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Google is Planning Android for VR

by Tom Allen

A team at Google is working on a version of Android designed for virtual reality devices, according to the Wall Street Journal. There are ‘tens’ of engineers working on the new operating system, which …

Production Ramp to Lower TV Panel Pricing

by Tom Allen

Pricing of LCD TV panels will soften in Q2’15, say sources in Asia, as China’s BOE ramps up production at the G8.5 Chongqing plant. LG Display will also increase its shipments. These factors will …

20% Fall Forecast for PCs

by Tom Allen

Efforts to clear inventory have limited PC shipments worldwide in Q1’15. It is thought in Taiwan that this will cause a 20% QoQ fall in shipments, according to ODMs and component makers. PC demand …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Razer Switches LCD For OLED on Open-Source Headset

by Tom Allen

Photo credit: CNetRazer has shown a new prototype of its OSVR headset, first seen at CES (Razer Strikes Nvidia’s Shield). The original used an LCD display, which has now been changed for an OLED. …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Razer| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Samsung Reaches Pre-Order Record

by Tom Allen

Samsung has said that pre-orders for its new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones have reached record levels. 20 million orders had been placed by mobile operators at the end of the weekend following …

Thumbs Up! Takes a Lesson From Tier Ones

by Tom Allen

An American company, Thumbs Up!, has introduced its own VR headset – although it doesn’t have a display. In the style of Google Cardboard the Samsung’s Gear VR, the Immerse Virtual Reality Headset is …

LG Defends HDR OLED, Promises Product in 2015

by Tom Allen

John Archer, writing for Forbes, has discovered that LG plans to launch an OLED HDR ‘solution’ this year. OLED has been criticised recently, mainly by LG’s competitors who do not have their own OLED …

SID Adds Automotive to 2015 Display Week

by Tom Allen

SID’s Display Week will run from 31st May to the 5th June in San Jose this year. New to the 2015 show will be the addition of vehicle displays. There will also be technical …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 11

MPEG Introduces DisplayPort Patent License

by Tom Allen

MPEG LA has introduced a licence for the DisplayPort patent portfolio. The licence covers a variety of digital interface standards used to connect AV sources between products. Initial DisplayPort technology owners include Hitachi Maxell, …

Module Competition Drives Down Smartphone Costs

by Tom Allen

Global shipments of mobile phone display modules will rise just 4% YoY in 2015, says IHS, to 2 billion units. The result will be stronger competition among manufacturers of these units. Chinese makers are …

TV Panels Get Bigger and More Feature-Rich

by Tom Allen

Sources at Innolux and AUO expect UltraHD TV panels to represent more than 30% of 50″+ LCD units shipped this year – a trend seen in December. Innolux also expects its wide colour gamut …

Rumour: Apple Settles on Oxide

by Tom Allen

The newest in a long chain of rumours regarding Apple’s 12.9″ iPad has appeared. According to sources in Asia, the tablet will use Oxide TFTs and enter mass production in Q3’15. Samples are being …