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Smartphones moving to AMOLED screens; Is Apple next?

The number of smartphones with active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays has mushroomed this year as more handset makers chose the screen technology for slimmer, lighter devices. AMOLED displays made up 18% of all smartphone display unit shipments in the third quarter, up from 10% in Q3 2014, research firm IHS (IHS) reported Wednesday. Samsung has led the market in the use of AMOLED panel adoption. The South Korean company has

Facebook’s Oculus likely to trail in virtual reality market

Facebook (FB)-owned Oculus VR is a trailblazer in virtual reality headsets, but next year it’s likely to trail in the industry it pioneered, according to a new report. Samsung’s Gear VR and Sony’s (SNE) PlayStation VR headsets are poised to outsell Oculus Rift and HTC Vive next year, research firm IHS (IHS) says. IHS predicts that Alphabet’s (GOOGL) low-cost solution, Google Cardboard, will be the top virtual reality platform in 2016, with 30%

Streaming music lags in the car, where AM-FM still rules

S treaming music services are growing fast, but in the car most people still get their music the old fashioned way — via AM-FM radio or CDs, a new study by IHS (IHS) shows. In a survey of U.S. consumers, IHS asked, “What are the top 4 ways you listen to music in your vehicle?” The No. 1 choice was AM-FM radio, which was selected by 74% of respondents. Compact discs was second at 64%, followed by Sirius XM (SIRI) satellite radio at 44% and music stored on a phone or other mobile device at 41%. Streaming music services such as Pandora Media (P), Spotify and Apple’s (AAPL) Beats Music came in a distant fifth at 24%, IHS reported this week. HD Radio, digital terrestrial broadcast radio, was sixth at 22%. Not surprisingly, streaming music services did considerably better with younger drivers. Among millennials (ages 18 to 37), 42%…