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Strategy Analytics: AR is Taking Off But Dedicated Headsets Remain Grounded

by Andrew Fenn

Consumers are becoming accustomed to AR technology on their smartphones through apps such as Snapchat and Pokémon Go, yet AR headsets such as Google Glass and Microsoft HoloLens remain a niche product, with sales …

UDC Result 13/8/2018

by Yvette Raikes

Universal Display Corporation posted Q2 net profits of $10.8 million, down from $47.2 million a year ago, on revenue which dropped to $56.1 million from $102.5 million. For the first half there were profits …

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SmallHD Focus OLED

by Bob Raikes

SmallHD has a two new(ish) 5.5″ OLED touch-enabled monitors for DSLR and mirrorless cameras with FullHD resolution (402 ppi) and 350 cd/m² of output. The gamut is 105% of NTSC and the monitor has …

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IHS: Shipments of Flexible AMOLED Panels to Exceed Rigid Panels by 2020

by Andrew Fenn

Amid growing demand for AMOLED panels for smartphones, shipments of flexible AMOLED panels are expected to account for more than 50% of total AMOLED panel shipments by 2020. According to IHS Markit, shipments of …

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BOE to Begin Trial Production of Micro LED

by Andrew Fenn

According to a report from ET News, BOE will commence trial production of micro LED panels for AR/VR applications in early 2019, at Kunming BOE Display Technology, a facility jointly owned with the government …

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Lextar Begins Trial Production of Mini LED Backlighting Devices

by Andrew Fenn

In the second quarter of 2018, Lextar began trial production of ultra-thin mini LED backlight technology for notebooks and LCD gaming monitors, plus automotive, commercial and medical displays, at a new factory in Chuzhou, …

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Digital TV Research: US SVoD Subs to Reach 208 Million

by Andrew Fenn

The number of SVoD subscriptions in the US will climb from 132 million in 2017 (111.5% of TV households) to 208 million in 2023 (173% of TV households), according to Digital TV Research. Principal …

Mobile Challenges

by Bob Raikes

This week, production was a challenge, as a family commitment meant that I was away from the office on Thursday and Friday. I was in a tent in the Oxfordshire, UK, countryside and, sadly, …

Samsung Reveals More Detailed Specs for Galaxy Watch

by Andrew Fenn

Last week, Samsung held its Unpacked 2018 event, in which it revealed its Galaxy Home smart speaker, the new Galaxy Note 9 phablet and the Galaxy Watch. However, not much was said about the …

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Solomon Systech’s Full-screen AMOLED Touch Controller IC Witnessing Strong Growth (2)

by Bob Raikes

Solomon Systech said that it is seeing strong growth in demand for its AMOLED touch controller which can support flexible OLEDs and should be sampling soon. Richard Kerslake-Smith, Product Line Director, Mobile Touch, Solomon …

Chrome and Firefox Now Support AV1 Video Codec

by Andrew Fenn

Support for the Alliance for Open Media’s jointly developed, open-source and royalty-free video codec AV1, tipped to replace HEVC, has been rolled out to development versions of Chrome and Firefox. (Alliance for Open Media …

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Epix Rolls Out UHD Content to Apple TV, Dish TV and Layer3 TV

by Andrew Fenn

Epix announced today that Dish and Layer3 TV, a T-Mobile company, are its first partners to roll out the company’s Ultra HD content. Now, Epix subscribers in the US will have access to a …