Vol 22 – Issue 26 – Page 13

AR and VR Sales to Rise 10 Times by 2018

by Milos Pavlovic

CCS Insight has predicted that 2.5 million VR and AR devices will be sold this year – increasing to 24 million in 2018. CCS Insight praised the work of company’s such as Google, which …

Wiko’s Dramatically Cuts Resolution

by Tom Allen

Wiko’s Rainbow smartphones are offered in white, black, green red or blue.French manufacturer Wiko has followed its Rainbow smartphone with a ‘concentrated version’ called the Rainbow Lite. It is an entry-level model (the tag …

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Nokia Plans Smartphone Return

by Tom Allen

Rajeev Suri, CEO of Nokia, has said that he wants to resurrect the brand’s name on smartphones. Speaking to Germany’s Manager Magazin, Sureev said that Microsoft will lose control of the brand name in …

Business Tablet Use Continues Quick Climb

by Tom Allen

Business tablet adoption is accelerating in the UK, France and Germany, says IDC. Penetration is expected to exceed 15% of the total client base by 2018 – compared to just 6% in the second …

First Fall for MEA Tablets

by Tom Allen

After several years of successive gains, the MEA tablet market recorded its first-ever YoY decline in Q1’15, says IDC. Shipments fell 5.8%, to just over 3.8 million units. IDC said that the lower performance …

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Italy Likely to Miss 2020 Deadline

by Tom Allen

Italy’s communications regulator, Agcom, has said that the country is unlikely to meet the 2020 deadline for turning the 700MHz spectrum over to the telecoms sector. Agcom’s Vincenzo Lobianco said that a switch to …

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Apple Has Been Testing UltraHD For Years

by Tom Allen

Leaked emails from Sony show that Apple has been licensing the company’s UltraHD content for testing purposes since 2013. Although not earth-shattering, it does show that Apple is interested in the format – which …

Microlite Brings LCD Approach to Projection Screens (DS6)

by Bob Raikes

Martin Chien is from Microlite Screen which has a new technology for projection screens for wide viewing angles. It is a new company, but Chien has more than ten years experience in screens. Projection …

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Wavien Wants to Cool Phosphor with Liquid (DS 5)

by Bob Raikes

Ken Li is from Wavien and he started by introducing the company. The company develops IP in displays, especially in lamps and light sources.He talked about Wavien’s concept of putting laser-excited phosphor into liquid. …

Question Session 1 (DS 4)

by Bob Raikes

In questions about the different HDR formats that are being proposed, Talstra (Philips) said that standardisation is a bit slow, but everybody is worried about potential ‘format wars’ if there isn’t a clear standard …

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Canon Explains HDR Pipeline (DS3)

by Bob Raikes

Laurence (Larry) Thorpe of Canon gave a very “high bandwidth” talk and we hope we caught the main points! He addressed HDR but he also started by saying that Canon cannot separate HDR from …

RealD Says 20,000:1 is Enough Contrast (DS2)

by Bob Raikes

Miller Schuck is from RealD and he talked about contrast in the cinema. Laser projectors are here now – they can deliver good HDR, colour and really black blacks. Can 3D keep pace with …