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Lenovo Motorola Joins TechData Smartphone Portfolio

by Andrew Fenn

Distribution firm TechData has added Lenovo Motorola to its smartphone portfolio in Switzerland. The company is now authorised to distribute the Moto G5, Moto G5 Plus, Moto E4, Moto E4 Plus, Moto C and …

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55M Chromecast Devices Now Shipped

by Bob Raikes

More than 55 million Chromecast units have now shipped, Google said, since it launched the first one a little over four years ago. One year ago, the figure stood at 30 million and now …

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Italian OTT Subscribers Reach 19.1 Million

by Alan Spencer

As reported by Advanced Television, the number of Italians using OTT services reached 19.1 million in June 2017, which is up by 2.9 million or 18% compared to September 2016 figures. According to a …

Global SVOD Subscriptiosn to Reach 546 million by 2022

by Alan Spencer

According to the Digital TV Research, Global SVOD Forecasts report, SVOD subscriptions are forecast to reach 546 million by 2022, which is double the 263 million recorded at the end of 2016. Subscriptions in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SVOD| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Rumor – Intel Shuts Down Recon Instruments and Changes Wearable Strategy

by Norbert Hildebrand

In recent months Intel seems to have changed its strategy of fighting for a market position in the wearable and augmented / virtual reality market. After earlier investments in the technology as well as …

Tablet App Processors Grow in Value

by Bob Raikes

Strategy Analytics has said that the value of the market for tablet Application Processors has returned to growth and was up 5% in the first half of 2017, after two years of decline. The …

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Ericsson Report Highlights VR Trends and Content Crisis

by Bob Raikes

Every year for the last eight, Ericsson has conducted a big user survey on TV viewing and published the result and this year is no exception. The survey included online interviews were conducted with …

VDS04 Lighting in Display Systems

by Ken Werner

The second morning opened with a session on lighting in display systems. Chin Chang (Semtech) discussed his company’s Boost converter, which, when combined with current sources, serves as a high-performance LED driver for vehicular …

VDS03 Panel Discussion Covers AR, HUDs and Risk

by Ken Werner

Bob O’Brien of DSCC chaired the panel sessionThe symposium’s first day, as well as its coverage of HUDs, concluded with a panel discussion, “Augmented Reality in Head-Up Displays for Automotive Displays, moderated by Bob …

VDS02 Head Up Displays Remain a Challenge

by Ken Werner

In the session on head-up displays, Olli Pekonen (Beneq Oy, Espoo, Finland) presented thin-film electroluminescent displays (TFELs) as being well-suited for vehicular applications. The operating temperature is -100ºC to +100C, there is virutally no …

VDS01 Vehicle Displays Symposium Technical Conference: The Human-Machine Interface Works both Ways

by Ken Werner

The 2017 Vehicle Displays and Interfaces Symposium, held in Livonia, Michigan, on September 26 and 27, continued the growth, stimulating content, and enthusiasm demonstrated last year. Attendance this year was 550, compared to 400 …

Apple Investigating Swollen Battery Issue on iPhone 8 Plus

by Andrew Fenn

Early adopters of Apple’s new iPhone 8 Plus have reported an issue involving the smartphone’s battery. Batteries are apparently swelling, causing the handset to split apart after a short period of use. The first …

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