Vol 24 – Issue 39 – Page 7

Taiwanese Companies See Good September

by Yvette Raikes

Asustek Computer saw sales for September of NT$45.11 billion ($1.5 billion), up 19% MoM and 1% YoY, bringing Q3 branded revenue to NT$104.2 billion ($3.4 billion), an increase of 20% QoQ but down 3% …

Molotov in France Adds 1080P and UltraHD

by Bob Raikes

French site, LesNumeriques.com, reports that Molotov.TV is offering streaming content in 720p and 1080p as well as UltraHD with the lowest resolution 720p content being free of charge. The 1080p and UltraHD streams are …

Noorsat Acquired by Eutelsat

by Alan Spencer

Eutelsat has acquired Noorsat, one of the satellite service providers in the Middle East, from Bahrain’s Orbit Holding GrouMoving. The deal is valued at $75 million and will consolidate Eutelsat’s presence in the Middle …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Satellite| Vol 24 - Issue 39

The Reality of VR Content Creation

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I see three significant problems with virtual reality (VR) in today’s world: creation of VR content, distribution of VR content and display of VR content. My previous Display Daily dealt primarily with distribution of …

LG Takes OLED TV with Dolby Vision and Atmos on the Road

by Andrew Fenn

LG Electronics launched its Cinema House roadshow earlier this week. The company is showing off its line of OLED TVs with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos surround sound technology for the ultimate television …

Samsung CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon Announces Resignation

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Oh-Hyun Kwon has announced his plan to resign as CEO and head of the company’s Device Solutions Business. He will also not stand for re-election for his position on the …

Notebook Manufacturers Post September Shipment Results

by Andrew Fenn

Notebook manufacturers witnessed a healthy boost to their shipments in September, according to a report by Digitimes. Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec have all posted their month-on-month shipment results, with the last …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| ODMs & OEMs| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Qualcomm Faces Antitrust Fine in Taiwan

by Alan Spencer

Following an investigation into wireless chipmaker Qualcomm, Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded that certain of the company’s business practices are in violation of Taiwan’s antitrust law, and have imposed a fine of …

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Backlight LEDs Likely to Increase in Number

by Bob Raikes

Although much of the discussion of smaller LEDs is related to direct display use, the technology is also being looked at as a way to improve LCD backlights. The use of large numbers of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 39

VueReal Reveals a Little More

by Bob Raikes

We reported on VueReal of Canada when it announced that it was working on MicroLED and had developed a 6,000 ppi microLED display (VueReal Announces Super High Pixel Density Micro LED Display ). Now …

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A New Display Application: Electronic License Plates

by Arthur Berman

Advertised as the first-ever, interactive digital license plate, the so-called rPlate debuted earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show. This show is held in Detroit as a part of Automobili-D. The …

Tags:Automotive| EPD (Electrophoretic)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 39

AR to Hit 900M Users as Facebook Stumbles on VR Adoption

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, at the most recent Facebook virtual reality developer event last week, the top social network founder, Mark Zuckerberg, announced in his keynote the aggressive goal of 1 billion VR …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Emerging Markets| Market Data| Oculus VR| Vol 24 - Issue 39