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IDC: MEA PC Market Stabilises as Tablet Demand Continues to Plummet

by Andrew Fenn

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets, declined 7.7% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2018, according to IDC. Shipments …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Samsung Focuses on 8K, AI, IoT and 5G at IFA

by Chris Chinnock

Samsung generated plenty of pre-IFA news when the media started reporting on the 8K TV banners hanging around the IFA fairgrounds. The company did not disappoint, revealing its plans to roll out 8K TV …

Water Park Incorporates VR Technology into Its Attractions

by Andrew Fenn

The Therme Erding water park in Erding, Germany has incorporated VR technology into its water slide attractions. Visitors can choose from a range of virtual worlds to be immersed within, including a snowy mountain …

Tags:AR/VR| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Fraunhofer FEP Unveils OLED Buttons for Textiles

by Andrew Fenn

Fraunhofer FEP will present OLED elements that can be integrated into textiles at the ESTC2018 conference, which takes place in Dresden, Germany from September 18th to the 21st. To simplify the integration of OLED …

Tags:Back Panel| Fabric & Textile Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 35

IFA, IBC, VR and 8K Musings

by Bob Raikes

The early part of the week saw us still at IFA and we have shorter issues this week as we have also been working on the IFA special report, which will be out early …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Analyst: Apple Video-on-Demand Service Will Be Worth Billions

by Andrew Fenn

Arecent report from Morgan Stanley has estimated that Apple’s forthcoming video-on-demand service will be worth $4.4 billion by 2025. Analyst Katy Huberty remarked: “While not a first mover, Apple’s attractive and sticky customer set …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Fujifilm Outputs 4K with 10 Bits

by Bob Raikes

Fujifilm has added a new mirrorless camera, the X-T3, that is able to record true DCI 4096 x 2160 video at 60fps with 10 bits of grey scale in 4:2:2 format through its external …

Patent Details New OLED Screen Technology for Apple Watch

by Andrew Fenn

A patent filed by Apple back during the second quarter of 2018 has surfaced, lending credence to recent reports that the Apple Watch Series 4 will feature a curved edge-to-edge OLED display. An additional …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 35

IDC: Indonesia Smartphone Shipments Post New Record High in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, smartphone shipments in Indonesia reached 9.4 million units in the second quarter of 2018, a growth of 22% quarter-on-quarter and 18% year-on-year, marking the highest shipments ever recorded in Indonesia. While …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Eutelsat Launches Cirrus Satellite-OTT Hybrid Solution

by Andrew Fenn

Eutelsat is launching Eutelsat Cirrus, a hybrid satellite-OTT delivery solution, which the company says will enable broadcasters to offer a flexible, seamless content experience across multiple screens. It will provide a turnkey content delivery …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Satellite| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Samsung Display Has a Task Force for Foldables

by Bob Raikes

There is more and more noise around the possibility of Samsung making a folding smartphone, although there were reports of some damping down of speculation by Samsung last month, and Samsung Display has set …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Research Uncovers Communication and Safety Issues with In-Flight VR

by Andrew Fenn

Dutch airline KLM and aerospace research firm NLR recently studied the effects of passengers using VR headsets in relation to safety, on-board service, experience and comfort. The experiment took place in a KLM cabin …

Tags:AR/VR| Aviation| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 34