Apple Gearing Up To Enter Iran
by Raverstead
According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is meeting with Iranian distributors to discuss the distribution of its iPhone in the country.
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor
Ginsbury Expands With Kingtech
by Raverstead
Chinese LCD manufacturer Kingtech has signed a distribution agreement with Ginsbury for the UK and Ireland. The company will supply Kingtech’s TFT-LCD displays (1.44″ – 10.2″), as well as touchscreen and driver card solutions.
Tags:Distributors| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 49
Infoquest Introduces Own Phones
by Raverstead
Infoquest is now distributing its own Android phone brand, Bitmore, in Greece.
Tags:Android| Distributors| Greece| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 48
Laibao Looks to Smartphones
by Raverstead
Laibao Hi-Tech, a Chinese firm, currently produces glass-based touch panels. Next year, it has said that it will extend this production to film-based units for smartphones. The company is targeting monthly shipments of 2 …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Touch| Vol 21 - Issue 49
Kairos Makes Mechanical Watches Smart
by Raverstead
Kairos is trying to keep everyone happy by transforming old mechanical watches into ‘smartwatches’ (of sorts). The ‘Tband’ (currently being funded on Indiegogo) is a new strap with a rigid section containing the electronics …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 47
Juniper: Smart Glasses Niche to 2018
by Raverstead
Adoptions of smart glasses will be hampered by privacy concerns, Juniper Research has concluded in a new report. Prolonged time-to-market periods and a lack of key use cases has resulted in low adoption. Juniper …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Wearable Market
JDI Cuts Smartphone Panel Prices
by Raverstead
Smartphone panels costing $20+ have been to cut to below $20 by Japan Display, says Chinese newspaper UDN. According to the source, the move was taken to spur orders from handset vendors and meet …
Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Small & Medium Displays| Small Medium Panel Supply| Vol 21 - Issue 48
ITO Demand to Slow This Year
by Raverstead
Demand for ITO films will rise 25.6% this year, say Taiwanese sources, down from the 40% rise seen in 2013. The sources indicated that the ITO film market will reach 31.4 million m² this …
Tags:ITO| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47
Intel Mini-PC Details are Leaked
by Raverstead
Website Myce.com has leaked details of Intel’s future Quark processor family – a step towards a smaller PC, like the Raspberry Pi. Two 289ets, Liffy Island and Seal Beach, are named in the leak. …
Tags:Chips| CPUs| GPUs| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47| Windows
Intel Maintains Mobile Subsidies
by Raverstead
Intel will continue to subsidise its mobile device processors, and will even expand the coverage from 10″-and-smaller devices to all devices of 12″ and smaller. Supply chain sources say that Asus, Acer and Lenovo have …
Tags:CPUs| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47
Intel Collaborates with Luxottica Group on Wearable Tech
by Raverstead
Just after we reported on the use of Intel processors for the second generation Google Glass device, Intel announced that it has entered into a multi-year collaboration on wearable tech with the Luxottica Group. …
Tags:Eyewear| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 49
Ingram Brings Kyocera to LATAM
by Raverstead
Kyocera has taken on Ingram Micro Mobility to distribute its mobile phones in Latin America. The first will be the rugged Duraforce smartphone.
Tags:Distributors| Ingram Micro| Kyocera| LATAM| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 44
