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Black Friday No Longer a One-Day Event

by Tom Allen

37% of Americans – 91 million people – expect to purchase technology items or related accessories during ‘Black Friday Week’ (the Monday before Thanksgiving through the Monday after, aka Cyber Monday), says the CTA …

Tech Data Addresses Wearables

by Tom Allen

Tech Data has put together a three-strong team dedicated to wearable technology. The members are Mike Cain (business development manager for wearables); Mica Jakins (senior category manager); and Stacey Bliss (assistant category manager). All …

OLED Thrashes Plasma in Display Shootout

by Tom Allen

HDTVTest, Leeds Trinity University and UK retailer Crampton and Moore ran a public display shootout in the UK recently. Two OLED TVs (Panasonic’s CZ950 and LG’s EF9500) were compared to Panasonic’s last (and widely …

Korean Government Plans Boost to OLED Exports

by Tom Allen

The Korean government has announced some specifics of the measures it is taking to prop up the country’s OLED industry (Korea Offers Tax Benefits as OLED Incentive). On the 11th November Yoon Sang-jick – …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 46

Samsung’s Video Shows AMOLED Advantages

by Tom Allen

Samsung Display has released a fun video, highlighting the benefits of AMOLED technology on a smartphone compared to LCD. Watch it at http://tinyurl.com/q44jbg9. Analyst Comment I was surprised (but pleased) to see the video …

Tags:AMOLED| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 46

Firm Issues Malware Warning Against Online Tablet Sales

by Tom Allen

A report from Cheetah Mobile Security Lab claims that Android tablets are being sold online, including from large sites like Amazon, with a pre-installed trojan virus. The malware, called Cloudsota, is able to open …

Tags:Amazon| China| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 46

PlayStation Vue No Longer Playstation-Exclusive

by Tom Allen

The Playstation Vue TV service is now available on Amazon devices, including the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. Chromecast support will follow soon.

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| Vol 22 - Issue 46

High Resolution for Verizon’s Mid-Range Tablet

by Tom Allen

Verizon continues to expand its own self-branded tablet offering in the USA. Having launched the Ellipsis 8 and Ellipsis Kids models earlier, the company has now made a larger version – the Ellipsis 10 …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| USA| Verizon| Vol 22 - Issue 46

Submissions Being Accepted for Tom’s Guide CES Awards

by Tom Allen

The editors of Tom’s Guide and Laptop Mag are inviting submissions for their own 2016 CES awards. Product categories include laptops, hybrids, smartphones, TVs, VR & AR, wearables, tablets and PCs. Submissions can be …

DPI Scores CEDIA Award

by Tom Allen

Digital Projection’s Insight 4k Dual-LED projector won ‘Best New Product’ at CEDIA 2015, the company has announced. The projector was chosen by a panel of home technology professionals. (Digital Projection Wows CEDIA with Insight …

Acer Widens Monitor Reach in USA

by Tom Allen

Acer has launched two new ultra-wide 34″ monitors in the USA, for professionals and consumers working with graphic-intensive applications. Both displays have a 21:9 aspect ratio, with resolutions of 3440 x 1440 (B346CK) and …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| sRGB| Vol 22 - Issue 46

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 46

by Tom Allen

A 65″ version of Hisense‘s XT910 TV (Secret of Hisense’s ULED Tech is Revealed) has been launched in the UK. It is a ‘ULED’ model, meaning that it is UltraHD with quantum dots, backlight …