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Samsung’s S9 Launch Emphasis is on Camera

by Bob Raikes

Samsung held a big event in Barcelona to launch its Galaxy S9 and S9Plus. Even before the event, it was clear that the camera is one of the main changes as the title for …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 09

MWC 2018 Catch Up

by Bob Raikes

After the really big shows there are always a few items that ‘slip through the net’ at the time we finalise our show report, so we like to catch up so that as little …

GfU Updates on German CE Market

by Bob Raikes

The GfU has released its latest data for the German consumer electronics market which includes data for the whole of 2017. Overall, the total market for electrical and electronic devices was up in value …

Microsoft’s Alex Kipman Confirms a New HoloLens Device

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft’s HoloLens pioneer, Alex Kipman, recently went on record to assure consumers that a follow-up to the AR headset is still on the way, following the news that some of the HoloLens’ components are …

Tags:AR/VR| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Major League Baseball Releases Home Run Derby VR Game

by Andrew Fenn

Major League Baseball recently launched Home Run Derby VR, which has been rolled out to a few ballparks already—including locations in Mexico City and Puerto Rico—with several more to come over the course of …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Oculus Starts Shipping Santa Cruz Headsets

by Andrew Fenn

Developers are reporting that they have recently received Oculus’ new Santa Cruz device, the standalone 6DoF headset originally announced at last year’s Oculus Connect 4 conference. Detailed specs for the device have proven elusive …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 08

McDonald’s to Bring Click-and-Collect Mobile App to Japan

by Andrew Fenn

In Japan, McDonald’s is resorting to a smartphone app to reduce wait times and customer complaints, as the country’s fast food industry continues to suffer staff shortages. The new app will allow customers to …

MTG Now Out of CEE Region

by Bob Raikes

A hat tip to Broadband TV News for pointing out that now that Modern Times Group (MTG) has sold its Bulgarian broadcast business, Nova, it is now out of the business in Central and …

Thoughts on Display Improvements

by Bob Raikes

We have a short issue this week, especially LDM as we were flat out finishing the very lengthy report from ISE 2018. There was very little of interest to MDM readers, but we did …

Roku Result 21/02/2018

by Vijaya

Roku’s fourth quarter net revenue grew 28% year-over-year to $188.3 million, compared to $147.3 million reported in Q4 of 2016. Net income was $6.9 million in the quarter compared to break-even net income last …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Roku| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Universal Display Result 22/02/2018

by Vijaya

Universal Display Corporation reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. Total revenue for the quarter was $115.9 million, an increase of 55%, compared with $74.6 million in Q4 …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UDC| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Gartner: Worldwide Sales of Smartphones Recorded First Ever Decline in 2017 Q4

by Andrew Fenn

Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled nearly 408 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, a 5.6% decline over the fourth quarter of 2016, according to Gartner. This is the first …

Tags:Gartner| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 08