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Samsung TV Plus Adds UHD and HDR Content in Europe

Samsung Smart TV owners in Europe can now access a range of Ultra HD and HDR content through the company’s TV ...

Vtron to Show Hybrid Video Wall at ISE

Control room and video wall specialist Vtron will show its new ‘hybrid’ display wall system at ISE 2016. The product combines ...

Where Does SkyQ Leave HFR?

This week’s issue got me thinking about developments in TV. I was particularly interested in the Sky announcement and I confess ...

HFR On the Back Burner – for Now

In my preview of IFA a couple of months ago, I said that I expected to see quite a lot of ...

General Dynamics Focuses on Fire Fighting VR Application

Last year at I/ITSEC, General Dynamic was just starting to develop a VR application to help with fire fighter training, especially ...

Hulu’s Live TV to Cost $39.99 per Month

Hulu is planning a Spring launch of its live TV service and will likely be priced at $39.99 per month. The ...

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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

Asbis Selling iPhones in Belarus

by Helen Vince

Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are now available in Belarus through distributor Asbis.

Tags:Distribution| iPhone| 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 …

Tags:AUO| HP Inc| IGZO| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LG Electronics (LGE)| Notebooks| Outdoor Displays| Philips| Projectors| Samsung| sharp| TPV (TP Vision)| Vol 22 - Issue 29| ZTE

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 …

Tags:AUO| HP Inc| IGZO| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| sharp| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 29

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 …

Tags:Glass| IHS DisplaySearch| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Smartwatches| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 29| Wearables

Mixed Results for Taiwan’s Notebook ODMs in June

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s notebook manufacturers reported mixed results in June and for the second quarter of the year. Compal Electronics achieved a 12.6% month on month increase in sales to NT$72.7 billion ($2.3 billion), though this …

Tags:Compal| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quanta| Vol 22 - Issue 29

UMC Sets Q2 Record

by Helen Vince

United Microelectronics (UMC) set a new record for its quarterly turnover in Q2 of NT$38.1 billion ($1.2 billion), thanks to strong revenues in April and May. However, sales in June dipped 2.8% from a …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UMC| Vol 22 - Issue 29

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 …

Tags:Acer| Apple| Asus| Dell| Gartner| HP Inc| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 22 - Issue 29| Worldwide

Foxconn’s June Sales Slightly Higher

by Helen Vince

Foxconn Electronics reported a 5.6% month on month and 0.5% year on year increase in sales in June, to NT$318.5 billion ($10.2 billion). Last month’s result brought sales for the quarter to NT$972.6 billion …

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Innolux June Sales, Shipments Decline

by Helen Vince

Innolux reported declining sales and shipments in June, with revenue falling 3.3% sequentially and 17.5% year on year to NT$30.3 billion ($976.1 million). In the second quarter, Innolux’s sales were 6.4% lower than Q1 …

Tags:Financial Data| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Everlight, Unity Opto Report Mixed MoM Growth

by Helen Vince

Everlight Electronics recorded a 10.4% month on month increase in sales in June to NT$2.4 billion ($77.3 million), though this was 4.1% lower year on year. Fellow LED packaging service provider Unity Opto Technology, …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 29