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A recent report by Commercial Times has echoed the sentiments of other analysts forecasting shipments of the new iPhone range, providing its own estimation of 75-80 million units for the three new models, courtesy of TianFeng Securities’ Ming-chi Kuo. Digitimes Research recently weighed in with a prediction of over 85 million units for Apple’s newest … Read more
Acer is anticipating double-digit revenue growth for its gaming monitors, with sales bolstered by the company’s UltraHD products in the second half of 2018 and heading into 2019, according to Digitimes, which said, “Acer expects Ultra HD resolutions to become one of the mainstream specifications for gaming monitors”. Victor Chien, president of Acer’s Digital Display … Read more
According to Digitimes, the top-five global notebook vendors saw combined shipment growth of 11% month-on-month in August. On the flip-side, this was actually weaker month-on-month growth compared to August 2017, and it also represented a 4% decline year-on-year, the first year-on-year drop seen in five months. The top three ODMs saw combined shipment growth of … Read more
If it isn’t resolved soon, the battle between Comcast and 21st Century Fox to acquire a majority share of Sky will head to a sealed bid auction, overseen by the UK Takeover Panel. Comcast recently extended its deadline, giving shareholders until October 6th to accept its offer, with Fox following suit shortly after. Comcast, with … Read more
After writing for years about the Next Big Thing for the display industry I have to admit that my personal favorite the AR – VR – MR (together XR) or any other reality-based technology is just not ready for prime time. Other than monthly articles by my colleagues talking about how their favorite flavor of … Read more
5G isn’t the only new communications format in your future: ATSC 3.0 is coming in the US, if its advocates have their way. In my last DD, titled Boundless Enthusiasm for 5G NR, I looked at the upcoming deployment of 5G cellular technology, especially deployments based on the 5G NR standard. The piggyback 5G standard … Read more
Nagra announced that Emagine Entertainment of the US has used Nagra’s myCinema CaaS content protection and HEVC compression to show digital cinema content at the Royal Oak Cinema in Detroit. The event was the first time that a full length feature film (“Ideal Home” starring Paul Rudd) has been delivered from the cloud using the … Read more
The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has granted a request from HTC, allowing the company to review the validity of a VR technology patent which is currently the focus of a $45 million infringement lawsuit. The board has indicated that, of HTC’s multiple appeals against the litigation, at least one of them is … Read more
Philips Professional Display Solutions, global market leader for professional TV solutions, and SMiT, the global leading CAM manufacturer, have partnered to offer the professional TV market the first conditional access module to feature the VSecure encryption system. The VSecure encryption system is a patented and proprietary Digital Rights Management System, originally launched in 2008 and … Read more
KapschBusinessCom AG has equipped the famous Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis mountain railway in Tirol, Austria, with fully-sealed outdoor displays from AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV. The weatherproof and temperature-resistant Xtreme™ Outdoor Displays update passengers with information about the cable car and ski lift operation, as well as current events, weather conditions and special offers from local businesses. Additional Xtreme … Read more
KapschBusinessCom AG has equipped the Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis mountain railway in Tirol, Austria with fully-sealed outdoor displays from Peerless-AV. Nine weatherproof and temperature-resistant Xtreme Outdoor Displays update passengers with information about the cable car and ski lift operation, current events, weather conditions and special offers from local businesses, as well as depicting the history of the cable … Read more
Absen Europe announced the appointment of Christian Czimny to the role of R&D Director, EU Business Unit. A brand new role for the company and the first R&D position based in Europe, it will see Christian take the lead on establishing a R&D team in the region to develop the future pipeline of LED display … Read more
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