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Google Takes Aim at Emergings With Android One

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As expected, Google has launched its first Android One smartphones in India. The initiative is a reference platform where OEMs are offered sub-$100 reference designs, for developing markets. The first three phones are the …

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Dell Goes OLED on World’s Thinnest Tablet

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The ‘world’s thinnest tablet’, the Dell Venue 8 7000, has been announced at the Intel Developer Forum- using an OLED display. The 6mm-thick product has an 8.4″ OLED screen, with 2560 x 1600 resolution …

Chinese Vendors Drive White-Box Growth

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Gartner predicts that white-box mobile devices will grow strongly this year: smartphones rising 50% YoY and tablets 15.6%. White-box products are typically aimed at the lower-end of the market, and Gartner expects both established …

Production Begins at LG’s Guangzhou Plant

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Mass-production has begun at LG Display’s G8.5 line in Guangzhou, China. The Beijing News says that the fab is manufacturing medium- and large-sized (mainly 42″, 49″ and 55″) UltraHD LCD TV panels.

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| 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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …