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Lenovo’s Next Vibe Set for MWC

by Tom Allen

Leaked photos from Gizmodo China appear to show an upcoming Lenovo smartphone, said to be the Vibe Z3 Pro. Like other Vibe models, it is characterised by straight edges and a metallic bumper. Rumoured …

Tags:Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Polariser Prices Continue to Fall

by Tom Allen

Polariser prices have dropped by about 3% per quarter for ‘the last few quarters’, sources have said, with the trend expected to continue in Q1’15. The decline will slow by Q2. Orders are expected …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Polarisers| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 06

DirecTV Market Share Shifts Regions

by Tom Allen

The DirecTV group will end 2015 with a higher number of pay-TV subscribers in Latin American than in the USA for the first time, according to research from Dataxis. As of Q3’14, US customers …

Touch Makers Plan Lower In-Cell Pricing

by Tom Allen

Touch panel makers in China plan to lower in-cell pricing by 15% – 20% this year, to increase their competitiveness and retain a leading market share, say supply chain sources. More handset vendors in …

LDM Product Roundup Vol 22 No 6

by Tom Allen

A USB 3.0-to-DisplayPort graphics adapter has been released by Diamond Multimedia, supporting UltraHD resolution. The BVU5500 uses DisplayLink’s DL-5500 chipset (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 3) and is compatible with Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, …

Pebble Doubles Sales Since March

by Tom Allen

Pebble has hit a new milestone, having sold its millionth smartwatch on 31st December last year. The figure doubles what Pebble reported in March 2014, thanks to price cuts and the addition of new …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 06| Wearables

Pico Projectors Migrate From DLP to Lasers

by Tom Allen

Markets and Markets has released a new research report (http://tinyurl.com/l2occhu), predicting that the pico projector market will be worth $9.32 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 39.82%. Pico projectors are expected to become …

Sony Preparing UltraHD Playstation

by Tom Allen

The Playstation 4 and Xbox One disappointed when they were launched, with no mention of UltraHD gaming. We’re still not there, but a bright spot has appeared for fans of the format. According to …

Travelcenter Chooses Adflow Platform

by Tom Allen

The Adflow advertising platform has been chosen by Travelcenters of America (operator of the TA and Petro Stopping Centers brands) to be deployed nationwide. Adflow has been installed at 160 truck service centres and …

Tags:Automotive| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Pay-TV Doubles in MENA

by Tom Allen

Pay-TV homes in the MENA region will double between 2010 and 2020, to 21.3 million, according to Digital TV Research. 18% of households in MENA legitimately paid for TV signals last year, set to …

Spark II Revisits the Selfie Cam

by Tom Allen

Infosonics’ ‘Verykool’ S5015 smartphone focuses on the art of the selfie. The phone, also known as the Spark II, features an 8MP rear camera with dual flash and 5mp front camera, with auto focus and …

Tags:Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06

QD Exemption Under Scrutiny

by Tom Allen

Nanoco, producer of cadmium-free quantum dots, has said that the proposed RoHS exemption to quantum dots containing cadmium (QD Vision Granted RoHS Exemption) could be reviewed by members of the European parliament. The legislative process …