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Analyst Predicts 2018 iPhone Shipments of 350 Million in 12 to 18 Months

by Andrew Fenn

GBH Insights analyst Daniel Ives has predicted that this year’s line-up of iPhones could sell up to 350 million units over the following 12 to 18 months, according to an investment note seen by …

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Xiaomi Mi 8 Sells Out in Under Two Minutes

by Andrew Fenn

Xiaomi’s new flagship smartphone, the Mi 8, went on sale in China yesterday — and sold out in a little over a minute-and-a-half. How many units this equates to is as yet unknown but …

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Canatu Teams Up with Continental on Automotive 3D Touch Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Canatu has announced a collaboration with automotive technology company, Continental. The two firms have been working on a transparent, 3D touch surface for automotive interior displays, using Canatu’s CNB films and sensors. The tech …

Fraunhofer Institute to Debut New Coating Technology Later this Month

by Andrew Fenn

A coating technology for deposition of laterally-graded optical layers on 2D — and in the future, also on 3D — substrates has been developed at Fraunhofer Institute’s Precision Coating business unit in Dresden, Germany. …

Sharp to Raise $1.8 Billion with Public Offering?

by Andrew Fenn

Nikkei reports that Sharp will raise $1.8 billion through a public offering, with the fundraising round scheduled to conclude in July. The publication writes that the funds raised will be used “to purchase Sharp’s …

Zytronic Touch Sensor Tech Deployed in Santander’s WorkCafé Branch Concept

by Andrew Fenn

UK-based Zytronic has announced that its multi-touch projected capacitive technology (MPCT) touch sensors have been installed in Santander’s WorkCafé, a half-bank, half-café style branch concept currently exclusive to Chile. It has now been implemented …

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BeIN Media Chooses Metrological to Develop Its New TV App

by Andrew Fenn

Dutch TV application provider Metrological has been selected by BeIN Media, a pay TV operator based in Qatar, to develop a new TV app for its hybrid satellite, IP legacy and OTT television services, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 22

NextVR to Deliver NBA Final Highlights Again in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

For the second consecutive year, NBA Digital and NextVR will offer fans free on-demand VR highlights of the 2018 NBA Finals, presented by YouTube TV. NextVR also announced the public availability of a new …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Automotive IQ Releases Two New Reports

by Andrew Fenn

Automotive IQ has released a couple of free reports. “Machinery and man: Interact at your peril” explores the benefits and breakthroughs occurring in automotive human-machine interface. Additionally, Dr Alexander Meschtscherjakov from the Centre of …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| HMI| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Charter to Provide Apple TV 4K and Take Advantage of New Features in tvOS 12

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has announced that US cable operator Charter Communications will begin offering the Apple TV 4K as a set-top-box solution to its customers later this year, alongside an all-new Spectrum TV app, intended to …

Tags:Apple| Cable| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 22

HP Inc. Result 29/05/2018

by Vijaya

HP Inc. reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 with net revenues of $14.0 billion, an increase of 13%, compared to $12.4 billion in Q2 FY17. Net earnings for Q2 FY18 …

Tags:Financial Data| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Rumoured LCD Notch Design iPhone Delayed Until November?

by Andrew Fenn

The 6.1″ LCD iPhone rumoured for release later this year could miss Apple’s usual September launch window, instead releasing two months later in November, according to a report from Korean publication “The Bell”. It …

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