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SDC Launches a New Platform for OLED Material Simulation

What They Say ET Times reported that Samsung Display has established a new platform, called ‘Sync-OLED’) to allow its business partners to evaluate materials that might be usable in OLED displays. The service is free for Samsung’s business partners, but available to licence for others. The firm worked with the Korea Institute of Science and … Read more

A Means to Enhance OLED Device Efficiency is Under Development

A team of researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology or KAIST and the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute or ETRI (both located in Daejeon, Republic of Korea) are developing a new metal oxide charge transfer complex that, when dispersed into the stack of an OLED, can improve device efficiency. Here is … Read more

 Microsoft’s AR hardware Plans Said to be ‘in Disarray’

What They Say Business Insider reported that Microsoft’s developments in mixed reality is a “mess, where confusion, rivalries, and canceled projects have roiled the company’s metaverse strategy”. The site said that in an interview a couple of years ago that it was not so much a business as a ’rounding error’. It also said that … Read more

Smart TV Viewing Time Surges, Dongles Decline

What They Say Protocol Entertainment reported data from Conviva that showed that we have reached a tipping point in the use of streaming dongles. Global viewing using dongles declined by 2% in the year from Q4 2020 to Q4 2021. On the other hand, smartTV use increased by 37%. Consoles from Microsoft and Sony were … Read more

Lumus Uploads Schott Talk on Reflective Waveguides

What They Say Lumus uploaded to YouTube part of a presentation by Rüdiger Sprengard, PhD. – Head of Augmented Reality at Schott that highlighted the cooperation between the companies in developing waveguides announced in 2020. Schott highlighted how its range of technologies in glass and coatings was able to develop this. What We Think The … Read more

Europe Smartphone Market Gains 8% YoY in 2021; But COVID-19 Recovery Comes Up Short

What They Say Counterpoint Research added to the data it already released on the US and Chinese smartphone markets by releasing its data on Europe. It highlighted that the market had a rollercoaster year with supply shortages and Covid issues and in the end saw 8% growth in 2021, not enough to recover from the … Read more

Europe Smartphone Market Gains 8% YoY in 2021; But COVID-19 Recovery Comes Up Short

2021 was another rollercoaster year for the European smartphone market. Promising early signs suggested that the market was recovering from a difficult 2020, during which the COVID-19 pandemic hit the region hard causing both supply- and demand-side issues. However, COVID-19 impacts continued into 2021, and then Europe faced a new challenge: the global component shortage … Read more

Advanced HDR by Technicolor and ATSC 3.0 Collaborating with Hisense for TV Deployments

During last month’s CES conference, Hisense announced it is collaborating with ATSC 3.0 and Advanced HDR by Technicolor for integration into upcoming ULED TVs. The announcement demonstrates how the broadcast and consumer device ecosystems are moving forward in a coordinated fashion to meet consumer demand for high-quality over-the-air (OTA) and over-the-top (OTT) viewing experiences, including … Read more