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Outdoor Plus Chooses Impact 10

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Outdoor Plus has commissioned and installed a new LED screen from Lighthouse Technologies. The unit, in East London, is mounted on a custom-made steel tower near the A12 road. It is 12.16m x 2.88m …

Tags:Billboards| Europe| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

LG’s WOLED Pushes Yields Past 80%

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In a meeting with CNet, LG’s global communication Director, Ken Hong, has said that OLED TV yields now exceed 80% – thanks to the WOLED technology it purchased from Kodak (Display Monitor Vol 16 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21| WOLED (White OLED)

LG Lowers OLED Target – Apparently

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Sources in Asia have said that LG has reduced its OLED TV sales target. The company set a target of 5 million sets in June (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25), but has apparently …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21| WOLED (White OLED)

Fingerprint Sensor Popularity on the Rise

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Sources in the supply chain claim that orders for fingerprint recognition solutions for smartphones and smartwatches are rising. As well as Apple and Samsung, Chinese makers are beginning to integrate the technology into their …

Tags:Fingerprint Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Delayed Demand Boosts Apple Pre-Orders to New Record

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There were more than 4 million pre-orders for Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in the first 24 hours after the products were announced. The figure is a new record for Apple, according …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Large Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

AUO Joins Sony Supply Chain

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AUO is supplying 30% of the 1.6″ LCD panels for Sony’s Smartwatch 3, say Asian sources. Innolux will also supply some panels, as Sony is apparently increasing its orders from Taiwanese makers.

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| Smartwatches| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Apple Looks to LG for AMOLED

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The Apple Watch uses an AMOLED screen, we reported last week (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36). Asian sources now claim that these screens are being supplied by LG Display. Shipments are expected to …

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Start Menu Makes Reappearance in Threshold Video

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Screenshots and video has appeared that purport to show the Windows 9 technical preview. In a video (http://tinyurl.com/q3fnasy), German website Winfuture demonstrates the new Start menu, which incorporates both the traditional programme list and, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21| Windows

Tech Companies Achieve Sustainability Index

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The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices has featured Panasonic again in 2014 – for the 10th consecutive year. UMC has been chosen for the seventh time, in both the worldwide and emerging markets sectors. Acer …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| UMC| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Amazon Expands Electronics Trade-in Programme

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Amazon’s trade-in service for old products has been expanded in Germany. Used feature phones, smartphones and tablets can now be exchanged, in addition to books, videogames, DVDs and Blu-rays. Customers will receive the value …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Stockholm Street Furniture Handled by JCDecaux

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The main contract to operate street furniture throughout Stockholm has been awarded to JCDecaux. Lasting for 10 years, the contract covers the design, installation and maintenance of 300 city information panels; 50 columns; 55 …

Tags:Digital Signage| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Sweden| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Primesight Spreads Roadside Network

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Primesight is rolling out a new roadside billboard collection in the UK, called Network. The first phase saw three units installed in London (Shoreditch High St., Wandsworth Bridge Road and Commercial Road), one in …

Tags:Billboards| Europe| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21