Vol 25 – Issue 06 – Page 10

IDC: India Smartphone Market Finishes Strong in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, the Indian smartphone market witnessed a healthy 14% annual growth with a total shipment of 124 million units in 2017, making it the fastest growing market amongst the top 20 smartphone …

Innolux President Predicts a Bright 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Innolux president Robert Hsiao has revealed the company is feeling optimistic about 2018, expecting a boost to its performance over that seen last year, according to Digitimes. Hsiao predicts a 7-9% quarter-on-quarter drop in …

Kagan: European SVOD Will Continue to Grow Over Next Five Years

by Andrew Fenn

The OTT subscription online video-on-demand market in Europe will keep growing over the next five years, according to Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. The research company is projecting the …

Varjo Closes $15 million Investment Round

by Norbert Hildebrand

The name Varjo is not very well known in the VR industry, but that may change if they can achieve what they are promising. The existing prototype was good enough to gather enough initial …

SES Board of Directors Names New CEO and CFO

by Andrew Fenn

The board of directors of SES has announced its decision to appoint a new president and CEO, and a new CFO as of its next AGM, which takes place on April 5th 2018. Steve …

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Cynora Reports on Progress for TADF Blue

by Bob Raikes

Last year, at SID, Cynora forecast that it would ‘commercialise’ the blue TADF material by the end of 2017 (Cynora Promises High-Efficiency Blue TADF OLED in 2017). Following the show, LG and Samsung were …

Intel Drone Light Show Breaks Guinness World Record at PyeongChang 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Intel Shooting Star drones made history at the opening ceremony of PyeongChang 2018, with the Winter Olympics’ first-ever drone light show that also set a Guinness World Records title for the most unmanned aerial …

Acer Launches “World’s Smallest” UHD 3000-Lumen Laser Projector

by Andrew Fenn

Acer has announced that its new home theatre projector, the Acer VL7860, is now available in the US . Claimed to be the world’s smallest Ultra HD, 3000-lumen laser projector, the VL7860 features a …

Samsung to Face Class Action on Galaxy Gear S Smartwatch Battery Life

by Andrew Fenn

A New Jersey federal judge has accepted most of the claims in a proposed class action accusing Samsung Electronics America of misrepresenting the battery life of its Galaxy Gear S Smartwatch, ruling that the …

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Sony Announces Price of New A8F OLED TV

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has topped off its recent pricing announcement by confirming the price of its new A8F OLED model in the US. (Sony Announces Pricing for 2018 LCD TVs) The 55″ model from the new …

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Apple, Valve and LG Don’t Invest in eMagin!

by Andrew Fenn

After eMagin announced a new offering of stock, there were wide reports that investors included Apple, LG and Valve. (eMagin Announces Price of Underwritten Public Offering) However, the company put out a special release …

BBC Launches “Civilisations” Augmented Reality App

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC has launched an augmented reality companion app for its series Civilisations, which airs in the spring. The app will enable users to explore a museum full of historical artefacts, including an Egyptian …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| BBC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 06