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Pixelworks Powers AirTV’s Recently Launched DVR Features

by Andrew Fenn

Pixelworks transcoding technology is powering AirTV’s new Local Channels DVR, which allows users to watch live and recorded local channels in and out of the home, with no subscription required to access recorded local …

Sony Releases Fix for A1 OLED Dimming Issues

by Andrew Fenn

Following complaints from owners of Sony’s A1 OLED TVs regarding a persistent dimming problem, Sony has released a new firmware update to fix it. FlatPanelsHD has released a detailed analysis of the TV’s performance …

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Innolux to Launch TV Production Line in India by the End of the Year

by Andrew Fenn

At this year’s Touch Taiwan exhibition, Innolux president Robert Shiao told the Taipei Times that the company will begin assembling TVs in India before the end of 2018, in order to take advantage of …

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Apple Adjusts iPhone XR Production Ratio as Pegatron Suffers Issues

by Andrew Fenn

Staffing shortages, low yield rates and delayed shipments of key components at have caused Apple to shift a significant proportion of orders for iPhone XR handsets from Pegatron to Foxconn, Digitimes according to a …

Global SVoD Subscriptions to Reach 777 Million in 2023

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide paid SVoD subscriptions will increase by 409 million between 2017 and 2023 to total 777 million. Eleven countries will have more than 10 million SVoD subscriptions by 2023. Together, China and the US …

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Movistar Plus App Update Brings Refreshed User Interface

by Andrew Fenn

Telefónica of Spain has upgraded the app of its pay-TV platform Movistar Plus with a newly redesigned user interface, which it says will allow its customers to browse and personalise content more easily. Users …

DisplayMate Makes XS Test

by Bob Raikes

DisplayMate’s Ray Soneira has published its review of the display on the new iPhone XS Max. The new phone has more brightness, better accuracy and 22% more display area. As usual with Apple displays, …

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WaveOptics Opens New North American Headquarters

by Andrew Fenn

WaveOptics, a designer and manufacturer of diffractive waveguides for Augmented Reality (AR) wearables and smartglasses, has opened a US headquarters in Los Angeles. The move will allow the company to support its US customer …

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Maverick AV Solutions Announces Distribution Partnership with Avocor

by Andrew Fenn

Maverick AV Solutions, a specialised solution business of Tech Data, is partnering with Avocor to bring its range of interactive displays to the European market, including the all-new F series of products and, later …

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Apple’s New iPhones Will Give OLED a Boost

by Sweta Dash

Apple introduced three new models of iPhones on September 12, 2018. Two of those models came with OLED displays and one with LCD. Apple’s star power has been setting smart phone display industry trends …

Samsung PIDs Now Available from Crystal Display Systems

by Andrew Fenn

Stretched professional information display (PID) panels from Samsung are now available from UK distributor Crystal Display Systems (CDS). The panels come in 29″ (1920 × 540) and 37″ (1920 × 540) and are manufactured …

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LG Display Investment in Nanosys is Confirmed

by Bob Raikes

We reported recently that LG had invested in QD developer and maker, Nanosys. We confirmed this as LG Display recently made the following statement in an SEC filing (in August). “In May 2018, we …