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USB Batteries are Eco-Friendly

by Tom Allen

Technonia, a Korean manufacturer, has begun to ship a product unlike any we have seen before: AA and AAA batteries with a micro-USB port! The ‘Monster Battery’ can be recharged via USB more than …

Amazon Requires Kindle Update

by Tom Allen

Amazon is pushing out a software update for all Kindle devices released before 2014. The update must be applied before the 22nd March; after this, a manual update will be required. A full list …

Tags:Amazon| eReaders| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 09

TTUD, IAPP and Novaled Recognised for OLEDs

by Tom Allen

The Technical University of Dresden (TUD), TUD Institute for Applied Photophysics and Novaled GmbH have been recognised by the German Physical Society, for their successful and sustainable technology transfer. The DPG Technology Transfer Award …

Applied Materials’ Ethics Recognised

by Tom Allen

Applied Materials has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute, a body dedicated to defining and advancing ethical business standards, as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company. Applied Materials was one of six companies recognised …

Cometa Takes Fujitsu

by Tom Allen

Cometa is now distributing Fujitsu’s PCs, notebooks, displays and other products in the central and southern parts of Italy.

UBI: AMOLED Panels to Grow at 46% CAGR

by Tom Allen

UBI Research, of Korea, has published its annual OLED Display report, which predicts 40% YoY revenue growth for the AMOLED panel market this year, to $15 billion. Shipments are expected to rise 16%, to …

WiFi Power Reduced by ‘10,000 Times’

by Tom Allen

A team at the University of Washington (UW) have developed a concept that they call ‘passive WiFi’, which is up to 10,000 times more efficient than today’s wireless standards. It also consumes 1,000 times …

Sharp Due Diligence “Mostly Done”

by Tom Allen

Reuters says that Sharp and Foxconn are now moving forwards with the acquisition deal (Sharp Accepts Foxconn Bid), which was delayed last week due to clarifications required on Sharp liabilities (Foxconn Delays Sharp Acquisition). …

Chip Makers Struggle in February

by Tom Allen

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) reported a YoY decrease of 7% in February, to NT$17.7 billion ($538.9 million). Year-to-date revenues were NT$38.8 billion ($1.2 billion), down 8.3% YoY. Lite-On Semiconductor rose 4.3% YoY, to NT$645 …

Qualcomm’s 820 Will ‘Dominate’ Android

by Tom Allen

Asian supply chain sources have said that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 is likely to ‘dominate’ Android smartphones in the first half of 2016. The processor is being used by firms including Samsung, LG, HTC, Xiaomi, …

Tags:Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Semiconductors| Vol 23 - Issue 09

HTC Falls in February

by Tom Allen

HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.2 billion ($129.1 million) for February: a 35.2% MoM fall and 54.5% YoY. Year-to-date revenues were NT$10.7 billion ($326.2 million), which is down 50.33% YoY. Sales are expected …

Tags:Financial Data| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 09

DVIGear Supports High-Res Multiview

by Tom Allen

DVIGear has expanded its switching and scaling portfolio with the DVI-3580a, an UltraHD multiviewer switcher/scaler. The unit can accept up to seven video inputs: HDMI or DVI (x4), DisplayPort (x2) and VGA. Input formats …