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Arch Outfits KPMG

by Tom Allen

Belgian manufacturer Arch has supplied LED tiles to KPMG’s new building in Luxembourg. A 10m x 4m display uses Arch’s ALSi 6 product, which has a 6mm pixel pitch and 2,000 cd/m² of brightness.

Tags:Digital Signage| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 22 - Issue 15

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ABI: Tablets Will Overtake Notebooks in Mobile Category

by Tom Allen

Tablets will overtake notebooks as the largest mobile PC category this year, says ABI Research. According to the firm, tablets will take 52% of the global market by the end of the year, while …

Tags:Chromebooks| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 15| Worldwide

No UltraHD on Apple TV

by Tom Allen

The Apple TV is due to be refreshed in June, Buzzfeed said recently (Apple TV Refresh Coming in June). Now managing editor John Paczkowski has shared some more information – there won’t be any …

Tags:4k| Apple| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Streaming Video| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Eizo Reaches New Maritime Size

by Tom Allen

Eizo’s new Duravision DV4624 is a 46″ maritime monitor, growing the range to a new size class. Like other Duravision models, the monitor is suitable for use in harsh environments; it complies with temperature, …

Tags:Eizo| Industrial Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Maritime| Vol 22 - Issue 15

IGZO Production Steps Up on iPad Rumours

by Tom Allen

IGZO production is said to be increasing, following reports that Apple will use the technology in its (long-rumoured) 12.9″ iPad Pro. ET News says that LG Display has begun tooling for a G8 plant …

Tags:Apple| IGZO| iPad| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Samsung Display| Vol 22 - Issue 15

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 15

by Tom Allen

Asus has received official Freesync certification for its MG279Q LCD monitor, which was first seen at CES this year. The 27″ display was shown with 2560 x 1440 resolution, an IPS panel and a …

Tags:All-in-ones (AIOs)| Apple| Asus| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LG Displays (LGD)| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Quantum Dots| Samsung| USA| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 22 - Issue 15

App Developers Cotton on to OLED Technology

by Tom Allen

Image credit: Android PoliceA new app on the Google Play store promises to extend the battery life of smartphones with OLED displays. ‘Pixel OFF’ turns off some pixels in the display, darkening the screen …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| pixels| Power Consumption| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Samsung Sponsors Home Country’s Olympic Games

by Tom Allen

Samsung will sponsor the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The company has signed a corporate sponsorship deal worth KRW100 billion ($91.4 million).

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 15

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 15

by Tom Allen

Alcatel‘s Onetouch Watch (TCL Transitions From Manufacture to Entertainment) is now on sale. The Watch has a circular face with a rectangular 1.22″ display (240 x 204 resolution). It can be pre-ordered now, for …

Tags:Android| Germany| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 15| Windows

2014 EMEA Thin Client Results Will be Hard to Match

by Tom Allen

Thin clients in EMEA had a ‘brisk’ 2014 with 7.9% YoY growth (1.97 million units shipped) – but the market is now settling down. By the end of 2015, IDC expects the EMEA thin …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Russia| Thin Clients| Ukraine| Vol 22 - Issue 15

TV Panels Drive Large-Sized Shipments in 2014

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s MIC reports that, due to a 5% rise in LCD TV shipments last year, LCD TV panels were the main application for large-sized panel shipments in 2014. Shipment value of LCD TV panels …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| LCD TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 15| Worldwide