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LG Unveils FOMO Channel Exclusively For LG OLED TV’s

LG Electronics USA announces the launch of an exclusive cinematic content channel that will bring consumers into the futuristic front row with unique experiences that are brought to life by the superior picture quality of LG OLED TVs. The LG FOMO Channel app, also known as “Fear of Missing OLED,” is now available exclusively to … Read more

Samsung Electronics Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results

Samsung Electronics reported KRW 66.96 trillion in consolidated revenue and KRW 12.35 trillion in operating profit for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues around the world, reopening of key economies led to significant increase in consumer demand. Samsung Electronics was able to respond aggressively through flexible global supply … Read more

Merck Announces € 20 Million OLED Manufacturing Expansion in Korea and China

What They Say Merck KGAA said that it was planning to boost its capacity for OLED material manufacture with new capacity in Korea at Pyeongtaek and Shanghai. The value of the investment is €20 million. The facilities add to the facilities in Darmstadt, Germany. What We Think Merck has been in OLED since 2010. The … Read more

Stratacache Launches Full Line of LINQ Intelligent Tablets Designed and Built by Consumer Engagement Experts

STRATACACHE announced the launch of commercial grade LINQ all-in-one intelligent tablets, designed and built by STRATACACHE’s customer engagement engineers. The tablets are integrated across all digital signage, interactive experience, and mobile commerce/mobile shopping platforms in the STRATACACHE family including Scala, X2O Media and Real Digital Media, and range in size from 11” to 55”, combining … Read more

Global smartphone shipments improve in 3Q20

What They Say Global smartphone shipments fell by slightly over 6% on year in the third quarter of 2020, improving significantly from the previous two quarters as demand for smartphones outside the China market rebounded, according to Digitimes Research. Digitimes Research’s just-published five-year forecast report on global smartphone shipments has revised upward its forecast for … Read more

Over 40% Of Video Consumption Hours Now On Mobile For U.S. Gen Z

Parks Associates released the new market snapshot OTT Video Viewership: The Role of Mobile, which finds viewing on a smartphone or tablet now accounts for over 40% of all video consumption hours among Gen Z heads of US broadband households, compared to just 20% among all heads of US broadband households. The market snapshot, developed … Read more

More Tales from the Pandemic (Pain Points in Education, Part I)

It’s apparent to most of us that education systems across the world are going through particularly difficult times these days. Blame the Pandemic. And I can’t seem to erase the image out of my mind, a reaction spoken by a leader in the VR/AR industry, that selling to educators these days feels like being an … Read more

AMD acquiring Xilinx in $35B semiconductor mega-deal

What They Say The chip industry consolidation dance continued as AMD has entered into an agreement to buy Xilinx for $35 billion, giving the company access to a broad set of specialized workloads. AMD sees this deal as combining two companies that complement each other’s strengths without cannibalizing its own markets, and believes the acquisition … Read more

AMD to Acquire Xilinx, Creating the Industry’s High Performance Computing Leader

AMD and Xilinx announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for AMD to acquire Xilinx in an all-stock transaction valued at $35 billion. The combination will create the industry’s leading high performance computing company, significantly expanding the breadth of AMD’s product portfolio and customer set across diverse growth markets where Xilinx is an established … Read more