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Global Smartphone Production Expected to Reach 1.36 Billion Units in 2021 as Huawei Drops Out of Top-Six Ranking, Says TrendForce

January 6, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Owing to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, global smartphone production reached a mere 1.25 billion units in 2020, a record-breaking 11% YoY decrease, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations. The top six smartphone brands ranked by production volume for 2020, in order, are Samsung, Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo. The most glaring change from … Read more

Global Smartphone Production Expected to Reach 1.36 Billion Units in 2021 as Huawei Drops Out of Top-Six Ranking, Says TrendForce (2)

January 6, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Trendforce of Taiwan said that volumes of smartphones manufactured in 2021 will reach 1.36 billion units this year, up from 1.25 billion this year, up 9%. The big change in brand rankings is that Huawei will drop from third to seventh. As we have reported, the Honor brand has been split off … Read more

iQiyi Gets Funds to Develop VR

January 6, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Caixin in China reported that iQiyi Smart, the VR-centred arm of iQiyi Inc, which Caixin describes as an ‘online video giant’ (Wikipedia reports that it has 500 million active monthly users and was founded by Baidu) has raised ‘several hundreds of millions of yuan in its series B round’ to develop VR … Read more

Barco Adds New 12MP Display for Radiography

December 21, 2022January 6, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Barco has a new 12MP Nio Fusion display that can be used for radiography (PACS and mammography), but is also suitable for general office applications. The display has a resolution of 4200 x 2800 and has a 30.9″ (784mm) diagonal in a 3:2 aspect ratio. The display can be used as a … Read more

Hyperfluorescent Blue OLED Points Way to Pure and Efficient Blues

January 6, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Researchers at Kyushu University have introduced a blue light source that could lead to more efficient OLED displays, while, at the same time, emitting blue light without compromise to the quality or purity of the light. The light source is based on a combination of emitter molecules that split energy conversion and emission processes, allowing … Read more

Lucyd Introduces Lyte Bluetooth E-glasses

January 6, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Lucyd said that it has developed new Lyte Bluetooth E-Glasses that are operated by voice, accessing services such as Siri or Google Assistant on companion devices. Custom lenses can be supplied and they weigh 1.25 to 1.5 oz (35 – 42gms) and battery life of around 6.5 hours. What We Think These … Read more

Irish Touch and Gesture Technology Licensor, Neodrón Limited, Reaches Settlement with Top Consumer Electronics Companies

January 6, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Neodrón Limited, a leading Dublin, Ireland-based licensor of technology focused on the touch sensor market, announced that it reached a settlement with ten of the world’s largest consumer electronics companies. The settlement brings an end to various high profile legal actions concerning allegations of patent infringement against those companies, based on their importation and sale … Read more

Dell Technologies Reimagines Work with New PCs, Monitors and Software Experiences

January 6, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Dell Technologies unveiled new products and software that reimagine work so anyone can perform at their best. With a new portfolio of intelligent, collaborative and sustainable devices, Dell is transforming work experiences to give people greater flexibility to work from anywhere. “People’s expectations of their technology continue to evolve. It’s why we push beyond barriers … Read more

Dell Has First 40″ Ultrawide Monitor & VideoConferencing Monitors

January 6, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Dell announced some new monitors along with new PCs. It also published a blog post about the new devices. The U4021QW is in the UltraSharp range and is a 40″ (well, 39.7″) ‘5K’ 21:9 monitor with 5120 x 2160 resolution. The curve has a 2500mm radius and an IPS panel with 300 … Read more

Diagnostic Flexibility at your Fingertips with New, Versatile 12MP Diagnostic Display

January 6, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Barco, global leader in visualization technology, has released a new 12MP diagnostic display system for both PACS and breast imaging. The Nio Fusion 12MP display is a highly topical answer to changing expectations and standards in diagnostic imaging. The diagnostic display as office companion Albert Xthona, Senior Product Manager for diagnostic displays at Barco, describes … Read more

8K Association updates logo scheme specification for TVs

January 6, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The 8K Association (and Samsung) said that the association has “adopted broader performance requirements applied to 8K TVs”. It also said that it had upgraded the spec to cover a ” broader set of video decoding standards” and “advanced multi-dimensional surround sound formats”, What We Think When the 8K Association put out … Read more

Nature Publishes New Kyulux Blue

January 6, 2021 by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say Scientists from Kyushu and Kwanse Gakuin Universities have released through a paper in ‘Nature’, with support from Kyulux and JNC Petrochemical Corp, details of a new blue material based on TADF that has CIE colour coordinates of (0.13,0.16) with EQE of 32% at 1,000 cd/m². The emitted light has a FWHM of … Read more