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The Big Get Bigger as PC Market Declines

by Bob Raikes

Gartner said that PC shipments in Q3 were 5.7% down from last year, the eighth consecutive quarter of PC shipment decline and the longest duration of decline in the history of the PC industry. …

Pegatron to Build MS AIOs?

by Bob Raikes

The Economic Daily News said that Pegatron is likely to be the supplier of the next Surface products from Microsoft which are also expected to include 21″, 24″ and 27″ Surface desktop AIO PCs …

Hololens Aids in Brain Surgery

by Norbert Hildebrand

Researchers at Duke University are exploring the advantages of using the Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality headset in medical applications where surgery is hindered by line of sight. One of the potential applications is the …

Tags:Applications| Augmented Reality| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Grove your VR PC Display and Browser

by Norbert Hildebrand

We recently reported that HTC has moved the VivePort app store out of Beta and HTC has released Grove as the browser of choice for the HTC Vive headset on the platform. The virtual …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Sky Backs Slingbox Founder

by Bob Raikes

Sky has made a small investment in Caavo, which was started by a group including a founder of Slingbox, Blake Krikorian (although he has since, unexpectedly died). Other founders came from Echostar and Violet3D …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sky| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Display Technology Distributing NLT TFTs

by Isaac Oburu

Display Technology will distribute the full range of Tianma NLT’s TFT display solutions in the UK and Ireland following a distribution deal with Tianma NLT.

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Tianma| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Samsung Gives Up on Note 7

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Note 7 being cooled at IFA. Image:MekoSamsung has stopped the supply of Galaxy Note 7 phablets as the battery fire issue that it has seen has recurred with some users that had received …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 40| warranty

Flat Panel Display Capital Equipment Spending Surging, IHS Markit Says

by Bob Raikes

FPD equipment sales are expected to attain their highest sustained three-year level in the history of the industry. FPD equipment spending will rise 89%, hitting $12.9 billion in 2016. Increased spending levels will continue, …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Production Equipment| Vol 23 - Issue 40

VR Gambling Set to Grow Ninefold by 2021

by Bob Raikes

New data from Juniper Research has found that gross wagers from VR (Virtual Reality) gambling will grow from just over $58.5 million this year, to just under $520 million by 2021, representing an increase …

Tags:Casinos| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Apple vs Samsung Reaches Supreme Court

by Bob Raikes

The dispute between Apple and Samsung over patents got to the US Supreme Court this week, with Samsung seeking to win a reduction in the $548 million damages that Apple was awarded last year …

ADB Gives More Info on Hotel Casting

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the developments by ADB with its hospitality TV products at the recent IBC show. Now the company has announced that it will show the vuCaster technology at the Hotel Technology Next …

Tags:ADB (Advanced Digital Broadcasting)| Hospitality TVs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 40

IVRA Established for VR in China

by Bob Raikes

The Electronic Information Division of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has set up an Industry of Virtual Reality Alliance (IVRA.com) to develop the VR market in China and with 170 enterprises …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40