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What They Say SMPTE interviewed Matthew Goldman, a SMPTE Fellow and past SMPTE President and previously with MediaKind, about developments in codecs and why there is more proliferation of different technology. He pointed out that in the past, codecs were optimised to make the most of the hardware that was available to decode the stream. … Read more
Vacuums were much on my mind when I listened to the last couple of talks in the DSCC/SID Business Conference in the TV section, given by Jason Hartlove of quantum dot (QD) developer, Nanosys and Rachel Cassidy and James Murphy of GE, which is developing phosphors. Both companies are really helping develop technical solutions to … Read more
What They Say Nikkei reports that Sony has ‘sharply’ expanded the automation in its TV factory in Malaysia to compete more effectively with Korean and Chinese brands. The aim is to reduce production costs by 70% between 2018 and 2023. The company is reported to have a completely unstaffed production line and plans to move … Read more
Apple’s iPhones dominated the best-selling models’ list for Q1 2021 both in terms of volume as well as value, according to the Counterpoint Research Global Handset Model Tracker, Q1 2021. Analysis by Revenue The global smartphone revenues crossed the $100-billion mark in Q1 2021, setting a first-quarter record driven by the flagships, which grabbed most … Read more
What They Say Counterpoint Research put out some interesting data on smartphone sales revenues by model in Q1 2021 and highlighted that Apple’s iPhone Series 12 took one third of the market, while the top ten models by revenue took 46% of all global smartphone revenues, while on a volume basis, the top 10 only … Read more
What They Say Counterpoint Research posted its result for Q1 2021 in the global smartwatch market. Apple grew its share by 3 points to 33.5% and although Samsung grew by 27% YoY, it lost share from 10.1% to 8.4%. These volumes include basic smartwatches with low-level proprietary OS or RTOS (like from Xiaomi and OPPO), … Read more
Global smartwatch shipments in Q1 2021 grew 35% YoY, according to Counterpoint Research’s recently published Global Smartwatch Model Tracker. Apple maintained its leadership position, catalyzing the overall market growth by recording a 50% YoY increase in the demand for the new Series 6 models. As a result, Apple saw its market share climb by 3% … Read more
What They Say We reported on the latest update to the USB Power Delivery specification yesterday. This boosts the peak power available under the specification to 240W (48V @ 5 amps). (USB Promoter Group Boosts PD to 240W) What We Think I was thinking about this after I wrote yesterday’s article and it occurred to … Read more
PMA Research, the worldwide market information experts on front projectors, has posted highlights from their most recent Projector Tracking Service results to the “Top-Selling Projectors” area of their website. For more than 25 years now, PMA Research has collected monthly sell-through data from leading U.S. projector dealers, retailers, web resellers, and distributors. Their Tracking Service … Read more
What They Say Lenovo had a great year in 20/21 and reported fourth quarter financial year revenue up 48% to $15.6 billion with net income of $260 million, up 512%. For the year, the firm was up more than $10 billion to $60.742 billion, up 20%. Net income was $1.178 billion. Q4 was the best … Read more
Following back-to-back quarters of growth, International Data Corporation (IDC) has raised its near-term outlook for the global smartphone market. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones are forecast to reach 1.38 billion units in 2021, an increase of 7.7% over 2020. This trend is expected to continue into 2022, when … Read more
The appetite for wearable devices remained strong in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21) even as volumes retreated from record fourth quarter levels. According to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, companies shipped a total of 104.6 million units in 1Q21. This marked a 34.4% increase from the … Read more
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