Vol 24 – Issue 43 – Page 4

TiVo Names Enrique Rodriguez New President and CEO

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo has named Enrique Rodriguez as its new president and CEO. Rodriguez worked for Thomson/RCA in various engineering and executive positions over a 20-year term. He later served as VP of Xbox Partnerships for …

iPhone X Users Report “Green Line of Death”

by Andrew Fenn

Another iPhone X hardware glitch has revealed itself in the past few days and has been titled the “Green Line of Death”. The name pretty much says it all—users have reported a static vertical …

EOSRL Micro-LED Line to Commence Operations by Q3 2018

by Andrew Fenn

The new Micro-LED project from Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories (EOSRL, part of ITRI), in collaboration with PlayNitride, Macroblock and Unimicron Technology, will develop small-scale displays for VR applications, as well as large-sized …

Apple to Release Three New iPhones in 2018?

by Andrew Fenn

Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities predicts that Apple will launch three new iPhone models in 2018. A 5.8″ OLED model with the same resolution as the iPhone X ((1125×2436, 458 PPI). A 6.5″ OLED …

Disney Streaming Service Will be “Substantially Cheaper” than Netflix

by Andrew Fenn

Disney has announced that its subscription streaming service will launch in 2019, at a price “substantially cheaper” than Netflix. The DisneyLife app, which features over 400 Disney movies, as well as thousands of episodes …

Fix On the Way for Xbox One X UHD Blu-ray Playback Issue

by Andrew Fenn

A fix for an issue with Xbox One X’s UHD Blu-ray player is a “few days away” according to Mike Ybarra, Corporate VP of Xbox. Xbox One X owners have reported issues with raised …

Google Launches Data-Driven Digital Ad Campaign for Pixel 2

by Andrew Fenn

Google is launching a “tactical, data-driven” Digital Out-of-Home advertising campaign to promote its new flagship smartphone, Pixel 2 in the UK Created by BBH and produced by Grand Visual, the campaign uses location, audience, …

IHS: Flexible AMOLED Capacity to Exceed Demand by 44% in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

With flexible AMOLED panel fabs building at a quicker pace than global demand, supply capacity of flexible AMOLED panels is forecast to be 44% higher than global demand in 2018, according to IHS Markit. …

Foxconn Has Positive October

by Yvette Raikes

Foxconn Electronics announced October turnover of NT$485.5 billion ($16.1 billion), up 7.6% MoM and 2.9% YoY. This brought revenue for the year to date to NT$3.46 trillion ($114.8 billion), an increase of 1.1%.

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Qualcomm Rejects Broadcom Acquisition Offer

by Andrew Fenn

Qualcomm’s board of directors has unanimously rejected an unsolicited proposal announced by Broadcom last week. In the company’s official statement, executive chairman of Qualcomm, Paul Jacobs, said: “It is the board’s unanimous belief that …

HBO Go Launches in Four New European Countries

by Andrew Fenn

HBO Go is launching in four new European countries—Slovakia, Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary. The service will offer country-specific, locally-sourced content, as well as HBO hits like Game of Thrones and Westworld, and new …

Funai Electric Signs on to Roku TV Licensing Program

by Andrew Fenn

Funai Electric has joined the Roku TV licensing program. Under the program, Funai will build Roku-powered smart TVs, to be released under the Philips brand in the US. Philips smart TVs running Roku OS …