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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 11

by Tom Allen

The TCG121WX 12″ TFT-LCD module from Kyocera (MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 21) is now available in Europe. Nokia has shared the price of its Ozo VR camera (Nokia Announces Ozo VR …

Tags:Cameras| Kyocera| LCD Modules| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Pricing| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Microsoft Widens Windows 10 Availability

by Tom Allen

Windows 10 Mobile is now available for older Lumia phones. Only phones that will receive an upgrade to the user experience – i.e., installing Windows 10 will not slow them down – are eligible. …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 11| Windows

Detachables to Drive European PC Market

by Tom Allen

Detachable tablet demand will drive the European PC and tablet market in the near future, says IDC. Detachable and slate tablet shipments will have a 51% share of the overall client computing (PC and …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Europe| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| PCs| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Smartwatches Will Remain Dominant to 2020

by Tom Allen

An expanding vendor base, as well as rising consumer awareness and demand, will push annual wearable growth to double digits between 2015 and 2020, says IDC. This year, worldwide shipments are expected to reach …

Tags:Android| Apple| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 11| Wearables

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Xiaomi Delays Notebook

by Tom Allen

Taiwan-based supply chain sources claim that Xiaomi will delay the launch of its first notebook (previously rumoured to be 15″, most recently said to be 12.5″) until Q2’16 – one quarter behind the original …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 23 - Issue 11| Xiaomi

Exterion Wins ‘World’s Largest Advertising Contract’

by Tom Allen

Transport for London has awarded Exterion Media what is described as ‘the largest outdoor advertising contract in the world’, covering the entire London rail network. This includes the London Underground, London Overground, Crossrail and …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Outfront Media| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 10

Sharp and Intel Debut Mini OPS at DSE 2016

by Tom Allen

At Digital Signage Expo 2016, Sharp quietly introduced a Mini OPS solution that it has developed in collaboration with Intel. The Open Pluggable Specification (OPS) was originally introduced by Intel in 2010 (Display Monitor …

Tags:Digital Signage| DSE 2016| Intel| Large Display Monitor| OPS| sharp| Vol 23 - Issue 10

AMD Enables eGPUs With Thunderbolt

by Tom Allen

AMD has announced that its new technology, XConnect, is behind Razer’s new Core external GPU product (Razer Shaves Weight From the Blade). The Razer Core is an external GPU Add-in-Board (AIB) holder. Using it, …

Tags:AMD| GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Razer| Thunderbolt| Vol 23 - Issue 10

LGD Plans G5 OLED Plant

by Tom Allen

LG Display is to construct a G5 OLED lighting fab in Gumi, South Korea. Initial capacity will be 15,000 substrates, which could be ramped up ‘depending on the market situation’. Analyst Comment LG showed …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Lighting| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Vol 23 - Issue 10

Optoma Working on VR

by Tom Allen

Jon Peddie’s Techwatch newsletter has covered a VR story that we missed at CES – but, as the product was only shown behind closed doors, we don’t feel too bad about it. Image: TechwatchOptoma …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Optoma| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 11| wireless communications

SDC Prepares for Transparent and Mirror Rollout

by Tom Allen

Samsung Display unveiled its 55″ transparent and mirrored OLED products in June last year, as part of an exhibit at the Hong Kong Convention Centre. Since then, we have seen them at shows including …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mirror Displays| Samsung Display| Transparent Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 10

zte

ZTE to Appeal Against Ban

by Tom Allen

ZTE will appeal against the export restrictions placed on it by the USA (US Bans Exports to ZTE), according to sources speaking to the Shanghai Daily. ‘A senior commerce department official’ said, “The US …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 10| ZTE