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CPT’s LCD Panel Lines Currently Operating At Full Capacity

by Andrew Fenn

According to its president Lin Sheng-chang, Chunghwa Picture Tubes’ (CPT) LCD panel manufacturing lines are currently operating at full production capacity, after winning full-screen panel orders from the four largest smartphone vendors in China, …

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Measat Collaborates with NovelSat and V-Nova on UHD Channel Distribution

by Andrew Fenn

Measat has announced a showcase in collaboration with NovelSat and V-Nova, to demonstrate compression for Ultra HD distribution over satellite. The company says that the new technology provides up to three times the bandwidth …

Lenovo Shows VR, Gaming Systems at Pepcom

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Pepcom held one of its ‘Digital Experience’ events on June 21st as part of the CE Week that took place in New York last week. One of the exhibitors was Lenovo. Lenovo had a …

CE Week and Pepcom in New York Show Latest Systems

by Matthew Brennesholtz

CE Week was a two day event (June 20 – 21) at the Javits Center in New York, hosted by ShowStoppers in association with IFA and multiple other organizations. The CTA is not one …

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AAC Technologies and Elliptic Labs to Partner on Ultrasound

by Bob Raikes

Elliptic Labs and AAC Technologies have done a deal that will see AAC delivering designs that will support ultrasound which are used by Elliptic for gesture recognition. The companies said that AAC’s technology is …

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IDC: The Fight for Smart Assistant Dominance Heats Up

by Andrew Fenn

The worldwide smart home devices market — inclusive of smart speakers, digital media adaptors, lighting, thermostats and more — is forecast to ship 549.5 million devices in 2018, growing 26.8% over the prior year, …

IDC: Worldwide IT and Telecom Spending to Slow After Last Year’s Rebound

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide spending on traditional hardware, software, services and telecommunications is on course for growth of 3.7% this year in constant currency, slightly down from last year’s 4.2% growth, and will reach $4 trillion in …

Report: LG 10.5G Paju Fab Will Skip Straight to Large-Sized OLED Production

by Andrew Fenn

Korean publication ET News recently revealed that LG Display has decided to skip ahead to producing OLED panels at its forthcoming 10.5G fab in Paju, South Korea, according to Digitimes (although we couldn’t dig …

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Over 85% of US Millennials Subscribe to At Least One OTT Video Service

by Andrew Fenn

New research from Parks Associates finds that more than 85% of millennials in US broadband households subscribe to at least one OTT video service. Senior director of research Brett Sappington commented: “Overall penetration of …

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Report: 2.2 Million People Aged 15+ in France Use SVoD Daily

by Andrew Fenn

New data from research firms NPA Conseil and Harris Interactive reveals that an average of 2.2 million people aged 15 and over in France are using an SVoD service every day. The beginning of …

CNMC: A Third of Spanish Homes Had Pay TV At the End of 2017

by Andrew Fenn

A new survey from Spain’s competition and markets watchdog Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has revealed that 33% of the country’s homes had pay TV at the end of 2017, …

Will VR Go the Way of 3DTV?

by Steve Sechrist

When will consumers come around to face-worn display technology? According to past forecasts, that should have already happened, yet it seems that just because a display technology can be “perfected” a great display alone …

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