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Touch ID Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Apple and Samsung

by Andrew Fenn

A South Korean start-up called First Face has filed a lawsuit against Apple and Samsung, according to Business Korea, claiming that the two smartphone giants infringed original patents for fingerprint-based authorisation technology dating back …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Will Impact Future Vehicle Purchases

by Andrew Fenn

Over the past few years, smartphone mirroring features from Alphabet and Apple have become far more widespread across the automotive industry. With this exposure has come a surge of consumer interest and concern over …

Tags:Android| Apple| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Xiaomi Blackshark Gaming Smartphone Features Pixelworks Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Pixelworks, a provider of visual processing solutions, has announced that Xiaomi Blackshark’s first flagship gaming smartphone incorporates its video and display processing technology. Driven by the company’s third-generation Iris chipset and the Snapdragon 845 …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pixelworks| Qualcomm| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 15| Xiaomi

VodafoneZiggo and T-Mobile Drive Dutch Mutliplay Growth

by Andrew Fenn

More households in the Netherlands are taking their fixed and mobile services from the same provider, according to Telecompaper’s latest multiplay report. Combined deals with fixed telephony, TV and/or internet with mobile telephony made …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netherlands| TV Viewing| Vodafone| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Comcast Now Allowed to Offer Combined Netflix Bundles

by Andrew Fenn

Comcast and Netflix have announced an expansion of their partnership that will enable Comcast to include a Netflix subscription in new and existing Xfinity packages. Offers and availability will vary by market and be …

Tags:Comcast| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 15

LG Launches AI-Powered OLED TV Range in the US

by Andrew Fenn

LG has launched a range of voice-activated OLED TVs featuring its new proprietary AI technology platform, DeepThinQ. Initially rolling out in the US, releases are planned in Asia, Europe and South America. The company …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Samsung and LG May Stop Producing US Imports in China

by Andrew Fenn

Following the news last week that the US has imposed a 25% tarrif on Chinese imports, amid growing trade tensions between the two countries, Samsung and LG have both come forward to say that …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 15

ZetaDisplay Subsidiary Delivers Digital Signage to Europe Pharmacies

by Andrew Fenn

ProntoTV, part of the ZetaDisplay group, has signed an agreement with McKesson Europe for the delivery of digital signage to their managed pharmacies in Europe. McKesson is active in 13 European countries and manages …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 25 - Issue 15

IHS: Slower Than Expected Growth for AMOLED Demand in Smartphone Market

by Andrew Fenn

Although flexible AMOLED panel shipments for smartphones are expected to continue growing in 2018, the pace will be much slower than expected, according to a report from IHS Markit. Shipments of film-based, flexible AMOLED …

Tags:IHS Markit| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 15

New Contenders Heading Into the Gaming Monitor Market This Year

by Andrew Fenn

LG, Innolux and BOE are among the flat panel-makers preparing to capitalise on the upward momentum of the gaming industry this year by expanding their operations within the gaming monitor market—currently dominated by AU …

Tags:AUO| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Gaming Notebook Vendors Focus on Southeast Asian Market

by Andrew Fenn

Asus, Dell and Lenovo are among the gaming notebook manufacturers shifting their attentions to the Southeast Asian market this year, as the US market has become saturated, according to Digitimes. Asus and its Republic …

Tags:Asus| Dell| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Market Data| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Kone Launches “The Most Uneventful VR Experience Ever Made”

by Andrew Fenn

Elevator and escalator manufacturer Kone has created a sequel of sorts to the elevator-based VR experience it released last year, this time focusing on the escalator side of its business, with the help of …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Transport| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 15