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

February 1, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

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)

February 1, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

December 21, 2022February 1, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

February 1, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

February 1, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

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

Canalys: China smartphone market declines 11% in 2020 as Huawei unable to revive supply

February 1, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Canalys released data on the smartphone market in China and said that sales in Q4 were down 4% on 2019 at 84 million units. That meant an 11% decline over the year to just over 330 million units. For Q4 2020, Huawei (including Honor) managed to ship 18.8 million units, and its … Read more

eGlass Deluges FETC

January 30, 2021 by Len Scrogan

I miss no longer going to in-person ed tech conferences. I especially miss the hubbub of activity in crowded exhibit halls, the din of crowds in search of the next shiny object. I fondly remember the exhibit hall ‘deluge’, when crowds suddenly roll in like a pressing thunderstorm and surround a booth, occupying if not … Read more

A Perfect Planet Looks Fantastic

January 29, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say If you have access (you might need a VPN with a UK location), the BBC series ‘A Perfect Planet’ is available in UltraHD with HD on the BBC iPlayer. What We Think I was watching this yesterday evening and it really was spectacular on my OLED TV. I have rarely seen anything … Read more

What a Load of Rubbish!!

January 29, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

Does LG Have the Shape of Things to Come?

January 29, 2021 by Bob Raikes

The shape of displays has been changing a lot over the last twenty years. That’s true in mobile applications and TVs, but a new shape for a display shown at CES has encouraged me to think, today, about monitors. If we look back, the early monitor market was largely driven by the availability of glass … Read more

XDC Installs World’s First 300mm MicroLED Tool

January 28, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

X Display Company (XDC), a leader in MicroLED displays, announced the installation of the world’s first 300mm Elastomer Stamp based Micro Transfer Printing (MTP) equipment in 2020. XDC’s team has been pioneering Micro Transfer Printing (commonly referred to as Mass Transfer) for the past 15 years, and has created a novel way to build MicroLED … Read more

XDC Installs World’s First 300mm MicroLED Tool

January 28, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say X Display Corp (XDC) said that it had installed a 300mm Elastomer Stamp based Micro Transfer Printing (MTP) equipment in 2020. The company said that it has tabletop, 200mm, 300mm and custom tools are available that can support the MTP process. Justin Brown, VP of Operations at X Display Company said: “15 … Read more