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More Shipment Predictions for New iPhone Range

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 Predicts Double-Digit Growth in Gaming Monitors Thanks to Ultra HD

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

Notebook Brands and ODMs Saw Month-on-Month Shipment Growth in August

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

Sky Takeover Battle Between Fox and Comcast May Go to Auction

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

ATSC 3.0 May be Coming to the US Later Than You Think

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 Enables First Cloud Cinema Show

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

PTAB to Review Patent at the Centre of $45 Million HTC Lawsuit

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 PDS And SMiT To Offer The First VSecure CAM Module

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

Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis Mountain Railway Informs Visitors with Outdoor Displays from Peerless-AV

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

Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis Mountain Railway Installs Peerless-AV Outdoor Displays

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