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What They Say Digitimes Research reported that the notebook market continues to be buoyant with the global top-5 brands’ combined notebook shipments in November 2020 reaching the second highest-ever monthly level. The demand is from Europe and North America and the total is only behind the total for October. HP was down and Lenovo saw … Read more
PPDS, the AV industry’s fastest growing provider of professional TV and digital signage solutions, is excited to announce the launch of the brand new Philips L-Line 7000 series – its most flexible and versatile indoor LED range to date. Fashioned on feedback, the new 7000 series – the latest in a growing range of Philips … Read more
What They Say The European Parliament has made two key votes on consumer products. Personal electronics sold online and in stores must clearly be labeled with a repairability score, out of 10. Device makers—notably those of laptops and smartphones—must extend the lifespans of their products. France and Austria are acting as early adoptors for these … Read more
What They Say In a year end speech to employees, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that he would be “particularly focused” on technologies that deliver “a deeper sense of presence,” like augmented and virtual reality. What We Think After the debacle of Magic Leap, it’s pleasing that someone with big pockets is still happy … Read more
What They Say Amazon has now allowed the use of Netflix on the Echo Show Smart Display. Netflix support is available for all generations of Echo Show devices, from the first-gen down to the most recent Echo Show 8. The lone exception is the Echo Spot which does have a screen but one that’s too … Read more
What They Say Nikkei reports that Arçelik of Turkey has taken a 60% share in Hitachi’s overseas home appliances business for $300 million. The firm will use the investment to drive its business for appliances in most of Asia, including India, Southeast Asia and China. What We Think We don’t monitor the appliance business. However, … Read more
Visteon Corporation awarded New Vision Display the “Best Customer Focus Launch Performance: Asia” for 2020. The award recognizes suppliers for “delivering exceptional service to Visteon teams, working to win new business, supporting current projects and launching new programs”. The award was presented during Visteon’s livestream 2020 Strategic Supplier Virtual Conference on December 8th, 2020 and … Read more
Yeah, I know. Every time the bezel gets narrower or the “smart TV” interface gets a re-skin, it’s a “new generation.” But I’m talking about a significant technical improvement viewers can really see, and we’ll be seeing a good one in 2021. At the last real CES (January 2020), several manufacturers showed prototype TVs with … Read more
What They Say In reporting on new funding for Iljin Tech, to help the firm turn around its business, The Elec said that the company seems to be banking on Samsung Electronics using its metal mesh touch technology in notebook displays. From a peak at 221.5 billion Won ($202 million) in 2017 the firm saw … Read more
What They Say WarnerMedia and Roku have agreed ‘after protracted negotiations’ that Roku users will be able to get access to HBO Max, the premium streaming service. The access will start from 17th December. Reuters reports that HBO Max has 12.6 million “activations” or users, compared to 86.8 million paid subscribers for Walt Disney Co’s … Read more
What They Say Virgin Media posted data about its success in 2020 in the UK, despite, or because of the pandemic. When it came to upload traffic, Virgin Media’s network saw data use jump up by 64 per cent across the year, driven by people working from home, connecting with loved ones on video calls … Read more
MediaKind, a global change leader in media technology and services, announces the launch of Mediaroom Play, a new client solution that enables operators to deploy set top boxes (STBs) powered by Android TV rapidly. This launch represents a significant investment in Mediaroom, the world-leading IPTV platform, using the latest industry technologies and leveraging MediaKind’s strong … Read more
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