Vol 25 – Issue 17 – Page 6

Exclusive VR Amusement Park Opens in China

by Andrew Fenn

A 330 acre (134 hectares) VR amusement park has opened in southwestern China. Oriental Science Fiction Valley, situated in the country’s Guizhou province, features a total of 35 VR rides include roller coasters, shoot’em’up …

Oculus Go Is Now Available for Pre-Order — And the Reviews Are In

by Andrew Fenn

Oculus Go, the company’s new standalone headset, was made available for pre-order on Amazon earlier this week, retailing at $199 — and apparently it has already sold out. The device was officially unveiled at …

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High-End Smartphones Experience Sluggish Sales in Korea

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung’s recently-launched Galaxy S9 range of smartphones has apparently joined the iPhone X in its sales struggles. According to The Investor, sales of Samsung’s latest smartphone have hit record lows in Korea. 476,000 units …

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Flex Result 26/04/2018

by Vijaya

Flex announced its fourth quarter and full year consolidated financial results for the year ended on March 31, 2018. Net sales for Q4 2018 were $6.41 billion, an increase of 9.3%, compared to $5.86 …

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PMA Research: Flat Panel and Projector Markets Grew in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

PMA Research has published its latest sell-through tracking report on large-format (32″ and larger) flat panel displays and projectors being sold by leading US distributors who serve commercial markets. In the first quarter of …

Sainsbury-Asda Merger Likely to Face Competition Review

by Andrew Fenn

Following the recent announcement that UK supermarket chains Sainsbury’s and Asda are proposing to merge their operations, the UK Competition and Markets Authority has commented that the deal is likely to be subject to …

Ingram Micro Result 30/04/2018

by Vijaya

Ingram Micro announced its fourth quarter and full year financial results for fiscal year ended on December 30, 2017. Net sales for Q4 2017 were $13.78 billion, an increase of 13%, compared to $12.24 …

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Clear Channel Result 30/04/2018

by Vijaya

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. Consolidated revenues for Q4 2017 were $729.1 million, an increase of 0.9%, compared to $722.5 …

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Vivo V9 Uses AI and Machine Learning to Enhance a Range of Features

by Andrew Fenn

Vivo V9 is now officially available in international markets including Russia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand. The display is a 6.3″（1080 * 2280）IPS LCD and the system uses a Snapdragon 626 with 4GB of RAM …

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MediaTek Result 27/04/2018

by Vijaya

MediaTek Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. Revenues for the Q1 2018 were NT$49.6 billion ($1.67 billion), down 11.5%, compared to NT$56.08 billion ($1.89 billion) in Q1 …

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Visitors to The World’s Tallest Building Can Jump Off It in VR

by Andrew Fenn

Emaar Properties, the owners of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, has collaborated with HTC, media firm Digicomm, and UK tech agency Inition — the one behind VR experience “The View from …

Google Developing New 6DoF Controller Tracking Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Google is developing a computer-vision-based method of positional tracking, allowing 6DoF controller tracking without active markers or any additional hardware. Of the VR headsets released — or slated for release — this year, Lenovo’s …

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