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Xperi launches Vewd OpX for Android TV Operator Tier

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Xperi (Xperi and Vestel on a Roll at IFA) announced that it is making a new version of a cloud-managed operator-grade set-top box (STB) OS that integrates payTV with streamed content …

Tags:Android| IBC 2022| Operating Systems| Smart TV| STBs

Apple’s iPhones overtook Android devices

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The FT reported data from Counterpoint Research who said that the active installed base of iPhones topped the 50% mark in the quarter that ended in June. It’s iPhone’s highest market …

Tags:Android| Apple| Operating Systems| Smartphones

iOS 16 beta Shows new Sleep Mode for Always On Images

by Bob Raikes

What They Say 9to5Mac reports that the iPhone 14 Pro’s ‘always on’ screen will show background images, but with reduced brightness and contrast, in sleep mode. That is in contrast to Android, where the …

Tags:Android| Apple| iPhone

Viture Partnered with Harman and Layer For Viewing Glasses

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A couple of weeks ago, Viture announced that it had partnered with Harman and Layer to make some new glasses that are available with an optional neckband that includes directional speakers. …

Tags:Android| Consoles| Game Playing| SmartGlasses

Xperi Expands on the Vewd Acquisition

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The acquisition of Vewd by Xperi (the owner of Tivo) was announced a couple of days ago (Xperi Acquires Vewd Software) and Next|TV caught up with the Experi Products Chief, Geir …

Tags:Android| Google| Roku| Tivo| TVs (TV Sets)

iOS Tablets Chips Away at Android Dominance in Q1 22

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Counterpoint Research said that Apple is ‘closing the gap’ with Android tablets as the market reaches saturation and with global uncertainty and negative purchasing intent (see Gartner Forecasts Worldwide PC Shipments …

Tags:Android| iOS (Apple)| iPad| Market Data| tablets

Links Week Starting 4th April 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. iiyama G2450HSU: New VA display with FreeSync …

Tags:Android| Asus| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Iiyama| Microsoft| Philips| Pricing| Russia| TPV (TP Vision)| Ukraine| Virtual Reality

Links Week Ending 25th March 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are (quite!) a few from the second part of this week. Steve Wilhite, the inventor of the …

Tags:Android| Augmented Reality| AVOD| Desktop Monitors| Digital Signage| Game Playing| Graphics Software| Medical| Operating Systems| Outdoor Displays| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| YouTube

Android 12L will come to Samsung, Lenovo, and Microsoft devices

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Verge reports that Samsung, Lenovo, and Microsoft are the first device manufacturers to commit to shipping Android 12L, the new version of Android designed to be better optimized for tablets …

Tags:Android| Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Lenovo| Microsoft| Operating Systems| Samsung

Meta Platforms Dissolves Team Developing New AR and VR Operating System

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Information reported that Meta has stopped working on operating systems for AR and VR, quoting three people with knowledge of the situation. It is said to have dispersed the team …

Tags:Android| Augmented Reality| | Interfaces| Operating Systems| PlayStation| sony| Virtual Reality