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Huawei Chooses Synaptics for Smartwatch

by Tom Allen

Huawei has chosen to use the ClearPad touchscreen solution, from Synaptics, for the Huawei Watch. The ClearPad touch controller was chosen for its reliability, low power draw and responsive qualities.

Nichia/Everlight Dispute Ongoing

by Tom Allen

Patent disputes between Japan’s Nichia and Taiwan’s Everlight Electronics have been on-going since 2012. The two companies have been pursuing litigation against one another over LED patents. Everlight won a victory in late 2014 …

Samsung Brings Tizen to Emerging Markets

by Tom Allen

Samsung has confirmed that it has a smartphone called the Z3 (Tizen Moves Away From Entry-Level), running the Tizen OS, and has announced the launch markets. Samsung will first bring the phone to India, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Tizen| Vol 22 - Issue 31

OLED Lighting May Move to LG Display

by Tom Allen

LG is considering moving its OLED lighting business from LG Chemical to LG Display. Reports from Korea say that the idea behind the move is the consolidation of LG’s OLED business in a single …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Leak Shows First Glimpse of iPhone 6S

by Tom Allen

The appearance of the iPhone 6S’s front panel has apparently been revealed, although it appears identical to the iPhone 6. The iPhone 6S is said to feature the pressure-sensing Force Touch as its biggest …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Samsung’s Wireless Charging Encourages Galaxy Use

by Tom Allen

Samsung appears to have wised up to the fact that most people, on arriving at work, take their smartphone out of their pocket and leave it on the desk. This helps to remain alert …

Blackberry Considers Smartphone Exit

by Tom Allen

Blackberry CEO John Chen has admitted that the company may be forced to stop making smartphones. If the current state of business carries on, and efforts to turn the company around fail, then it …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 31

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 31

by Tom Allen

A new version of the Blackberry Passport smartphone (Blackberry Passport Veers From ‘Traditional’ Design) has been released in the USA. The Passport Silver Edition has a more rounded design and a silver colour, rather …

Visionox Develops Rollable OLED

by Tom Allen

Visionox has shown a prototype rollable, flexible AMOLED panel. It is a 4.6″ unit with 800 x 480 resolution. The prototype has a curvature radius of sub-3mm and a thickness of 20µm. The plan, …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 31

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 31

by Tom Allen

AOC has updated the release schedule of its U3277PQU LCD monitor (AOC Looks After Professionals). The display will now be released in August, for £585 ($915). A similar unit, with an AMVA panel and …

Hannspree Prepares for UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Hannspree’s first UltraHD monitor, the HU282PPS, is described as an open-frame gaming and industrial display unit. The company announced the display as part of its Q3 monitor product portfolio. Designed for OEMs and system …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 31

NEC Extends Warranty, For Free

by Tom Allen

Between the 20th July and 30th September 2015, NEC is offering a free warranty extension on all P and PA series monitors in the DACH region. To extend the warranty from three to five …