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What They Say The WTO ruled that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration in the US on Chinese imports were a violation of international rules. What We Think After this announcement, Trump said “Then we’ll have to do something about the WTO because they’ve let China get away with murder,” according to Reuters, so there … Read more
You.i TV, the leader in premium software tools for OTT application development, today launched a new generation of its flagship You.i Engine One product, with MediaKind as an initial deployment partner. MediaKind will use You.i Engine One 6.0 to accelerate deployment and enable its video provider customers to offer more engaging user experiences. You.i Engine … Read more
What They Say The Sony PS5 is due to ship in Japan and the US on November 12th and sell for $499. Other countries will start to receive them on the 19th. There will be a $399 ‘Digital Edition’ of the unit as well. The company will go ‘head to head’ on pricing with Microsoft, … Read more
What They Say Comcast is thinking about licensing its X1 video platform, used in its cable and broadband devices, to Smart TV makers. X1 is the base for the firm’s Flex platform for broadband-only subscribers. The company is said to have double its installed Flex boxes from one million in May to two million now. … Read more
What They Say Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has said that Apple has now sold 500 million iPads in the last ten years, and that half of iPad buyers are currently buying their first iPad. What We Think One of the problems for the growth of the tablet market is that the products were pretty good … Read more
What They Say DSCC have a new report that details shipments by model on a monthly basis. It said that June and September are expected to be the record months for foldable panel shipments. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip will be the #1 best-selling foldable in 2020 followed by the Z Fold 2, the Motorola … Read more
Economic uncertainties have increased the downward pressure on smartphone prices globally with 73% of shipments in 2020 expected to be priced below $400, according to a new price band forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Worldwide smartphone value is expected to decline 7.9% in 2020 to $422.4 billion, down … Read more
What They Say Acer reported that its sales were up by 34.9% year on year in August, and were up 11.2% for the year to date. Chromebooks were up 59.6% YoY, while gaming products (desktops, notebooks, monitors) saw 87.8% growth and monitors were up by 49.4%. Much of the growth was in Pan America and … Read more
What They Say The top global notebook brands hit a new high in August according to Digitimes Research. HP is said to have been above five million units. Despite a trade ban by the US on Lenovo’s Chromebook, the company has seen its notebook business grow 12% in August. Japan has a GIGA project based … Read more
What They Say BOE is expected to try again to become a qualified supplier of OLED panels for fitting to refurbished iPhone 12s. The company tried to supply originally from its B11 fab but is now planning to use its B7 fab in Chengdu. The report said that a quarter of BOE’s 16 million OLED … Read more
What They Say Digital View has developed a new interface system to support E Ink’s 32″ and 42″ monochrome panels, the E-T1000. It includes a USB interface so that content can be uploaded and stored. What We Think This kind of support is essential for the development of an SI/VAR channel for this kind of … Read more
What They Say McKinsey, the international consultants, published data about changes in the retail environment because of Covid. The company believes that the market has experienced ten years of development in just three months. McKinsey put out a free report. What We Think It’s more than twenty years since I bought my first PC from … Read more
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