Sony’s price tag of $70,000 for its giant 8K LCD display is a big ask, but prices will soon fall. A Research and Markets study said that today’s typical 4K displays will be “immediately succeeded in the fullness of time” by these new 8K units – and quickly grow in value. Their forecast says that […]
Hackers are tapping into a growing consumer trend, the use of illicit streaming devices and apps to access pirated movies, TV shows and live programming, to spread malware and exploit unsuspecting users, a Digital Citizens Alliance investigation has found. Over the course of its nine-month probe, Digital Citizens, a consumer-oriented coalition focused on educating the […]
There will be more US homes with smart speakers than without by the end of next year, according to projections from Strategy Analytics. The report predicts that the 50 per cent threshold will be reached in late 2020, and the US will be the first country in the world to reach this level of smart […]
New research from Parks Associates finds that 22 per cent of US broadband households have a service speed of 100-999 Mbps, the most common service tier, although 39 per cent of US broadband households do not know their broadband speed. The report – Modern Broadband: Competition and Retention at Gigabit Speeds – notes that only […]
According to research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments will reach a modest 5 million units in 2019. Early 5G smartphone models will be expensive and available in limited volumes. Samsung, LG and Huawei will be the early 5G smartphone leaders this year, followed by Apple next year. Ken Hyers, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, […]
Analyst and consultancy firm Ovum predicts TV market will have multiple drivers in the forecast period. There will be steeper smart TV/4K TV growth in developing countries over the next few years as first-time smart TV consumers in these markets begin to purchase the devices en masse. To date, smart TV uptake has been slower […]
A Parks Associates report finds gaming remains the primary use case for VR (virtual reality) headsets. Virtual Reality: The Evolving Ecosystem finds consumer-reported familiarity with VR technology has stayed at approximately one-quarter of US broadband households between 2017 and 2018, with gamers most likely to be familiar with this technology. Some 8 per cent of […]
According to business information provider IHS Markit, as the first commercial deployments of 5G start to appear, the stage is set for consumers finally to find out what the powerful next-generation mobile standard promises can bring: an ambitious and far-reaching technological advance that transforms virtually all aspects of human activity—how we experience life, conduct business, […]
In the fourth quarter of 2018, the smart home market in Europe reached almost 33 million units, representing 15.1 per cent growth annually, according to research by International Data Corporation (IDC). In the full year 2018, smart home shipments increased 23.1 per cent compared to 2017 to 88.8 million units, the highest volume ever for […]
Research firm IHS Markit says that viewers in Europe, North America and even in Eastern Europe, LatAm and the MENA region are adopting 4K/UHD at an accelerating rate. Paul Gray, IHS Director Research and Analysis, Technology, Media & Telecom, told delegates at MIPTV today that the end of 2018 saw a huge milestone passed – […]