Vol 24 – Issue 03 – Page 5

Gartner Bullish on Chips in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Gartner said that the semiconductor market would grow by 7.2% in 2017, to $364.1 billion, a ‘complete turnaround’ for the industry after just 1.5% growth in 2016. The company said that inventory replenishment and …

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AR/VR Vendor Brands Still Cautious

by Bob Raikes

Sources in the supply chain are suggesting that brands that are backing the Microsoft Holographic platform are not ordering high volumes of components for delivery in 2017, but are treating the market as being …

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Super Bowl LI to be Captured in UHD & 8K

by Bob Raikes

The Super Bowl in the US on 5th Ferbruary will be show with a mixture of UltraHD and 8K cameras. Fox Sports will use 38 UltraHD cameras to create a 360 degree view of …

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Hudify to Offer an Inexpensive Automotive HUD

by Arthur Berman

Hudify Inc. (Toronto, Canada) is developing an inexpensive, smartphone-based automotive Heads-Up Display (HUD). The starting point for the idea behind the Hudify HUD is that everyone has a smartphone and that smartphones have a …

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Samsung’s Note 7 Postmortem – Bad Battery X 2

by Steve Sechrist

In the end it all came down to two unique flaws in two different sets of batteries, coupled with an overtaxed QA system constantly being pushed by the demands of high profile smartphone hardware …

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DFF To Discuss Automotive at BMW

by Bob Raikes

The Deutsches Flachdisplay-Forum (DFF) will hold a meeting at BMW in Munich on the 23rd of February. Check www.displayforum.de for details.

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AVTop Updates HDR Tool

by Bob Raikes

AVTop in Germany has released a new version of its tool called HDRmaster that is designed to the analysis of RAW signal levels of HDR video source files and to edit metadata. AVTop quoted …

Tags:4k| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Testing| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Apple Sues Qualcomm Over Licensing & Contracts

by Bob Raikes

Apple has filed a suit against Qualcomm that claims that the firm’s policy of charging royalties based on the value of the item being sold is unfair. Apple believes that this penalises its own …

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Sony Looking at OLED for 2018 Phones

by Bob Raikes

Sony is reported by Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun to be looking at switching to OLED displays for its high end smartphones in 2018 or 2019. Analyst Comment Frankly, given that the two brand leaders will …

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Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Has 5.7″ OLED

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has launched a new phone that will start to sell in China and has a 5.7″ FullHD Super AMOLED display. The phone uses an Octacore Snapdragon 625 with 4GB of RAM, and 64GB …

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Toshiba To Sell OLED TVs

by Bob Raikes

Nikkei reports that Toshiba in Japan plans to launch a 55″ OLED TV in March, with Panasonic due to ship its new models in April. Pricing for the sets has been reducing in Japan, …

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Bentley Thinking of Transparent OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Bentley is a very traditional brand in terms of the materials used in its cars – including wood and leather – but the brand also values technology. At the Automotive News World Congress in …

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