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Microsoft Reveals Staggered Launch and Upgrade for Surface Hub 2

Microsoft has made changes to the roadmap for its new 50.5″ Surface Hub 2 collaborative display. The Surface Hub 2S will launch in the second quarter of 2019 but, curiously, many of its new features won’t be ready until 2020. To that end, Microsoft has announced an upgrade plan which sounds similar to Samsung’s recently … Read more

Spanish AV Integrator Builds “The Largest Interactive Screen in the World”

Saudi Arabia Railway recently commemorated the launch of its new rail network by constructing a building in the country’s capital city of Riyadh to house what is claimed to be “the largest interactive screen in the world”. Spanish audiovisual integrator Trison was chosen to take on the project. A 37m × 1.2m curved interactive screen … Read more

IDC Philippines: Smartphone Shipments Bounce Back

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According to IDC, smartphone shipments in the Philippines reached 7.8 million units during the first half of 2018, a 5.6% growth year-on-year, allowing the market to bounce back from the -6.6% decline experienced in the first half of 2017. The smartphone market showed growth compared with last year because of the increase in shipments of … Read more

IDC Philippines: Smartphone Shipments Bounce Back as Filipinos Invest in Higher Price Bands

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According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Philippines’ Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments reached 7.8 million units in 1H18, posting a 5.6% growth year over year (YoY) and allowing the market to bounce back from the -6.6% decline experienced in 1H17. The smartphone market showed growth compared with last year because of the increase … Read more

Acer and Yulon Motor Reveal Co-Developed Autonomous Vehicle

Yulon Motor recently revealed the Luxgen S3 EV+, a new electric autonomous concept vehicle it has been developing in collaboration with Acer. The vehicle is powered by Acer Value Lab’s autonomous driving software system, which features artificial intelligence, image recognition technology, LiDAR distance measurement, millimetre-wave radar, movement control via an inertial measurement unit, real-time kinematic … Read more

Sharp China Wants to Boost TV Sales Revenue by 20% in 2019

According to local sources, shipments of Sharp TVs in China increased 25% year-on-year during the first eight months of 2018. Additionally, the company’s market share in the 60″ TV sector in that country has jumped up 10% year-on-year to 44%, while its performance in the 70″ segment grew 18% year-on-year, up to 90%. The sources … Read more

Global Shipments of ESLs will Reach 100 Million with an Annual Growth of 18%

According to Sigmaintell, shipment volumes of electronic shelf labels (ESLs) will reach 100 million globally in 2018, with an annual growth rate of 18%. Electronic shelf labels are usually composed of display modules, control panel and batteries, designed to replace conventional paper labels. They are usually used in the retail industry, in environments such as … Read more

IT Panel Pricing Flat in September and October

Sigmaintell has put out its latest pricing data for IT LCD panels for mainstream monitors and notebooks and sees basically flat pricing from August to September (changes of $0.1 to $0.2) while it is forecasting flat or very slight rises in October. Supply limits mean that borderless panels are still in tight supply.

Apple Upgrades iPhone XS Touch Display Refresh

In case you missed it, the latest IHS Markit tear down of the new Apple iPhone XS and XS Max flagship smartphones recently announced in an almost aside comment that the touch refresh rates of the new devices has doubled to 120 Hz. This is a significant user interface upgrade that follows a similar pattern … Read more

CDS Develops Dual Layer LCD

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Crystal Display Systems LTD (CDS) of the UK and a value-added reseller of flat panel display solutions, has launched a new transparent technology based on a transparent LCD sandwiched on top of a high brightness LCD to give an impression of depth. The concept is intended for retail and other areas where high impact is … Read more