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“Black Widow” Suggests that Streaming and Theaters Could Coexist

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What They Say An article in the New York Times highlighted that a Marvel movie called ‘Black Widow’ has shown that it is possible for cinema and streaming releases to co-exist successfully. The title made $80 million from cinema-goers in the US and Canada along with $78 million overseas, which together represents 17 million people … Read more

Philips Gathering Momentum in Console Gaming Monitors

We reported the release of a new 55″ monitor from MMD, the firm behind Philips Monitors in Europe, that is optimised for use with the XBox console and certified by Microsoft. We also spotted some models from Asus and Acer that had been certified, but we were able to catch up with César Reyes Acosta, … Read more

DSS Europe 2021 Announces Full, In-Person Event at End of September

Plans for this year’s Digital Signage Summit (DSS) Europe(29-30 September, Hilton Munich Airport) have been revealed and an exciting roster of speakers and new industry innovations awaits delegates attending the event. There is also a range of networking and social events to attend, making this an important event for the digital signage and connected industries. … Read more

97.5% of Smartphones Released in the First Half of 2021 Used 6.x-inch OLEDs

97.5% of OLED smartphones released in the first half of 2021 had 6.X-inch class displays according to a report by UBI Research of Korea, a specialist market research consultancy in OLED displays and applications. Of the 122 OLED smartphones released in the first half of 2021, 119 6.X-inch smartphones were released, occupying an overwhelming share … Read more

PC Demand Remained Strong in the Second Quarter Amid Early Signs That Market Conditions May Be Cooling, According to IDC  

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The surge in PC demand continued through the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) despite global component shortages and logistics issues. Worldwide shipments of Traditional PCs, inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, reached 83.6 million units in 2Q21, up 13.2% from the second quarter of 2020, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) … Read more

Rethink Forecasts STB Decline

What They Say Rethink Research of the UK released extracts from its report on “Set Top Box, Smart TV, and Connected TV Device Operating System Forecast – 2020-2026”. The report forecast that the winning SmartTV operating systems will be Android TV and HarmonyOS, the OS from Huawei. The firm said that Android TV will reach … Read more

Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 4.6% in Second Quarter of 2021

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Worldwide PC shipments totaled 71.6 million units in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 4.6% from the second quarter of 2020, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. While PC demand remained above pre-pandemic levels, this was a marked deceleration in growth compared to the record year over year growth of 35.7% in … Read more