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4G To Hit 1 Billion in 2016 Says IDC

by Bob Raikes

IDC said that it expects worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.45 billion units with a year-over-year growth rate of 0.6% in 2016, down a long way from the 10.4% growth seen in …

Tags:Android| Apple| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Absen Wins Leclerc in France

by Bob Raikes

Absen said that French retailer, E. Leclerc has used an N4 LED panel at the Chessy shopping mall near Orléans (France). The display uses 21 panels (7 x 3) to cover 7m² and with …

Tags:Absen| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 23 - Issue 47

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Pegatron Ready for Surface Phone

by Bob Raikes

The Chinese language Commercial Times said that Pegatron is preparing to make trial production runs of a new Surface phone from Microsoft. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told the Australian Financial Review that Microsoft plans …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Schott Has Ultra-Thin Glass

by Bob Raikes

Schott announced new ” AS 87 eco” ultra-thin glass for display protection, fingerprint sensors and protecting camera lenses. Features include: Technical properties and thickness levels of 70-350 micrometers ensure highest performance and allow bended …

Tags:Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Zytronic Wins Helsingborg Totems

by Bob Raikes

Zytronic said that the Swedish city of Helsingborg has selected Infinitus digital signage kiosks based on its touch sensors for a network of interactive outdoor digital totems for residents and visitors to the city. …

Tags:DOOH| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Sweden| Touch| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Nanoco Buys QLED IP from Kodak

by Bob Raikes

Nanoco Group plc announced the company has acquired a group of patents from the Eastman Kodak Company (“Kodak”) in connection with the use of quantum dots in electroluminescent displays, a future display technology. With …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nanoco| QLED| Quantum Dots| Vol 23 - Issue 47

LG Enters Medical Monitor Market (Updated)

by Bob Raikes

Hot on the heels of the news that NEC is no longer developing new products for medical diagnostics, LG Electronics has jumped into the medical market with two new monitors to be shown at …

Tags:Dicom Medical Calibration| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Medical| Vol 23 - Issue 47

AndersDX Supplies Mono Displays

by Bob Raikes

AndersDX in the UK said that it has signed a deal with Techshine passive displays in sizes from 1″ to 5″. Techshine offers transmissive and transflective displays and is able to tool full custom …

Tags:Distribution| LCD displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Core OOH Chooses BroadSign

by Bob Raikes

BroadSign International LLC said that it has been selected by the Core Out of Home network, formerly known as Clear Channel Turkey, as the technology for driving its displays. The initial conversion of 126 …

Tags:Digital Signage Software| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Philips 2009 Smart TVs Lose Their Smarts

by Bob Raikes

Like many ‘intelligent’ devices, SmartTVs have a limited life and Philips will withdraw smart features from the 8000 and 9000 series TVs that it sold in 2009 at the end of December and using …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Smart TV| Streaming Dongles| Vol 23 - Issue 47

LCD TV Panel Makers Lower Shipment Targets for 2017

by Bob Raikes

Restructuring of older display fabs, migration to larger-sized LCD TV panels and business strategy adjustments are some of the factors prompting LCD TV panel manufacturers to set a conservative shipment goal of 258.4 million …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Chinese to Invest in Flexible OLEDs?

by Bob Raikes

Korean sources suggest that Chinese makers Huawei and Vivo and Oppo owner BBK may join Royole in developing flexible AMOLED panels in China. The sources say that BBK has set up a company called …

Tags:China| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47