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LG Announces Organizational Changes To Respond Faster To Unprecedented Business Environment

LG Electronics (LG) announced a number of organizational commitments that are designed to faster transform the global consumer electronics and appliance brand into a company that will be able to better weather the coming year by turning challenges into opportunities. Initiatives such as promoting customer value innovation through LG’s digital transformation strategy, creating a cross-function … Read more

LG Announces Organizational Changes To Respond Faster To Unprecedented Business Environment

What They Say LG Electronics has undertaken its annual operational review and made some changes in its organisation, including replacing the head of the Home Appliance & Air Solutions Company, Dan Song, who is retiring after four years, and will be run by Lyu Jae-cheol going forward. There is a New Display Lab established to … Read more

Gartner Says Global Smartphone Sales Declined 5.7% in Third Quarter of 2020

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Worldwide smartphone sales to end-users totaled 366 million units in the third quarter of 2020, down 5.7% from the third quarter of 2019, according to Gartner, Inc. Overall global mobile phone sales to end users totaled 401 million units, a decline of 8.7% year-over-year. After two consecutive quarters of a decline of 20%, quarterly smartphone … Read more

Study: SVoD subs overtake pay-TV

What They Say A report from Capgemini, reported in Advanced Television, said that by the end of 2020, SVoD will overtake pay-TV in more than 30 countries. You can download the full report here. Driven by younger generations, there is a significant shift towards OTT services like Netflix and Disney+, moving away from pay-TV. This … Read more

Sharp affiliate sues Corning for allegedly breaking glass supply deal

What They Say The Nikkei reported that Sakai Display Products (the LCD business of Sharp) has launched a legal action to stop Corning’s alleged sale of glass to third parties without SDP’s consent in violation of a contract between the two companies. According to the complaint, the agreement lets Corning sell to other customers only … Read more

You Can’t Make Things Better and Cheaper, or Can You?

I have been following the Finnish mixed reality headset maker, Varjo, for several years and have been impressed and surprised by the company’s products, which have delivered the best mixed reality experiences that I had tried. Now, the company has really moved its headsets on again. Frustratingly, this time, I have had to take the … Read more

Grab Lenovo’s Awesome 28-inch, 4K Monitor for Just $239

What They Say Experienced technology journalist, Avram Piltch of Toms Hardware, has highlighted that Lenovo’s 28″ L28u-30 UltraHD monitor was available on Black Friday for $239. The monitor has 300cd/m² of output and has support for 99% of sRGB, 90% of DCI-P3 and 1,000:1 contrast. The only downside for Piltch is that the monitors are … Read more

LED’s Mainstreaming Continues: Here’s a Car Rental Counter With A Big Video Wall

What They Say Sixteen Nine regularly shows digital signage installations. This one, at a car rental desk, looks particularly interesting as it seems to show an application that would have, up to now, been supported by multiple LCDs, but has now switched to LED. What We Think It’s a couple of years since we reported … Read more

Xiaomi-backed Chinese display startup Viewtrix bags $46m in Sequoia-led series D round

What They Say TechinAsia reports that Viewtrix (also known as Yunyinggu), a Chinese developer of display drivers, announced that it has secured 300 million yuan ($45.6 million) in a series D round led by Sequoia Capital China. Existing investors Qiming Venture Partners, Qualcomm, and Northern Light Venture Capital also participated in the round and Xiaomi … Read more