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tvOS 11.3 Fixes Dolby Vision, Brings Match Frame Rate to Apple TV 4

by Andrew Fenn

tvOS 11.3 brings the Match Frame Rate feature, previously only available on Apple TV 4K, to the device’s previous iteration, Apple TV 4. (Automatic Frame Rate and Dynamic Range Switching for tvOS 11.2) It …

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Qualcomm Smartphone AP Shipments Predicted to Decline in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Qualcomm’s smartphone application processor (AP) shipments will decline slightly in 2018, according to Digitimes Research. The decline is attributed to the increased adoption of smartphone vendors’ own in-house developed APs. These chips are expected …

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Comcast Video Dropped 151,000 Subscribers in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Comcast has reported its results for the quarter and year ending December 31st, 2017. Having seen a relatively healthy uptick in subscriber count in 2016, the platform has seen almost as big a drop …

Dolby Laboratories Result 24/01/2018

by Vijaya

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. announced its financial results for Q1 of its fiscal 2018. Dolby reported total revenue of $287.8 million, compared to $266.3 million in Q1 of 2017. Net loss was $81.6 million, compared …

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LooxidVR Headset Synchronizes Eye and Brain Data with VR Content

by Arthur Berman

Looxid Labs (Sunnyvale, CA and Seoul, South Korea) was recently in the news because the company’s VR headset was awarded a CES 2018 Best of Innovation Award in Virtual Reality. The company has also …

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Windows Mixed Reality Headsets Discounted on Amazon

by Andrew Fenn

Amazon.com is currently applying discounts of up to 50% on Windows Mixed Reality headsets. Acer’s offering has been slashed from $399 to $218.99, while consumers can now pick up a Lenovo Explorer with controllers …

Electronics Display Center Launches New Website

by Andrew Fenn

The Electronic Displays Center in Gundersheim, Germany, has launched its new website. The site combines core topics, services and troubleshooting solutions around displays. In addition, manufacturers, distributors, system integrators and other professionals in the …

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Brian Crutcher to Become Next CEO of TI in June

by Andrew Fenn

Texas Instruments (TI) has announced that its board of directors has selected Brian Crutcher to become the company’s next president and CEO, effective June 1st. Crutcher, a 22-year veteran of TI, succeeds current president …

TI Result 23/01/2018

by Vijaya

Texas Instruments reported revenue of $3.75 billion and net income of $344 million in Q4 of 2017. This compares to revenue of $3.41 billion and net income of $1.05 billion reported in Q4 of …

Extended OLED Evaluation Agreement for Sharp and UDC

by Andrew Fenn

Universal Display Corporation has announced that the company has entered into an extended and updated evaluation agreement with Sharp. Under the agreement, Universal Display will supply its proprietary UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED materials and technology …

UBI: Supply Capacity of AMOLED Expected to Grow 48% by 2020

by Andrew Fenn

According to investment trend data from UBI Research, the net area capacity of AMOLED production worldwide is expected to grow at a CAGR of 48% from 2018 to 2020. As a result its analysis, …

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Dell Partners with Meta to Bring Augmented Reality to Industries

by Andrew Fenn

Dell has announced it will be the first authorised reseller of the Meta 2 Augmented Reality Development Kit, equipping commercial companies with the tools needed to adopt new AR technology applications that can advance …

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