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Samsung Germany Names Deputy President

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Germany has appointed Martin Börner as deputy president of its IT & Mobile Communications unit. In this role he will have operational responsibility for all sales and marketing activities of Samsung in Germany.

AMD Makes New Executive Appointments

by Bob Raikes

AMD has appointed James Clifford as senior vice president of Global Operations, with responsibility for overseeing all aspects of AMD’s end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain strategy. Clifford joins AMD from RF Micro Devices, where …

What’s your raison d’être?

by Bob Raikes

Does your company manufacture displays, projectors, or enabling technologies? Does your group produce, curate, or distribute content? Does your team provide distribution, sales, integration, or support services for the display industry? If so, this …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Education| Large Display Monitor| Opinion| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Xbox (Finally) Overtakes Playstation

by Bob Raikes

After many months at the top, Sony’s Playstation 4 has been dislodged from the top-selling console spot by Microsoft’s Xbox One. Display Daily Comment The full graphic is a little large to include here, …

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UK Study Shows Children Will Get Smartphones for Christmas

by Bob Raikes

A survey commissioned by TigerMobiles.com has shown that in the UK children as young as four can be expecting a smartphone for Christmas. The survey of parents with 4 to 12 year old children …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Thin Clients Grow in PC Battle

by Bob Raikes

Thin clients achieved single-digit growth in EMEA in Q3’14, says IDC, competing directly (and intensely) for market share with commercial PCs. While these products are still niche in the region, they have grown faster …

Stronger Shadow Masks Raise OLED Yields

by Bob Raikes

Korean Inha University researchers have developed a new shadow mask production method, which may raise high-resolution (500ppi+) OLED yield rates. It is possible that the new technique could entirely replace the existing etching process …

Square Trade Releases Tablet Scores for Tablet Durability

by Bob Raikes

Square Trade, the independent insurance company for mobile devices, has released a ranking of tablets by their durability. The company rated each device based on its breakability, durability, water resistance and slide and drop …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Testing| Vol 21 - Issue 50| warranty

Sony’s Single-Lens Display Module is Glass Competitor

by Bob Raikes

Sony has announced an augmented reality headset based on a single-lens OLED display module, similar to the Google Glass headset. Sony announced the SmartEyeglass device and the software development kit earlier in September 2014, …

Smartphones Rise but Samsung Falls, Says MIC

by Bob Raikes

Mobile phone shipment volume will reach 529 million units in Q4’14, according to Taiwan’s MIC. Of this number, 373 million units will be smartphones, representing a 12.7% QoQ rise. Despite the shipment rise, Samsung …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Sharp to Supply Free-Form to Nintendo

by Bob Raikes

Sources have told The Japan Times that Sharp is likely to supply its Free-Form Display (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25) to Nintendo. The FFD has a minimal bezel and does not need to …

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Royole Achieves Thinnest OLED

by Bob Raikes

Royole, a start-up with operations in China and the USA, said that it has developed a flexible OLED display with a thickness of just 10µm. The full-colour unit has a bend radius of 1mm …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 21 - Issue 50