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What They Say DPReview (my favourite photography technology site) reports that Apple in the UK has been forced by the ASA (advertising authority) to withdraw a claim that the display goes ‘Far Beyond HDR’ in its marketing materials. Apple appears to have withdrawn its claim ‘informally’ after there were complaints to the ASA about the … Read more
What They Say TCL has shown a new smartphone concept that combines foldability and rollability. The condensed version has a 6.87″ that unfolds (it’s outfolding) to 8.85″ – already quite large. However one side can then be unrolled to extend the size to 10″. What We Think This is just a prototype. I love the … Read more
What They Say Dell has made available a new OLED display option for its flagship XPS 13 notebook. The display has 3456 x 2160 resolution (a bit squarer than UltraHD and 16:10 aspect ratio). Contrast is quoted at 100,000:1 and it supports 100% of DCI P3. It supports the DisplayHDR 500 TrueBlack certification and has … Read more
What They Say Phone Arena reported that Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Apple will use an under-display Face ID sensor in 2023, which will eliminate the ‘notch’ in Apple’s display. He has also been quoted as forecasting that the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will feature 48 megapixel cameras. The range is predicted … Read more
What They Say VentureBeat reports that Epic Games has raised $1 billion to help fund its development of a ‘metaverse’ and the round values the company at $28.7 billion. Among the investors was Sony which put in $200 million. CEO Tim Sweeney said: “Their investment will help accelerate our work around building connected social experiences … Read more
What They Say Oculus published a blog post saying that it would roll out new v28 software for Quest headsets that would enable 120Hz support on the Quest 2 headset and allowing the use of Oculus Air Link to connect wirelessly to play games. Both features need to be enabled and there are no current … Read more
What They Say Sigmaintell put out its panel pricing reports for both small/medium and large panels for April 2021. Small medium prices are broadly stable, with a rise in one size of amorphous LCD smartphone panels, but stable pricing for tablets. The supply side continues to be limited by driver shortages. Large TV panels continue … Read more
What They Say TechRadar reports that TCL had said that it plans to introduce inkjet printing for TV panels in 2023. DSCC had a lot more information on this that was published in its Weekly Review subscription newsletter (which is a very good reference for the supply side of the industry). It seems that the … Read more
What They Say Invidis reported that the Sharp 120″ 8K 8M-B120C LED display is now shipping in the German market. (Sharp Launches New 120 inch 8K Display) The set was first seen at IFA in 2019 and later at ISE in 2020. The monitor is rated for 16 hours per day use and has brightness … Read more
Varjo, the leader in professional-grade VR/XR devices, is now fully compatible with the OpenXR 1.0 specification. OpenXR is an open, royalty-free standard that provides an API for virtual reality and augmented reality content. Developed by the non-profit consortium Khronos Group, OpenXR allows developers to make sure their content is compatible across multiple hardware platforms and … Read more
What They Say Dell held an investor call focusing on its Client Solutions Group and was very bullish about the future growth of the PC business. It quoted a forecast from IDC that put volumes of PCs at an average of 340 million over the next five years, while it had been just 262 million … Read more
Sony Electronics Inc. announced two new additions to its Xperia 1 and 5 flagships series line-ups – Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III. Both devices provide a rich collection of integrated features that connect Xperia community with some of the most advanced technologies across Sony’s entire suite of consumer electronics products. Whether they are … Read more
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