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UK Police Force Adopts Platform for Video Evidence

by Bob Raikes

The Cumbrian police force in the UK has adopted Axon’s system for the submission of pictures and videos relating to crimes and based on the evidence.com platform. Axon Citizen for Officers enables police forces …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Bringing Local Dimming to Small Displays

by Ken Werner

As you read this, I am driving from my home in Connecticut to Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. The distance is nearly 600 miles (960 km). The last time I made that drive …

Tags:LCD Backlights| MiniLED| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Merck Announces Investment in China OLED Business

by Andrew Fenn

Science and technology company Merck announced the opening of its new OLED Technology Centre at a ceremony commemorating the company’s 350th anniversary. The new centre, located at the Merck Performance Materials China Hub in …

Google Assistant comes to Sony Bravia TVs in UK

by Bob Raikes

Sony Europe has said that some of its 2018 TVs (AF8, XF90, XF85, XF80, XF75 series) will have support for Google Assistant. The UK will be the first country to get the technology, with …

Chinese Government Expected to Approve LG’s Guangzhou OLED Fab

by Andrew Fenn

Sources close to the Korea Times have revealed that LG will soon build its 8.5G OLED TV production line in Guangzhou, China, subject to conditional approval from the country’s authorities, who are expected to …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Fabs| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Korean Report Quantifies iPhone Display Orders

by Bob Raikes

We reported on forecasts from Nikkei on Apple’s plans and now ‘The Bell’ in Koreea has said, quoting Samsung Display as a source, that Apple expects to sell 70 million 6.46″ panels and around …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Report: Samsung FALD Q8 TV Coming to Europe Next Month

by Andrew Fenn

FlatPanelsHD reports that Samsung’s Q8 LCD quantum-dot TV with full array local dimming (FALD) — previously believed to be exclusive to the US — will be coming to Europe after all, scheduled for a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 24

700m² of Absen LED Panels Installed at Spanish Racetrack

by Andrew Fenn

Crambo recently supplied and installed 700m² of Absen X5 LED panels at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya racetrack in Spain. These panels have a pixel size of 5.2 mm and dimensions of 10 × 5.62 …

Asus & Dell Are Top Two Gaming Notebook Brands

by Bob Raikes

Reports from Taiwan suggest that while Asus remains the top brand in the gaming notebook segment, with estimated sales of more than 600,000 ROG-branded notebooks in the first half of 2018, MSI has slipped …

Disney Boosts Fox Offer

by Bob Raikes

Disney has increased its offer for 21st Century Fox to $71.3 billion (€61.6bn) in cash and shares and ahead of the offer for the company by Comcast. The offer is $10 per share more …

AMC Launches $20-a-Month Movie Subscription Plan in the US

by Andrew Fenn

AMC Theatres in the US has announced “A-List”, a new tier to its AMC Stubs rewards programme, which rewards guests with up to three movies per week, along with all the current benefits of …

Tags:Cinema going| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 24

HbbTV Association Announces New Appointments

by Andrew Fenn

Vincent GrivetThe HbbTV Association has announced the election of a new chair, vice chair and steering group. Vincent Grivet from TDF was elected as chair, replacing Klaus Illgner from IRT, who resigned due to …

Tags:Europe| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 24