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What They Say Africa’s overall mobile phone market shipments declined 6.0% year on year (YoY) in Q3 2020 according to IDC. The decline stemmed mainly from feature phones, with shipments of these devices declining 11.2% YoY in Q3 2020 to total 29.4 million units. By contrast, smartphone shipments were up a healthy 14.1% YoY, with … Read more
The ongoing surge in PC demand is expected to continue as work from home and remote education needs mix with the holiday spending season. According to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast, shipments of desktop and notebook PCs will grow 18.2% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20), followed by 1.4% … Read more
What They Say Juniper Research said that consumer virtual reality content will bring over $7 billion in revenue in 2025, an increase of over 160% on the $3 billion it is expected to generate in 2020. The primary driver for consumer content in this space will be console gamers, which will account for 41% of … Read more
Here are some links from this week that you might find interesting or useful but didn’t need any comment. ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ will be the first movie in 4K HDR & Atmos on HBO Max Photokina Cancelled – Indefinitely! This every two year show used to alternate with IFA, but photography is not the business … Read more
What They Say Invidis reports that Epson has opened a ‘hybrid booth’ that is availble to support resellers and partners. The facility (Epson Industrial Solutions Center +- EISC +). consists of dedicated space for demonstrations and video discussions with around 500m² of space. What We Think This looks like an interesting alternative to trade show … Read more
What They Say A hat tip to DSCC’s subscription newsletter for alerting me to an announcement by Porotech, a start-up in Cambridge, UK, that had slipped under our radar. The company has just announced its first product which ehances the use of inGaN for red LEDs. Traditionally, red LEDs are based on aluminum indium gallium … Read more
What They Say Electrochromic display supplier, Ynvisible, has supplied displays to Innoscentia which is developing date labels on food packages. The firm said that Innoscentia is also using Ynvisible’s R&D services and has developed materials that combine with the Ynvisible display, enabling real-time quality monitoring of food. The development is still at the prototype stage. … Read more
Samsung sold 11.8 million smart TVs worldwide in Q3 2020, the best ever quarter by Samsung or any other vendor, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics’ TV Streaming Platforms service. Samsung’s Q3 performance means that there are now more than 155 million Tizen OS smart TVs in use around the world, an increase … Read more
What They Say Leyard Europe announced a new Evercare ‘Lifetime’ warranty for some of its LED displays. It provides service while the original buyer owns the product (although in its T’s & C’s, the time is limited to five years after discontinuation of the product by Leyard). The warranty cannot be transferred to other subsequent … Read more
Heraeus, the world leader in polymer material innovations, and SigmaSense, the global leader in touch sensing performance, have jointly developed a breakthrough fully functional 65-inch PEDOT polymer touch sensor. This game-changing development – a world first – is poised to disrupt the touch sensor market providing superior optical clarity, reliable flexibility, reduced costs and SigmaDrive … Read more
What They Say Heraeus and SigmaSense put out a press release, saying that they have created a film-based 65″ touch system that is very sensitive (it can work through glass) and can be used in wet conditions. They say that the technology can be used for displays of over 100″. The solution is based on … Read more
SoftAtHome, an independent software company for broadband, video, and analytics, announced that its Multiscreen Video Player powers the new Addressable TV offering, launched in France last week by Orange France. The first partnership with a national broadcaster France Televisions is already up and running. The burgeoning multiscreen Addressable TV market is estimated to represent 200 … Read more
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