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What They Say There has been a leak of information about Samsung’s Galaxy S21 phones which are expected to be launched in January, a but earlier in the year than usual. The displays are said to be: 6.2″ Galaxy S21 6.7″ Galaxy S21 Plus 6.8″ Galaxy S21 Ultra All are expected to be 120Hz and … Read more
What They Say The stand-alone Oculus Quest 2 (Oculus Quest 2 revealed, killing off future Oculus PC VR gear in the process)has been getting a generally favourable press, but that will be improved, we suspect as the headsets have been updated to support 90Hz operation by a firmware update. The original Quest supported 72Hz and … Read more
The total PC market (including tablets) enjoyed a second successive quarter of stellar growth, with total shipments of 124.5 million units, up 23% year-on-year. Lenovo led the global market with 23.5 million tablets, notebooks and desktops shipped followed closely by Apple with 22.1 million macs and iPads. HP, Dell and Samsung rounded out the top … Read more
What They Say Canalys put out a press release with its report on Q3 system sales. As well as its PC sales numbers, the company showed the strong growth in the Chromebook segment – up 122% year on year. PCs (including tablets) were also well up (+23% year on year) with Lenovo ahead of Apple, … Read more
What They Say Apple has hit snags with an OS upgrade to macOS Big Sur, which is reported to have been bricking some late 2013 and 2014 MacBook Pros. (see this MacRumors forum thread). We have also heard from app developers that say that the new OS is not yet supported. MacRumors said “One commenter … Read more
What They Say Samsung announced a small range of ‘Smart’ monitors built around its Tizen operating systems, used for its TVs and SoC-based smart commercial displays. There is an M7 in 32″, with ultraHD and the M5 with FullHD resolution and in 27″ and 32″ sizes. Features include connectivity with mobile devices including AirPlay and … Read more
What They Say Omdia published a blog post about the results in the TV market in Q3 and said that the market grew 15% in volume terms from last year to 62.9 million units and 10.9% above forecast. The regional growth was quite different (see chart). Total shipments for the year are down, although developed … Read more
Sharp NEC Display Solutions announces a partnership with Fusion Spaces to help organisations foster better home-based working environments which embrace best practice for user wellbeing through an on-line assessment tool and a range of bundled home-office technology solutions. “We believe in creating safe, comfortable and inclusive working environments that nurture and support human physical, psychological … Read more
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) has developed a new film that corrects the blue tint seen in organic electroluminescent (EL) panels when viewing devices from an angle. Organic EL panels are being increasingly employed in smartphones, tablets, computers and televisions. While exhibiting high contrast and fast response speed, Organic EL panels tend to develop … Read more
Vehicle displays are in transitional phase due to three major factors: higher connectivity, the growth in electric vehicle sales and a shift to semi-autonomous and autonomous driving. The industry is moving towards new functionality that is driving an increase in display sizes, performance and the number of displays per vehicle. TFT-LCD is the dominant technology … Read more
What They Say Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) said that it has a new film that corrects for a blue shift in OLED panels when viewed from the side by using a microlens structure. The film is said to work from each direction and will lead to sales of $23 million in fiscal 2023. … Read more
What They Say Loewe, which was taken over by Skytec Group at the beginning of the year (What Bob Saw on the Net 23/01/2020), has started to sell OLED TVs, now that continue to be made in Germany. There are two models, the Bild 7 (55 “) and Loewe Bild 5 (65”) and they will … Read more
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