Vol 25 – Issue 15 – Page 5

HTC Releases New SDK for Vive Pro

by Andrew Fenn

HTC has released Vive SRWorks, a new set of SDKs for the newly-released Vive Pro, allowing developers to take full advantage of the device’s two front-facing cameras and audio system. The original Vive headset …

UBI Research Reports on OLED Making

by Bob Raikes

UBI Research has released a report on OLED manufacturing processes that covers both small RGB OLEDs and larger RGBW. The report is said to have details of the equipment, materials and processes used.

Bang & Olufsen Result 06/04/2018

by Vijaya

Bang & Olufsen announced its 3Q2018 results with 10% increase in revenue growth and improved profitability. Group revenue for the 3Q2017/18 was $147.05 million (DKK 865 million), compared to the revenue of $133.62 million …

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Pixelligent Wins Industry Investors

by Bob Raikes

Pixelligent, which makes materials that help to extract light from OLEDs has received funding of $7.6 million which included contributions from Kateeva, which makes inkjet printers and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co Ltd (TOK). (IC07 …

Netflix Reached 125 Million Subscribers in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Netflix has released its closing report for the first quarter of 2018, revealing that the platform added 7.4 million subscribers during the quarter, bringing its total subscriber count to 125 million. The company has …

Leyard/Planar Takes Over Eyevis

by Andrew Fenn

Leyard/Planar have announced their intent to acquire visual display solution manufacturer Eyevis. Through this geographic expansion, the companies believe that they will be able to better serve customers in EMEA with combined marketing, sales, …

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IHS: Demand for Oxide Panels Expected to Grow in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Demand for panels—both TFT LCD and AMOLED—using oxide backplane technology doubled in 2017, in terms of area, compared to a year ago, according to a report from IHS Markit. The market is forecast to …

IDC: Worldwide ICT Spending Expected to Exceed $5.6 Trillion in 2021

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide ICT spending, including new technologies, is expected to exceed $5.6 trillion in 2021, with growth accelerating through the end of the forecast period as new categories account for a growing proportion of overall …

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IDC: EMEA Smartphone Market Was Tougher in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The EMEA mobile phone market saw smartphone volumes fall for a second year in 2017, while there was a relative boom in shipments of feature phones, a reversal of the previous trend according to …

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TV Panel Prices Under Pressure

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese sources are pointing to challenges in large area panel pricing for panel makers, so we checked it out. It seems that not only are panel makers under price pressure, but TV brands are …

Eutelsat Research Director Says US is “Two Years Behind” on UHD

by Andrew Fenn

Eutelsat’s Director of Global Market Research, Claudia Vaccarone, backed up statements from Vivicast Media president Stuart Smitherman and Northern Sky Research president Christopher Baugh, saying that the US is about two years behind the …

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Video, Artificial Intelligence and Skynet Might be Scary!

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are making inroads into virtually every field of human endeavor, including the world of video content generation, distribution and display. Recently SMPTE hosted a webinar titled “Beyond …

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