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Has UHD Blu-ray Been Cracked?

by Bob Raikes

A Russian torrent tracker (UltraHDclub) has released a copy of a Blu-ray movie (Smurfs 2) onto Bit Torrent which may suggest that the Blu-ray encryption has been cracked. Although this is not certain, as …

Tags:Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Amazon Video app Coming to Apple TV This Summer?

by Alan Spencer

According to a report by Recode, the Amazon video app will be supported by Apple TV this summer. Apple TV has Netflix, HBO, YouTube, and most other global and local apps but not Amazon …

NAB Strong on VR & 360º video

by Bob Raikes

I had planned to write up the story about Intel and Samsung that we cover on the Front Page, but as I had to do an extra Display Daily, I covered it in a …

Universal Display Result 05/05/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Universal Display announced its FY17 Q1 result which showed revenue at $55.6 million and net income at $10.4 million, resulting in a healthy net margin of 18%. The revenue increased by an impressive 87% …

Meta to Ship 10,000 Dev Kits in 2017

by Bob Raikes

The editor trying the Meta Headset at AWE in 2016We reported on Meta from the Augmented World Expo last year (Meta Misjudges the AWE Tone) and the company said that it started shipping its …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Immersive Technology Caucus Formed by US Congress

by Alan Spencer

At the beginning of the month, five US congressional representatives announced the formation of a congressional caucus on VR, AR and mixed reality. As these technologies continue to advance, the caucus will work to …

Amazon FreeTime Now Available in Google Play Store

by Alan Spencer

Amazon has added its FreeTime app to Google Play so now children can access books, videos, YouTube videos, and websites on an Android mobile phone or tablet. The basic service is free. FreeTime Unlimited …

Tags:Amazon| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Fitbit Result 05/05/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Fitbit, Inc. reported its 2017 Q1 result with net revenue of $298.9 million and a GAAP net loss of $60.1 million. The net revenues fell by 40% compared to last year, primarily on account …

Tags:Financial Data| Fitbit| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 17| Wearables

TADF Workshop to be held in Kyushu, Japan

by Alan Spencer

The International TADF Workshop 2017 will take place on 20th and 21st July at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. The workshop is free and is organised by the university with the aim to share the …

Primary Automotive Display Systems Market will reach $11.6 billion this Year

by Alan Spencer

According to IHS Markit, the primary automotive display systems market will reach $11.6 billion in tier one supplier revenue globally this year. The most valuable are the centre stack displays and instrument cluster displays, …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Huawei Overtakes Oppo to Become Top Smartphone Company in China

by Alan Spencer

According to IDC, 104.1 million smartphones were shipped to China in the first quarter of this year, representing just a 1% rise compared to the same quarter in 2016. The quarter did have product …

Worldwide Tablet Shipments Decline 8.5% in Q1

by Alan Spencer

According to IDC, the worldwide tablet market contracted in the first quarter of 2017 with total shipments of 36.2 million, which represents a fall of 8.5% when compared to the same quarter last year. …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 17