Mobile Display Monitor – Page 7

Socionext Supports 8K With Video and Bridge Chips

by Bob Raikes

Japanese supplier, Socionext, has developed a new ‘HV5’ series of chips that it will show at Ceatec and which support HDMI V2.1, to allow the display of 8K video with low latency. The SC1H05AC01 …

HP Boosts High End Notebooks

by Bob Raikes

HP has introduced new ZBooks in the Z by HP range, designed for content creators and designers. There are four new models (The HP ZBook Studio, HP ZBook Studio x360, HP ZBook G5 15 …

LG Electronics President and CTO to Deliver Pre-show Keynote at CES 2019

by Andrew Fenn

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced that President and CTO of LG Electronics, Dr I.P. Park, will deliver the pre-show keynote address at CES 2019. Dr. Park’s address will take place at 6:30 …

Tags:Back Panel| CES 2019| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Analyst Predicts LCD Follow-Up to iPhone XR

by Andrew Fenn

Apple might have only recently revealed its 2018 line-up of iPhones after months of speculation, but already the rumour mill has whirred into action, with TianFeng Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo predicting that the company will …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| LCD displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 40

TD Ameritrade Launches VR Experience on Oculus Go

by Matthew Brennesholtz

TD Ameritrade, a US investment advisory company, is teaming up with Oculus Go from Facebook to provide one of the first-of-its-kind immersive learning experience for investors. “Visualization is a powerful tool because it makes …

Vizio and AMD Reach Agreement In Patent Lawsuit

by Andrew Fenn

The US International Trade Commission has said it will not impose any further import bans on Vizio products infringing a patent at the centre of a recent lawsuit filed by AMD, after the two …

Apple Over Prices Repair for TV Show

by Andrew Fenn

Canadian TV network CBC recently conducted an undercover investigation, taking a faulty MacBook Pro into an Apple Store to enquire about an out-of-warranty repair. The reporter was quoted a price of $1,200 to essentially …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 40| warranty

Magic Leap Reveals Location-Based Entertainment Plans

by Andrew Fenn

In a bid to advertise its technology to a wider audience, Magic Leap is entering the realm of location-based entertainment. At its developer conference in Los Angeles, United States last week, Magic Leap demonstrated …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Garmin Announces Instinct Outdoor Smartwatch with GPS and Satellite

by Andrew Fenn

Garmin has launched Instinct, a new outdoor watch with GPS, Glonass and Galileo satellite support, a built-in three-axis compass, a barometric altimeter and the company’s Elevate wrist-based heart rate sensor, plus built-in sports apps …

Tags:Garmin| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 40| Wearables

Samsung Mobile CEO: Foldable Smartphone Not “A Gimmick Product”

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh mentioned the company’s long-awaited foldable smartphone again at the recent launch event for the Galaxy A9, remarking, “…it may be a niche market, but definitely, it will expand. I’m …

Netflix Mobile App Saw Revenue Growth of 90% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q3

by Andrew Fenn

This year, Netflix had a strong third quarter on mobile platforms, according to Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence estimates. The Netflix app grossed $243.7 million in the third quarter of 2018, which represented a 90% …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| SVOD| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Consumers the Winners Again

by Bob Raikes

We have a big issue of MDM this week with reports from the SID Vehicle event in the US and a short report from the Paris Motor Show. Chris also sent in a report …