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OLEDWorks to Buy Parts of Philips’ OLED Light Business

by Helen Vince

OLEDWorks has reached an agreement with Philips to buy selected parts of its OLED light source component business. Financial details were not disclosed. Philips will establish a new legal entity and transfer into it …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lighting| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Philips| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Dow Chemical Result 06/05/2015

by Helen Vince

The Dow Chemical Company has released its first quarter results, posting a net profit of $974 million on turnover of $12.4 billion, which compares with a net profit of $964 million on turnover of …

Tags:Dow Chemical| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

GoPro Acquires French VR Firm

by Helen Vince

GoPro has announced an agreement to acquire Kolor, a specialist in virtual reality and spherical media solutions, for an undisclosed sum. Spherical media enables a range of immersive viewing experiences and is an essential …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 18

AVM Signs New Toshiba Agreement

by Helen Vince

The UK’s Audio Visual Material (AVM) has signed a new distribution agreement with Toshiba which will see the company offer Toshiba’s FullHD large format displays in the UK. The range includes the TD-E, TD-Z …

Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| toshiba| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 19

AU Optronics Result 30/04/2015

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) posted a net profit in the first quarter of the year of NT$5.3 billion ($173 million), a significant improvement on Q1 2014 when the company’s net profit was NT$166 million …

Tags:AUO| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

HTC Result 30/04/2015

by Helen Vince

HTC reported turnover of NT$41.5 billion ($1.3 billion) in the first quarter of the year, 25% higher than Q1 of last year. The company said it expects Q2 turnover to be in the range …

Tags:Financial Data| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Premium LG Watch Urbane On Sale In The U.S.

by Helen Vince

The new LG Watch Urbane from LG Electronics will be available for purchase in the U.S. starting today on Google Play and through AT&T and Verizon. LG Watch Urbane is the first new smartwatch …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Smartwatches

Blackberry May Close Sweden Office

by Helen Vince

Blackberry is reported to be considering plans to close its offices in Sweden, with the loss of 100 jobs. A spokesman was quoted as saying that it is consulting with the employees’ trade unions …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Applied Materials Drops Tokyo Electron Bid

by Helen Vince

Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron have agreed to end the business agreement which would have seen Applied Materials acquire Tokyo Electron for $9.4 billion. The decision came after the US Department of Justice told …

Tags:Applied Materials| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 18