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Wistron and Inventec Notebook Shipping Falls in April

by Alan Spencer

According to the Chinese-language, Economic Daily News, Wistron shipped 1.4 million notebooks in April, which is a drop of 26.0% compared to March. Inventec, also suffered a fall and shipped 1.3 million units in …

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Asustek April Result 09/05/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Asustek Computer announced April 2017 result with revenues of NT$27.1 billion ($896.4 million), representing a significant decline of 40% on monthly basis and also a 7% drop on a yearly basis. Of the total …

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Italy has 431 TV Channels

by Alan Spencer

At the end of the first quarter, Italy had 431 TV channels available via the main distribution platforms DTT and DTH, according to a report by Confindustria Radio Televisioni. Of the 431, 366 are …

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What’s the Definition of an Immersive Display?

by Chris Chinnock

I have been talking to people a lot about immersive displays lately. That’s because the next Display Summit will have this as a focus theme. Most people think of Virtual Reality when you say …

Sigmaintell Says Chinese eSport Monitors are 40K in Q1

by Bob Raikes

Sigmatell has said that it believes that around 40,000 monitors for use for eSports were shipped in China during Q1 2017, with an expected rise to 45,000 in Q2. The company said that a …

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SDVoE and CEDIA Present AV over IP Webinar

by Yvette Raikes

An educational webinar entitled “The Essential Download on AV over IP” is scheduled for 18th May. It will be hosted by SDVoE president Justin Kennington and CEDIA’s David Meyer, director of technical curriculum. The …

VESA Forms VR/AR SIG

by Bob Raikes

VESA has formed a Special Interest Group (SIG) to look into standardisation for the fast-growing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets. The group said that while many developers are focusing on enhancing …

LG webOS 3.5 smart TV Platform Certified by Common Criteria

by Alan Spencer

The LG webOS 3.5 smart TV platform has been certified by Common Criteria for its enhanced application security solution version 1.0 software. Security manager, the webOS 3.5 security software module, was tested in accordance …

IDS Santé Adopts Broadsign in France

by Bob Raikes

Broadsign said that its software has been chosen by IDS Santé for a network that is intended to grow from around 400 screens now, in 100 French doctor’s offices, to around 1,500 displays in …

Samsung Still Leads VR Market

by Milos Pavlovic

IHS Markit said that competition in the VR market is hotting up with Google’s Daydream platform emerging to offer an alternative to the established market leader, Samsung’s Gear VR. According to the latest forecasts, …

Apple Tops Wearables in First Quarter of 2017

by Alan Spencer

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global wearables shipments reached 22 million units in the first quarter of 2017 with Apple capturing 16% of the market, overtaking Fitbit. Global wearable shipments rose …

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Could a US Display Fab be OLED, or LTPS?

by Bob Raikes

In early February, an executive at Sharp was quoted in the Japanese press that the company was thinking about investing in a display fab in the USA. Separately, (or is it separately?), Apple’s CEO, …

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