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HTC Finalises Smartphone Staff Transfer Deal with Google

by Andrew Fenn

Google and HTC have closed a $1.1 billion deal which will see HTC transfer its ODM smartphone team across to Google. HTC manufactured Google’s Pixel and Pixel 2 smartphones. The staff transfer will see …

Tags:Google| HTC| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Android TV Now Available in Stick Form—in Japan

by Andrew Fenn

Android TV is now available in a stick form-factor, similar to Amazon Fire and Roku, albeit only in Japan for the time being. The CCC Air Stick TV outputs in Ultra HD resolution and …

Tags:Android| Google| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Google Shows off AR 3D Model Viewer Prototype

by Andrew Fenn

Google’s Daydream WebXR team is working on a new 3D model viewer called Article. In a blog post, Reza Ali and Josh Carpenter said: “Article is a 3D model viewer that works for all …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Google Nexus Phone Defect Lawsuit “Not Going to Go Away”

by Andrew Fenn

US District Judge Beth Labson Freeman advised Google and fellow defendant, Huawei, last Thursday that a putative class action brought over alleged battery-draining defects with its Google Nexus 6P smartphone is “not going to …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 03| warranty

TiVo and Google Renew Patent Licence Agreement

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo has announced that Google has expanded its multi-year patent licence agreement to expressly include YouTube TV. The agreement covers Google’s use of TiVo’s patented technologies worldwide, and offers a licence for Google’s products …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Tivo| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Google Pixel 2 XL Displays Show Variations

by Bob Raikes

The 6″ LG flexible AMOLED used in the Pixel 2 XL smartphone has received some critical reviews because of the quality of the display (see this example at ArsTechnica). The LG V30 which also …

The Voice Wars: Amazon vs. Google at CES 2018

by Chris Chinnock

We are in the thick of writing up what we saw and heard at CES 2018, but I wanted to use this Display Daily column to identify some of my highlights and do a …

YouTube App No Longer Available on Amazon Fire TV

by Andrew Fenn

Access to the YouTube app on Amazon Fire TV devices has now been blocked by Google, the latest move in a long-running feud between the two companies. Amazon previously denied the addition of its …

Google looking at Boosting Wearables

by Bob Raikes

According to a report in ‘The Information’, Google is looking to boost its hardware presence by increasing its resources in wearables. The company has increased the staffing level at its Shanghai plant from 20 …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 01| Wearables

Eric Schmidt to Step Down as Alphabet Chairman

by Andrew Fenn

Alphabet has announced that, as of its next regular board meeting in January 2018, Eric Schmidt will be transitioning from his position as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, becoming a technical advisor …

Amazon, Apple & Google Get More Friendly

by Bob Raikes

Amazon, Google and Apple seem to have settled some of their differences and Amazon has decided to start offering five Apple TV and Google ChromeCast products in its online stores. Analyst Comment When we …

Google vs Amazon Fight is Stepped Up

by Bob Raikes

Variety has reported that Google has blocked access to YouTube from Amazon’s Fire TV devices and the Echo Show device. A spokesperson told the publication: “We’ve been trying to reach agreement with Amazon to …