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Insight Media Backs Samsung Resolution Proposal

by Bob Raikes

Insight Media’s Chris Chinnock, has written a white paper endorsing a proposal by Samsung to change the way that resolution is measured to make measurements more meaningful now that there is an increasing variety …

iFixit Releases iPhone X Teardown

by Andrew Fenn

iFixit has examined the iPhone X, practically down to each individual screw, and scored it a 6 out of 10 for repairability. That’s a better score than it sounds, judging it against today’s smartphones …

ABI: Wearables Begin to Find a Use Within the Enterprise Retail Market

by Andrew Fenn

Retail companies are beginning to use wearable technology to improve processes and customer satisfaction. Staff wearables provide shop floor staff with access to information such as stock levels, as well as to facilitate communication …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 24 - Issue 43| Wearables

Apple Readying Standalone AR Headset for 2020 Release?

by Andrew Fenn

Apple is working towards releasing its own standalone augmented reality headset in 2020, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report states that the new device, affectionately called “rOS” for the time being, would …

Tags:Apple| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 43

New Study Shows 92% Increase in Streaming in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

New data from an online study by ARD and ZDF has revealed a shift in Germany’s streaming habits. 23% of Germans now use video streaming services at least once a week, a 92% increase …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 43

You Gotta Have Soft Eyes….

by Bob Raikes

Two of the most interesting stories this week are about semiconductors as Intel crosses the rubicon by agreeing a deal to buy GPUs from AMD to integrate with its CPUs. Broadcom is trying to …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Apple Working on Fix for Cold Temperature Freeze

by Andrew Fenn

Apple is working on a software update for the iPhone X, after several users reported an issue where the screen becomes unresponsive in cold conditions. The company recommends an optimal usage temperature of between …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 42| warranty

Google: AR and VR is on a “Multi-Decade Journey”

by Andrew Fenn

Google’s head of AR and VR strategy, Steven Kan, described the evolution of the technology as a “multi-decade journey” in a speech at Mindshare’s Huddle event in London, according to a report by Digital …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 43

Samsung Updates on Dex

by Bob Raikes

When Samsung launched the Note 8, it bundled a free DeX system, which is a dock designed to work with the smartphone and providing a desktop-like experience when connected to a keyboard, mouse and …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Round-up at Fujitsu Forum

by Bob Raikes

At the Forum, German company, Witech, was showing a ‘wireless desk’. I remembered seeing something before from Fujitsu at CeBIT some years ago, and it seems that this was around five years ago. The …

Roku Pleased With Its Financial Results

by Yvette Raikes

In its first quarter as a public company, Roku Inc. announced Q3 net losses of $46.2 million, up from losses of $12.7 million in the same quarter last year, on revenue which increased 40% …

Plex Adds Support for UHD, HEVC and FLAC

by Andrew Fenn

Media server app Plex has been updated to support Ultra HD streaming on the Apple TV 4K. Additionally, HEVC decoding and direct playback of FLAC audio files has been activated for all tvOS 11 …