100 Devices Serve Up BLOCKBUSTER On Demand
Blockbuster Inc. announced that its BLOCKBUSTER On Demand service is available on more than 100 devices – including Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, televisions, smartphones, DVRs and digital media adapters.
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Vizio and Samsung Split TV Market Leadership
iSuppli Corp announced that Vizio and Samsung continued to duke it out in the third quarter of 2010 for leadership of the U.S. television market.
Contour Launches 3D Eyewear Batteries
Contour Energy Systems, Inc. announced a new line of coin cell batteries aimed at the 3D TV active shutter eyewear market.
Large Area LCD Display Panel Shipments Fall
DisplaySearch announced that shipments of and revenues from large-area (over 9.1″) thin film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT LCD) fell in the third quarter of 2010.
Russians Gobbling Up LCD TVs
iSuppli Corp. announced that it projects LCD TV shipments to the Russian Federation to reach 5.9 million sets at the end of 2010, up 18% from 2009.
Apple Joins Top 5 Mobile Phone Manufacturers
DisplaySearch announced that it has published its Quarterly Mobile Phone Shipment and Forecast Report. According to the statement, highlights include the growing demand for larger, higher-resolution displays driven by next generation smart phones as well as Apple’s success with the iPhone, which overtook Sony Ericsson to become the #5 global mobile phone manufacturer on a …
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Samsung Galaxy Tab More Phone than iPad
iSuppli Corp. announced that its latest analysis of the Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 suggests that Samsung has positioned it as a large-scale smart phone, rather than as a true competitor to Apple Inc.’s iPad. According to the statement, the Galaxy Tab carries a Bill of Materials (BOM) of $205.22, significantly less than iSuppli’s $264.27 estimate for …
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Panasonic Plasma HDTVs Best for 3D Viewing
Consumer Reports announced it evaluated fourteen models of 3D HDTVs and found that plasma TVs are better at displaying 3D images than LCD sets, primarily because they exhibit less ghosting. According to the statement, three plasma models from Panasonic offered the best 3D picture quality and the least ghosting of all the sets tested. The …
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RoxioNow Powers Online Movie Delivery
Sonic Solutions announced that, over the holiday season, its RoxioNow platform will power online movie delivery to a multitude of new HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, Digital Media Adapters and mobile handsets from well-known manufacturers.
DVD6C Settles Royalty Dispute with QOL
The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that its authorized licensor, Toshiba Corporation, has reached a settlement of its arbitration claim for unpaid royalties allegedly due from Quantum Optical Laboratories S.A.S. (QOL) (France) under the DVD6C patent license.
DVD6C Settles Royalty Dispute with Duplium
The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that its authorized licensor, Toshiba Corporation, has reached a settlement of its arbitration claim for unpaid royalties allegedly due from Duplium Corp. (Canada) under the DVD6C patent license.