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Qualcomm is Expanding in XR R&D & Developing ‘5G Necklace’

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Auganix reported that Qualcomm is boosting its R&D investment in XR with the opening of six new labs in Europe. Separately, Engadget reported that the firm has developed a ‘5G neckband’ …

Tags:5G| Augmented Reality| Europe| Mixed Reality| Qualcomm| R&D (Research & Development)| Smartphones| Verizon

Links Week Ending 18th February 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are (quite!) a few from the second part of this week. LG 2022 TV line-up How to …

Tags:Digital Signage| HFR - High Frame Rate| LED| LG Electronics (LGE)| MicroLED| Outdoor Displays| PCs| Samsung| Smart TV| Smartphones| TVs (TV Sets)| Xiaomi

Samsung Raises the Bar with Ultra Versions of S22 and Tab S8

by Bob O'Donnell

In an era when annual product refreshes have become expected, probably one of the hardest things for any tech company to do is generate excitement for its latest round. Inevitably there’s discussion about the …

Tags:OLEDs| Samsung| Smartphones

Samsung unveiled three each Galaxy S22 phones and Tab 8 Tablets

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung held its Unpacked event and announced new smartphones and a tablet. Full infographics are here and here. The key points from a display perspective were: S22 has a 6.1″ 1080 …

Tags:LCD displays| LTPO TFT| Samsung| Smartphones| tablets

Flexible OLED Display will continue to Drive Next Gen Smartphones

by Sweta Dash

Technology developments, material improvements, product innovations combined with capacity expansions and higher competition will help flexible OLED display to gain higher share and drive the next generation smartphone market. There has been slowdown in …

Tags:BOE| CSOT| Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| OLEDs| Rollable Devices| Rollable Displays| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| Touch

Omdia Forecasts OLED Area and Applications

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Omdia published a press release that highlighted an ‘explosive increase’ in AMOLED display demand in 2021 as the area demand in 2021 is expected to reach 14.2 m² million, a 52.0% …

Tags:Forecasts| Market Data| OLED TVs| OLEDs| Smartphones

Links Week Starting 31st January 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Ricoh’s new Theta X 360º camera features …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Google| Optics| Samsung| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| TVs (TV Sets)

Pixel Fold Rumours

by Bob Raikes

What They Say C|Net reported a summary of rumours about the Google Pixel Fold smartphone. However, as we reported in November, Google has at least postponed or may have cancelled the unit completely. (Has …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Google| Smartphones

The Green Planet AR experience opening in London

by Bob Raikes

What They Say There is a new AR experience called ‘The Green Planet AR Experience’ that is due to open on February 11th in London. The event was reated by Factory 42 with BBC …

Tags:5G| Augmented Reality| BBC| Environment| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Samsung| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)

Links Week Ending 14th January 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. (quite a few this week as we …

Tags:Acer| Big Data/AI| CES 2022| Dell| Desktop Monitors| Financial Data| Game Playing| HDMI| IPS| JOLED| Kopin| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mergers & Acquisitions| Microdisplays| OLEDs| Optics| Patents| PlayStation| Samsung Display| Smartphones| sony| TCL| Testing| Virtual Reality

Google Could be Impacted by Sonos Patent Judgement

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The US ITC found against Google in a patent case brought by Sonos over its smart speakers, confirming an earlier judgement. The New York Times reported that shipments of Google’s smart …

Tags:Amazon| Google| Litigation| Patents| Smartphones| Streaming Dongles| Voice Input