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Solas Sues BOE & Samsung Over OLED Patents

What They Say Caixin reported that the US International Trade Commission (USITC) is investigating BOE and Samsung after an OLED patent infringement claim by Solas of Ireland. The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation: BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd. of Beijing, China; Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., of Beijing, China; … Read more

Sony Introduces the A1 Full-Frame 50MP Mirrorless Camera Capable of Shooting 8K Video

What They Say Sony has a new 50.1 megapixel full-frame mirrorless camera that can record video up to 8K 30p 10 bit 4:2:0 video. It can also capture UltraHD 120p/60p 10 bit 4:2:2. It supports an S-Cinetone OETF with an S-Log3 gamma curve. It can output 16 bit raw output via HDMI. It can support … Read more

Strategy Analytics: Tablet Market Posts 18% Annual Increase in 2020, Strongest Growth in 7 Years

As 2020 dragged on, tablet vendors delivered much needed options to support learning and working from home, according to Strategy Analytics’ latest report. Especially for users working within a tight budget, tablets are proving to be credible mobile computing alternatives to notebooks, as mobile computing demand showed double-digit year-on-year growth in 2020. While the world … Read more

Strategy Analytics: Tablet Market Posts 18% Annual Increase in 2020, Strongest Growth in 7 Years (2)

What They Say Strategy Analytics (SA) said that table sales globally grew 28% to reach 188.3 million units in 2020, with 62.5 million units shipped in Q4. The big brands were the winners with Apple still well in the lead, but with Lenovo seeing the most growth during the year. The company also released a … Read more

UltraHD Blu-ray Player Sales Decline Despite Pandemic Sheltering

What They Say Despite the ‘cocooning’ that has meant more interest in home entertainment technology, UltraHD Blu-ray players continue to decline in volume sales in North America. along with other optical video formats. The only good news is that UltraHD Blu-ray players are built into the 2.2 million PS5 consoles sold in the US at … Read more

Taiwan small- to mid-size panel shipments to fall 9.5% in 1Q21, says Digitimes Research

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What They Say Digitimes Research has forecast that small/medium LCD panel shipments from Taiwan will decline by 9.5% this quarter compared to Q4, but will be up year on year by 3.9% to 174 million units. The volume has been limited by driver IC shortages and other supply chain issues. The volume has also been … Read more

Canalys: China Smartphone Market Declines 11% in 2020 as Huawei Unable to Revive Supply

The smartphone market in Mainland China finished 2020 with 84 million units shipped in Q4 2020, declining 4% year-on-year. That meant for the full year, the China market declined 11% to arrive at just over 330 million units, as market recovery was stalled by the rapid deterioration of Huawei’s performance as a result of US … Read more

What a Load of Rubbish!!

What They Say Research & Markets said in a press release that the AMOLED market would be 90.2% of the overall OLED TV market, with 9.8% being passive matrix. What We Think I regularly get approached by market research agencies that want us to cover their data with our releases. This release, alone, is on … Read more