiatives at its virtual Unbox & Discover event. With this new lineup, Samsung aims to redefine the role of television by creating beautifully designed, cutting-edge screens that offer more than just entertainment. This year’s products and features take the screen to … Read more

Samsung MicroLED TVs Delayed

What They Say The Elec reported that Samsung Electronics is delaying the start of production of its 89″ microLED TVs, which was originally set for May. The plan is now to start in the third quarter. The plan for the 101″, which was also originally planned in May, is yet to be decided, but the … Read more

TSMC says Electronics Demand Starting to Slow

What They Say Nikkei reports news from TSMC that demand for CE goods is starting to slow amid the uncertainties of the Russian war on Ukraine and Covid-related uncertanties in China. The Chairman, Mark Liu is reported to have said that the slowdown is emerging in areas: “such as smartphones, PCs, and TVs, especially in … Read more

Varjo Aero Review

What They Say The Laptop blog tested a Varjo Aero VR headset, the version of its headset that uses miniLED LCDs and is intended for serious use with apps such as Microsoft Flight Simulator and the VRM helicoptor simulator. The review likes the comfort of the headset and kept the experience immersive – although the … Read more

MiniLED & OLED Display: The Battle for the IT Market

MiniLED-based displays have been introduced by top consumer brands such as Samsung, LGE, TCL, Apple and others for TV, monitor, notebooks and tablets. By the use of multi zone blinking backlights, miniLED with quantum dots (QDs) can enable LCDs to have higher brightness, very high contrast, excellent HDR, thin form-factor, superior power efficiency and display … Read more