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IFA 2015: Samsung Takes CityCube and LG Moves Halls

by Tom Allen

Both Samsung and LG have confirmed their exhibit space for IFA 2015, says Germany’s Invidis. For the second time, Samsung has hired the CityCube, taking 6,000m² of show floor. LG, meanwhile, has moved from …

MEA Smartphones Consolidate in $100 – $200 Bracket

by Tom Allen

Smartphone shipments in the MEA region will reach 155 million units this year, says IDC, after a 66% YoY rise in Q1’15 (to 36 million units). 63% of handsets shipped in the Middle East …

Tags:IDC| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 29

HD+ Unveils First HD+ Embedded UHD TV, Announces New Demo UHD Channel

by Tom Allen

German HD platform HD+, a subsidiary of SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), and German TV and satellite technology manufacturer TechniSat unveiled the first Ultra High-Definition (UHD) TV with integrated …

Tags:HD+ (Germany)| SES| UltraHD & 4K

Samsung Patents Large and Small Foldable Screens

by Tom Allen

Although patents are not normally an area that we cover, this one should be noted. Samsung has been awarded a patent by the US Patent & Trademark Office, for a flexible display for foldable …

Alliance Produces First 7nm Test Chips

by Tom Allen

An alliance of Globalfoundries, Samsung and IBM Research has developed the first 7nm node test chips with functioning transistors. The work, in the USA, could lead to the ability to place more than 20 …

AOC Dramatically Lowers UltraHD Cost

by Tom Allen

A 28″ monitor from AOC, with UltraHD resolution, is being marketed as ‘affordable’ – and with a $350 price tag, it seems to live up to the claim. Of course, to reach that low …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Meizu Increases Shipments 540%

by Tom Allen

China’s Meizu shipped 8.9 million smartphones in the first half of 2015, it has announced: a 540% YoY rise. Chinese media said that the company’s low-cost Meilan brand (targeting sub-CNY1,000 ($160) phones) has helped …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 29

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 29

by Tom Allen

Arçelik, Turkish owner of the Grundig German TV brand, has announced that all future Grundig smart TVs will use the Android TV operating system. The new TVs will be unveiled at IFA 2015, in …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 29

by Tom Allen

HP‘s Elitebook Folio 1020 (Core-M Drives HP’s Macbook Challenger) has been revamped by Bang & Olufsen. The ‘Elitebook Folio 1020 limited edition laptop’ features a B&O audio system. Although HP hasn’t revealed specifications, they …

Smartwatch Glass Revenues Well Ahead of Area Demand

by Tom Allen

Area demand in the display cover glass market is still dominated by smartphones, says IHS. A key factor in this continued trend is the rise in smartphone screen sizes. However, revenue in the cover …

ZACEEZ Will Replace Shenzen

by Tom Allen

Taiwan-based handset makers say that China’s Zhengzhou Airport Comprehensive Economic Experimental Zone (ZACEEZ) is set to replace Shenzen as the world’s largest handset production base. The Zone, in northern China, has a cluster of …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 29

PCs See Sharpest Fall Since 2013

by Tom Allen

68.4 million PCs (including desktops, notebooks and convertibles) were shipped in Q2’15: down 9.5% YoY, according to Gartner, which is the steepest shipment fall in the industry since Q3’13. For the year as a …