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Visionox Signs OLED Evaluation Agreement with UDC

by Andrew Fenn

Universal Display Corporation has announced an OLED evaluation agreement with Visionox. Under this agreement, UDC will supply Visionox with its proprietary UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED materials for display applications. Details and financial terms of the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Apple Adds Live News Section to TV App

by Andrew Fenn

The latest firmware updates for iOS and tvOS have introduced a live news section into Apple’s TV app. The app now provides direct access to live feeds to news from Bloomberg, CBS News, Cheddar, …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Sony Announces Pricing for 2018 LCD TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has released pricing information for its new X900F and X850F ranges of LCD TVs. The X900F, which features full array local dimming, the best kind of backlighting for HDR, retails from $1100. It …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pricing| sony| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 06

AUO President Predicts Stable 2018 for LCD Panel Market

by Andrew Fenn

Michael Tsai, president of AU Optronics, recently said, as reported by Digitimes, that the company anticipates that the global LCD market will be stable in 2018. AUO reportedly estimates a 6-8% annual increase in …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Small Medium Panel Supply| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Chromebooks with Ultra HD Displays Coming Soon?

by Andrew Fenn

Google has let slip that an Ultra HD edition of its Chromebook device is on the way. A technical commit regarding an update to the Chrome logo was posted recently, saying “As an added …

Tags:4k| Chromebooks| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Yospace and Seven Agree Dynamic Ad Insertion Deal for Live OTT Channels

by Andrew Fenn

Yospace, a digital video distribution company based in Staines, UK and Australian broadcaster Seven have announced a long-term agreement for enabling dynamic ad insertion (DAI) into live OTT channels at scale. Yospace’s platform allows …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Archos Previews Core Range of Bezel-less Smartphones

by Andrew Fenn

With the launch of the Archos Core 55S, 57S and 60S models, the company is making smartphones with bezel-less screens accessible to as many people as possible. Archos’ new smartphones offer 18:9 displays in …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Vreal Closes $11.7 Million Series A Funding

by Andrew Fenn

Vreal, a virtual reality live-streaming and broadcast platform, just landed $11.7 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Axioma Ventures, along with new investors Intel Capital and AET Fund, as well …

Tags:Intel| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Visionect Drafts Comm-Tec to Distribute Joan Solution

by Andrew Fenn

Visionect, the company behind Joan, a digital door display and meeting room scheduling solution, has appointed Comm-Tec as its new distributor for the DACH region. The new partnership agreement has just been signed at …

Tags:Distributors| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Visionect| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Hella OLED Lighting Modules Featured in 2018 Audi A8

by Andrew Fenn

Hella, a lighting and electronics developer based in Germany, has revealed that it was the company behind the OLED lighting modules featured in the new 2018 edition of the Audi A8. The vehicle’s OLED …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Novaled Orders OLED Deposition Systems from Sunic Systems

by Andrew Fenn

Novaled is reported to have ordered OLED deposition systems from Sunic Systems, worth approximately $3 million, for its new facility in Dresden, Germany. The company’s new facility is 110 metres long and comprises research …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLED Materials| Vol 25 - Issue 05

IHS: Chinese Panel Makers Catching Up in LTPS LCD Panel Shipments for Mobile

by Andrew Fenn

Total shipments of mobile phone displays, including TFT LCD and AMOLED panels, reached 2.01 billion units in 2017, up 3% from 2016, according to preliminary estimates from IHS Markit. In the growing mobile phone …

Tags:BOE| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| LG Displays (LGD)| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Tianma| Vol 25 - Issue 05