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AUO has Poor Q4 Outlook

by Tom Allen

AUO has said that it will further decrease factory utilisation rate, to brace for falling demand this quarter, according to the Taipei Times. CEO Paul Peng told investors, after the announcement of AUO’s Q3 …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Hisense Will Sell 8k TVs in 2015

by Tom Allen

In an interview with Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, Hisense has said that it plans to release an 8k TV this year. Hisense’s deputy general manager Cao Jianwei clearly states Hisense’s plan is to launch an …

Tags:Hisense| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Apple Agrees Supply Deal With Samsung

by Tom Allen

ET News of Korea claims that Samsung Display has been taken on by Apple as a supplier of OLED displays for the Apple Watch – and may also use panels in other products, such …

Stealing Expressions

by Tom Allen

Computer scientists in Germany and California have developed a way to capture and map facial expressions from one user to another. When one person frowns, for instance, that expression is transferred to a live …

Wearables Use Case Still Unclear

by Tom Allen

Juniper Research has found that the value proposition for wearables is still unclear – even among ‘tech savvy’ buyers. This lack of a convincing use case is a major obstacle to adoption. The firm …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 43| Wearable Market| Worldwide

Surface Pro 4 Scores Highly With DisplayMate

by Tom Allen

DisplayMate has released another display shoot out – this time dealing with Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 tablet (http://tinyurl.com/qdfprt2). The company writes that ‘the Surface Pro 4 has one of the very best and most …

New TFT Has Electron Mobility Above 100 cm²/vs

by Tom Allen

Researchers at Korea University (KU) and the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) have developed a new type of thin film transistor (TFT), which is much faster than its predecessors. The development has been …

Nook Makes eReader Waterproof

by Tom Allen

Rather than simply re-releasing a Samsung tablet as a faux eReader, Barnes & Noble has launched its first real Kindle competitor this year. The Nook Glowlight Plus is a revamped version of the Nook …

Tags:Barnes & Noble| E Ink| eReaders| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Bringing UltraHD to Art

by Tom Allen

Digital art is becoming more widely spread, and several companies are working with the revolution. One of these, Memento, has updated the traditional digital photo frame with UltraHD resolution. Available in 25″ and 35″ …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 43

ViewSonic Brings Collaboration to Oracle Open World

by Tom Allen

ViewSonic is currently showing its display solutions at Oracle Open World (25th – 29th October) in San Francisco. The company is highlighting its touch displays, monitors and virtual desktop products. Some of these include …

Netflix Reaches European Milestone

by Tom Allen

Netflix has passed 2 million subscribers in continental Europe, with customers in France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

Xiaomi’s Notebook Nears Completion

by Tom Allen

The notebook apparently being produced by Xiaomi (Rumour: Xiaomi Plans Notebook Entry) will be launched in Q1’16, say Asian reports. However, the size has changed: rather than 15″, there will be a 12.5″ and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 43| Xiaomi