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Huawei Beat Apple to Number-Two Smartphone Vendor Spot in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

In the second quarter of 2018, Huawei surpassed Apple to secure the number-two worldwide smartphone vendor position for the first time ever, according to Gartner. Apple moved into the number-three spot. Overall, sales of …

AU Optronics Shows a Multitude of Mobile Display Tech at Touch Taiwan

by Andrew Fenn

AU Optronics has brought numerous mobile device displays and technologies to Touch Taiwan 2018, the company said, including a 12.1″ full-colour TFT-driven microLED display technology with 169 pixels per inch and 1920 × 720 …

Demand for Digital Public Information Displays is on the Rise

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes Research has estimated that global demand for public information displays (PID) of 32″ and above will reach 7.3 million units in 2021, growing 61% compared to 2017. Public information displays come in indoor …

HDR10+ Joint Venture Announces First Certified Products and Adopters

by Andrew Fenn

HDR10+ Technologies, a joint venture between 20th Century Fox, Panasonic Corporation and Samsung Electronics, has announced the first certified products and adopters of the HDR10+ licence programme. Panasonic and Samsung are also among the …

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Two-Storey LED Display at Ralph Lauren US Open Store in New York

by Andrew Fenn

In a post on Facebook, AV integrator Media Services Worldwide has posted an image of a two-storey-high direct-view LED display situated in the primary window of the Polo Ralph Lauren US Open store at …

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10K Scans of Film Show Some More Details

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Currently, 35mm film is routinely scanned at 4K resolution for remastering and archiving. This is based, in part, on a 2012/2013 test of 2K vs. 4K scans of The Tuskegee Airmen and the availability …

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Media Turmoil and the Future of Displays

by Chris Chinnock

There has a been a lot of news lately about the rapidly changing media market. This will have an indirect impact on the future of displays, so I thought I would summarize some of …

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Oppo Announces R17 and R17 Pro Smartphones

by Andrew Fenn

Oppo has officially unveiled two new R-series products — the R17 and R17 Pro. The R17 features a 6.4″ AMOLED display with a 1080 × 2280 resolution, 394 pixels per inch, a 19.9 aspect …

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Bloomberg Reveals More Details Surrounding 2018 iPhone Lineup

by Andrew Fenn

More information has emerged about this year’s iPhone range, via an article from Bloomberg. A source told the publication that this year’s line-up, despite featuring three new models, is what we’ve come to know …

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PRN Has Three New Digital Solutions for Pharmacies

by Bob Raikes

PRN Health, which is part of the Stratacache group of companies, showed three new display solutions for pharmacies at a trade show in the US. The Lift process makes special offers on related products …

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IDC: Russia Rides Smartphone Wave But Importers Wary of New Sanctions

by Andrew Fenn

The smartphone market continued to boom in Russia in the second quarter of 2018, with import volumes more than 10% higher than in the same period in 2017, reaching over seven million units — …

Gartner: IT Spending in South Africa Will Grow 4.3% in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

IT spending in South Africa will total 276.6 billion rand in 2018, a 4.3% increase from 2017, according to Gartner. All IT segments are on track to achieve growth this year, with data centre …