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MWC is Here!

by Tom Allen

Mobile World Congress takes place in Barcelona this week. Samsung and LG have already announced their plans to launch new flagship phones (LG and Samsung Prepare World for New Flagships), but there’s more news …

AOC Cuts Features and Price

by Tom Allen

Although the feature list of AOC’s newest monitor is relatively sparse, the price is attractive. A 29″ display, the Q2963PQ has 2560 x 1080 resolution and a 21:9 aspect ratio. It can be tilted, …

Ingram Relocates Mobility in Germany

by Tom Allen

Ingram Micro has decided to close the Trier and Ratingen offices of its Mobility division in Germany, as it centralises work at its offices in Dornach (near Munich). It is expected that most employees …

Tags:Germany| Ingram Micro| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 23 - Issue 06

CPI has OTFT Printing Tool

by Tom Allen

The Centre for Process Innovation, in the UK, helps companies to develop and scale manufacturing processes. Working with Heidelberg Instruments, the CPI has developed a new high-resolution and -speed roll-to-toll digital lithography tool, to …

MediaTek Rises in January

by Tom Allen

Mediatek has said that its revenues in January reached NT$21.3 billion ($642.5 million): up 15.2% MoM and 22.1% YoY. The company’s revenues have come under pressure recently due to falling smartphone chip ASPs. This …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 06

TSMC Expects Q1 Dip

by Tom Allen

TSMC’s revenues in January were down 18.7% YoY, to NT$70.9 billion ($2.1 billion), although up 21.4% MoM. The company expects a 1.3% – 2.7% YoY revenue fall for Q1’16.

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TSMC| Vol 23 - Issue 06

NEC has Big Video Wall Plans

by Tom Allen

We had a meeting with Tobias Augustin, NEC’s senior product manager for large-format displays. As NEC only had two smaller (single-viewer) displays on its large stand, this felt like a great fit! NEC is …

Sony Continues Dual Laser/Lamp Approach

by Tom Allen

Sony unveiled two new laser projectors and their lamp-based counterparts – continuing the company’s strategy of producing two versions of all of its installation models. The intent is to provide a lower-cost alternative to …

Hitachi Uses Philips HLD

by Tom Allen

Hitachi was promoting the launch of its new 5000 Series, which we have covered before (Hitachi Optimises Installation Images), and showing off a new projector using Philips’ HLD LED technology (Philips Introduces ColorSpark). The …

InFocus Makes Dual Acquisitions

by Tom Allen

InFocus has announced two acquisitions in two days. First, the company bought Avistar: a provider of video conferencing softwware. Second, InFocus acquired Vidco, a provider of multimedia room and building systems. Avistar’s technology is …

Tags:Collaboration| InFocus| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 23 - Issue 06

2015 Marks Peak Cinema Attendances in the EU

by Tom Allen

The European Audiovisual Observatory (EAVO) has estimated that total cinema admissions in the EU rose slightly in 2015. Admissions were predicted to have increased 7.6% YoY, to 980 million tickets sold: 69 million more …

Tags:Cinema going| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 06

Display Makers Kill 3D TV

by Tom Allen

Samsung has confirmed that it will not support 3D in any of its 2016 TVs. The company revealed the news to FlatpanelsHD at its European Forum in Monaco after rumours arose from Korea. Similarly, …