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Korean Makers Invest in Flexible OLED Technology

by Tom Allen

The glass-based AMOLED display market will be worth almost $23 billion in 2022. To adapt to new market conditions, both Samsung Display and LG Display are ramping production capacity of plastic-based OLED displays, writes …

Tags:AMOLED| Flexible Displays| IdTechEx| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Rising Touch Shipments for Mobile Devices

by Tom Allen

ET Mag says that Chinese touch panel makers will ship more than 179.5 million units in Q3’15: a 15.5% QoQ rise. Shipments will consist of 153 million units for smartphones (up 15.6%), 25.26 million …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Conversion of NYC’s Public Payphones to Begin Soon

by Tom Allen

The plan to convert New York City’s public payphones – now largely obsolete – into internet access centres (10,000 Touchscreens for New York) will begin this year. Each of the new kiosks will be …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Samsung Beats Apple to Flagship Punch

by Tom Allen

Skipping its normal IFA unveiling, Samsung held its Galaxy Unpacked event in mid-August to show off its newest flagship smartphones. It is thought that the earlier announcement was to ‘steal a march’ on Apple’s …

Tags:AMOLED| Curved Displays| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Samsung| Smartphones| Trademarks and Copyright| Vol 22 - Issue 33

BenQ’s HDMI Output Will Save Lives

by Tom Allen

BenQ used the recent Gamescom show, in Germany, to introduce a new 24″ monitor – for gamers, of course. A new feature for the company is the inclusion of an HDMI output – intended …

Tags:BenQ| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 33

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 33

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi has shown a new 4G smartphone in China. The Hongmi Note 2 costs between CNY785 ($120) and CNY950 ($150). The product has an octa-core 64-bit processor from Mediatek, a 5.5″ display (1920 x …

Tags:China| Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 33| Xiaomi| ZTE

Controversy Surrounds Spectrum Auction Rules

by Tom Allen

The USA’s FCC has approved rules surrounding the spectrum incentive auctions. These include bidding procedures and repacking some broadcasters in thee duplex gap after the auction. Following the decision, the NAB has issued a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Austrian Spectrum for Mobile Broadband

by Tom Allen

The Austrian government has said that it will make the 700MHz band available for mobile broadband services by 2020.

Tags:Austria| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Chromebooks Overtake Notebooks

by Tom Allen

Conventional 15″+ notebooks have become less popular with global consumers, whose attention is instead shifting to smaller products, says IHS. In the first half of 2015, 15″-15.9″ panel shipments fell 14% YoY, from 44.5 …

Tags:Chromebooks| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Chromebooks Overtake Notebooks

by Tom Allen

Conventional 15″+ notebooks have become less popular with global consumers, whose attention is instead shifting to smaller products, says IHS. In the first half of 2015, 15″-15.9″ panel shipments fell 14% YoY, from 44.5 …

Tags:Chromebooks| IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 32

‘Screenless’ Displays and Microdisplays Hit High Growth

by Tom Allen

Grand View Research, a US-based firm, predicts that the screenless display market will approach $3 billion in value by 2020. Screenless display technology aims at transmitting information without a projector screen or monitor. Holographic …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Displays| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 32