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JCDecaux Portugal Wins 15-Year Street Furniture Contract for Capital City

by Andrew Fenn

JCDecaux subsidiary JCD Portugal has won the competitive tender for the installation and advertising operation of street furniture and large-format digital panels in the country’s capital city of Lisbon, for a 15-year term, the …

Digitimes Research: Japan AR/VR Market Growing Slowly

by Andrew Fenn

A new report from Digitimes Research has indicated that the Japanese AR/VR market is growing at a slower rate than other territories. With about 300,000 units sold in 2017, analysts predict that the market …

Epistar to Demo Mini LED Technology at Touch Taiwan 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Industry sources in Taiwan have revealed that LED chip maker Epistar will demonstrate its miniLED technology at this year’s Touch Taiwan exhibition in Taipei, which runs from August 29th to 31st. Applications on show …

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Apple Considering Its Options for iPhone Modem Chips

by Andrew Fenn

Apple is apparently considering switching to a new supplier of modem chips for its iPhone devices. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, the company is considering replacing Intel with MediaTek as its secondary …

Spain DTT Migration to Conclude Three Months Ahead of Schedule

by Andrew Fenn

According to Advanced Television, the Spanish government has confirmed that the country’s DTT migration will be completed by March 2020, three months before the EU deadline. The migration is taking place throughout the region …

Correction: CE Week and Pepcom in New York Show Latest Systems

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Inadvertently, this article omitted the roadmaps for HP Pico/Micro projectors from Aiptek. Roadmaps shown at CE Week for HP (Aiptek) Pico/Micro Projectors. All projectors are DLP with LED illumination. -Matthew Brennesholtz

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Falling Share Prices Lead to Cancellation of Sharp Fundraising Plans

by Andrew Fenn

Sharp has abandoned its plans to launch a public offering to raise $1.8 billion in funds, a week after making an official announcement on June 22nd, according to Nikkei. The report goes on to …

Vietnamese Smartphone Makers Ready to Take On Global Leaders

by Andrew Fenn

Smartphone companies in Vietnam are expanding their production efforts in a bid to take on global industry leaders like Samsung — which currently dominates the Vietnamese smartphone market — according to Nikkei. The uptick …

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fuboTV Launches Beta Support for Ultra HD and HDR10

by Andrew Fenn

fuboTV, a live streaming TV service in the US, mainly dedicated to sports, has launched Ultra HD and HDR10 support in beta, starting with main broadcasts of matches from the 2018 World Cup, available …

HTC Cuts Back Hard, Again

by Bob Raikes

HTC is to lay off around 1,500 employees, almost 25% of its workforce, as part of a major restructuring and bringing its work force down to just under 5,000. The process will be completed …

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OLED Displays: Ready to Excel in Next Generation Smartphones

by Sweta Dash

OLED displays are ready to excel in next generations smartphones by bringing in thinner, lighter, lower power and higher performance products with differentiated designs and form factors. Technology is advancing. New materials, new process, …

VR Experience Based on Skyscraper Movie to Run in AMC Theatres

by Andrew Fenn

Universal, AMC Theatres, RealD 3D and HP have announced a new free VR experience based on the upcoming 3D action movie, Skyscraper. “Skyscraper: The Impossible Leap VR Experience”, a recreation of a 110-story jump …

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