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Microsoft Mobiles Expected in October

A Chinese site, WPDang, claims that Microsoft will hold an event on the 19th October, where it will show new mobile ...

China to Push Asian SVOD – No Netflix

The Asia Pacific region will have 157.78 million SVOD [subscription video on demand] subscribers by 2021, up from 41.68 million in ...

BC02 Applied Materials Says Industry to Move from Components to Processes

Dr Brian Hsieh is from Applied Materials which makes equipment for high technology markets and is now 50 years old. It ...

Glō Orders G5+ MOCVD System for Micro-LED Production

Aixtron said that it has received an order for an AIX G5+ platform from Swedish-American company glō-USA, Inc. which is focusing ...

Matchstick Fizzles in DRM Tears

The Matchstick streaming dongle (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26) – a Chromecast rival using Mozilla’s Firefox OS – will not ...

iPhone 6 Bolsters High-Resolution Smartphones

The price of in- and on-cell smartphone modules with 1280 x 720 and 1920 x 1080 resolutions has fallen significantly this ...

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LG Brings Premium Features to Tiny Projector

by Tom Allen

LG’s new ‘Mini Beam’ DLP projector, the PF1500G, is a bright LED projector designed for portability; it weighs 1.5kg and measures 132 x 220 x 84mm. The Mini Beam has installation flexibility. It features …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| LED Projectors| LG Electronics (LGE)| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Cheap Handsets Cause Smartphone Jump in MEA

by Tom Allen

Smartphone shipments rose 83% YoY in the MEA region in 2014. The availability of cheap and dual-SIM models bolstered demand last year, with smartphones taking 41.9% of the region’s mobile phone market, according to …

Tags:Apple| Huawei| IDC| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Blackberry May Close Sweden Office

by Helen Vince

Blackberry is reported to be considering plans to close its offices in Sweden, with the loss of 100 jobs. A spokesman was quoted as saying that it is consulting with the employees’ trade unions …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Applied Materials Drops Tokyo Electron Bid

by Helen Vince

Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron have agreed to end the business agreement which would have seen Applied Materials acquire Tokyo Electron for $9.4 billion. The decision came after the US Department of Justice told …

Tags:Applied Materials| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Wintek Wins Reprieve from Court

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s Taichung District Court has approved Wintek’s restructuring plan. Last October, the troubled touch panel maker filed its restructuring panel and an emergency injunction seeking court protection of its assets. The court appointed three …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Wintek

CSOT Starts Production at 8.5G Fab

by Helen Vince

China Star Optoelectronics (CSOT) has started production at its T2 8.5G facility in Shenkeng, China, producing large size, high-end TV panels. The new fab is expected to generate annual sales of CNY20 billion ($3.2 …

Tags:CSOT| Investment| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

MENA Pay-TV Outstrips Mature Markets

by Tom Allen

Pay-TV in the MENA region grew substantially in 2014, according to IHS; revenues jumped from €702 million in 2013 to €873 million. While free satellite TV was the dominant reception method, primary pay-TV households …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Pay TV| Vol 22 - Issue 18

European IPTV to Pass Satellite in 2015

by Tom Allen

Digital TV Research says that the impact of cord-cutting will be ‘minimal’ in Western Europe. Despite market maturity, pay-TV penetration is expected to grow from 56.7% at end-2014 to 60.4% in 2020. Subscribers will …

Tags:Cable| Europe| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Pay TV| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Marvell adds 2160P 10 bit Support

by Vanessa Browning

Marvell had a meeting room at the event and was talking about its new Armada 1500 Ultra (88D3218) chip for STBs, an upgrade on the Armada 1500 Plus launched at the end of 2014. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Marvell| Mobile Display Monitor| SOCs| STBs| TV Connect 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Apple Watch AMOLED Display is a 322 ppi Retina

by Steve Sechrist

We are finally getting more details on the Apple Watch display, now that the long coveted device has started trickling out in limited quantities (Mashable.com is reporting an Australian Fitness trainer was one of …

Tags:AMOLED| Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| DisplayMate| Mobile Display Monitor| Sapphire| Vol 22 - Issue 18

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Acer Introduces New Projectors in New York

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At it’s Next@Acer press conference last week (see Norbert Hildebrand’s Display Daily), Acer Inc. introduced three new projectors, the K138ST, the P5515 and the U5320W. Acer also showed, without formally introducing, the P1285. Perhaps …

Tags:Acer| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

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Acer’s Predator Series is for Gamers

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At its Next@Acer press conference last week (see Norbert Hildebrand’s Display Daily), Acer Inc. introduced a new series of products targeting the gaming community. Acer believes it is already a leading supplier of displays …

Tags:Acer| Large Display Monitor| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 22 - Issue 18