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LG Publishes “Open Your Eyes” OLED Video on YouTube

by Andrew Fenn

LG Display has released a video illustrating its OLED technologies, including its line of OLED TVs and digital signage solutions. In the video, LG shows its curved OLED installations at Dubai Mall, Seoul N …

Android TV Now Available in Stick Form—in Japan

by Andrew Fenn

Android TV is now available in a stick form-factor, similar to Amazon Fire and Roku, albeit only in Japan for the time being. The CCC Air Stick TV outputs in Ultra HD resolution and …

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Gartner: Worldwide Device Shipments Will Increase 2.1% in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments of devices—PCs, tablets and mobile phones—totalled 2.28 billion units in 2017, according to Gartner. Shipments are on course to reach 2.32 billion units in 2018, an increase of 2.1%. Two markets will …

Dataxis: 7.4m Linear OTT Pay TV Subscribers in Europe as of 2017 Q3

by Andrew Fenn

According to Dataxis’ latest research, the linear OTT Pay TV market in Europe reached 7.4 million subscribers at the end of September 2017. This represents a growth of 13% compared to the previous quarter. …

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Apple Announces iOS 11.3 in Beta

by Norbert Hildebrand

Apple announced the beta release of iOS 11.3, the first major update after the slowdown debacle. As Apple explained, the slowdown was just to save battery life, but the class action suit has already …

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ICDM Sets Up Automotive Display Measurement Committee

by Andrew Fenn

The International Committee for Display Metrology has announced a new Automobile Displays Subcommittee. It will be chaired by Michael Becker of Instrument Systems. This new subcommittee will address many of the performance issues of …

Limitless Team Joins Up with Lytro

by Andrew Fenn

VR company, Limitless, has announced that its team will join image capture start-up, Lytro. Lytro specialises in light-field image capture. The two teams will collaborate on a solution for combining light-field and real-time rendering …

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Canalys: China’s Eight Years of Consecutive Smartphone Growth Comes to an End

by Andrew Fenn

China’s smartphone market suffered its first-ever annual decline, with shipments down by 4% from 2016 to 459 million units in 2017. This drop was partly due to China having one of its worst year-on-year …

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iOS 11.3 Will Allow Users to Switch off Hidden Battery-Save Mode

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has confirmed that iPhone owners affected by an enforced, hidden battery-saver mode that reduces device performance will be able to switch the controversial feature off after the next iOS firmware update. The option …

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ABI: $18 Billion Market for AR in Energy and Utilities

by Andrew Fenn

Energy and utilities rank among the top three vertical markets for AR glasses shipments and total value chain revenues, according to ABI Research. AR’s ability to enhance workers’ safety and protect equipment addresses the …

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MediaTek’s New TV SoC Supports A Range of Voice Systems

by Chris Chinnock

MediaTek was busy at CES with several announcements including a new highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for HDR-enabled 4K TVs. The MT5598 is a premium UltraHD SmartTV platform that supports diverse entry-to-enthusiast HDR technologies …

Judge Gives Green Light on HP Defective Display Claim

by Andrew Fenn

After holding up Hewlett-Packard’s $6.5 million deal over laptop computers with allegedly defective screens, due to concerns that claims would exceed available funds, a California judge approved the settlement Friday, calling the 90% return …