Extended Reality (XR), an umbrella term for Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), will be the next-generation computing platform which aims to create virtual experiences indistinguishable from reality, according to a study, Extended Reality and 3GPP Evolution, from trade body 5G Americas. “XR will greatly influence the way people play, work, […]
Omdia’s latest Display long-term demand forecast tracker indicates that area demand for displays in 2023 will grow by 6.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY). With softened inflation and slowing interest rate hikes, plummeting demand has bottomed out, thereby making way for a rebound to normalisation in demand by the second half of 2023. Display demand in […]
The ‘big three’ TV and smartphone panel makers have reported larger net losses for Q3 2022, and reflecting weak demand and lower prices for panels. A report from Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) looks in details at LG Display, AUO and Innolux, and says each of the three reported the “worst quarter in years”. For […]
Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Worldpanel ComTech OS smartphone data. It reveals that, despite rising inflation and severe supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, Apple’s iOS platform grew its installed base year on year across the European 5 (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Great Britain), […]
Researchers at the BBC are looking at the future of personal data in the next phase of the Internet, with an experiment around social TV. The Corporation’s Research & Development unit has launched is a version of the BBC Together watch party platform, which is powered by personal data stores. During the pandemic, watch parties […]
Data from B&Q, the DIY and home improvement retail company, has revealed that sales for home security cameras have increased massively following the launch of thriller series The Watcher. The series, which premiered on Netflix on October 13th, has inspired over 30,000 Brits to search online for security cameras, with home experts from B&Q saying […]
Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s study, Streaming TV: Built-In vs Plugged-In?, suggest that whether people are using a smart TV or a streaming media player (SMP), their habits are very similar. In the past few years, streaming to a TV screen has primarily become the domain of smart TVs (via their built-in capability) and streaming […]
Researchers at Technavio suggest that the market for UHD displays will increase by some $313 billion (€321m) and at a CAGR of 22.35 per cent during the period 2022-2026. The report suggests that the APAC region will contribute 50 per cent of that growth. This global growth for UHD displays will expand 21.9 per cent […]
As 5G uptake in many parts of the world bridges the milestone from early adopters to mass adoption, major new Ericsson research – the industry’s largest global study of its kind to date – underlines consumers’ growing commitment to 5G and their expectations on next-generation uses cases. The Ericsson ConsumerLab report, 5G: The Next Wave, […]
Parks Associates’ consumer survey work of 10,000 US Internet households shows that 38 per cent of households own at least one smart home device, up 2 per cent from a year ago. Consumers continue to buy connected products; 27 per cent of US Internet households report buying a smart home device in the past 12 […]