Vol 25 – Issue 01 – Page 5

LG to Reveal 88″ 8K OLED Panel at CES

by Bob Raikes

LG Display has said that it will show an 88″ 8K OLED TV panel at the forthcoming CES show. No other real information was released prior to the event. Analyst Comment This is quite …

JCDecaux Chosen for Digital Advertising at Mexico City Bus Stops

by Andrew Fenn

JCDecaux has announced that its Mexican subsidiary, a joint venture with América Móvil, has been selected for the design, installation, management, maintenance and advertising operation of 125 new bus shelters on Mexico City’s Metrobús …

DTH Subscriptions in India Up 1.68 Million in 3Q 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released its latest Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report for the third quarter of 2017. The report shows that the country had 67 million active …

Tags:India| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 25 - Issue 01

GPUs Develop Strongly in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has just released in annual review of GPU developments for 2017. The report is available free to subscribers to Jon Peddie’s TechWatch, or costs $100 to others. In spite of …

Vuzix Partners with Powershelf on AR Smart Glass Retail Solution

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix has announced a strategic partnership with Powershelf to deliver a comprehensive, wearable IoT solution for stocking retail store shelves. “Powershelf Stock-to-Sight and Pick-to-Sight, powered by Vuzix” uses AR and AI technology, providing a …

JCDecaux Renews Digital Advertising Contract with the City of Antibes

by Andrew Fenn

JCDecaux has announced that, following a competitive tender, it has renewed its street furniture contract with the city of Antibes, France for a period of 15 years. The contract covers the design, installation, upkeep, …

Tags:Advertising| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Neo Advertising Unveils LED Rotating Columns

by Andrew Fenn

Neo Advertising has announced it will build 13 “light-up pillars” in the cities of Zurich and Winterthur during the first quarter of 2018. The company has been granted the right to deploy its rotating …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Switzerland| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Sales of Ultra HD TVs Increase Year-on-Year in Japan

by Andrew Fenn

Sales of flat-panel TVs in Japan totalled 332,000 units in November, a 22.2% decline from the 427,000 sold during the same period in 2016, according to figures released by the Japan Electronics and Information …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Garmin Introduces the Vívofit 4 Activity Tracker

by Andrew Fenn

Garmin has announced the Vívofit 4, a daily activity tracker with a battery life of up to one year with no charge. The device features an 11mm x 11mm, sunlight-visible, transflective, eight-colour memory-in-pixel display …

Lawsuits Filed Against Apple After iPhone Slowdown Admission

by Andrew Fenn

Apple is facing legal action after its recent admission that modern software updates have purposefully slowed down older iPhone models. Apple said that this was done to preserve battery life. The iPhone 7, released …

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Full Screen Displays Head for Quarter Billion

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell has reported that almost a quarter billion ‘full screen’ displays have been sold in 2017, with nearly 200 million in the second half of the year. Samsung is by far the biggest supplier, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Oppo Plans Sim-free Phones for Japan

by Bob Raikes

Oppo of China, owned by BBK) is planning to start to sell its phones without SIMs in Japan in the spring of 2018 according to Reuters. The company is reported to be planning to …

Tags:Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 01