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Apple Watch Processor Orders Taken by Samsung

Sources in the Asian supply chain say that Samsung has secured orders for processors for the Apple Watch, using its 28nm ...

Tech Data Picks up the Phone

Tech Data’s mobile division is now distributing unlocked iPhone 4S, 5 and 5C models through its reseller network in Spain, for ...

Worldwide IT Spending to Grow 1.4% This Year

Gartner has predicted that worldwide IT spending will reach $3.5 trillion in 2017. This represents a 1.4% rise from the 2016 ...

Everlight, Unity Opto Report Mixed MoM Growth

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 ...

SPI/FilmBox and LG Announce A New 4K Deal

LG Electronics and SPI International/Filmbox are announcing a collaboration to promote the new line of LG Super UHD televisions (in the ...

SDC to Triple Flexible OLED Production in 2015

The OLED Association says that Samsung has been investing in existing fabs, aiming to triple flexible OLED production by the end ...

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Koreans Develop ITO Replacement With 0.1mm Curve Radius

by Tom Allen

The Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) has developed an ultra-thin OLED electrode material that can be used as an ITO alternative on flexible displays. The material can reach a curve radius of 0.1mm. According …

Tags:ITO Replacement| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 16

AUO Widens AMOLED Production

by Tom Allen

AUO has begun to mass-produce 5.46″ AMOLED panels with 1920 x 1080 resolution, say OLED-Info’s sources.

Tags:AMOLED| AUO| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16

High Dynamic Range Coming to Amazon Prime Instant Video This Year

by Vanessa Browning

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that Prime members and customers in the US, UK and Germany will be able to watch titles in High Dynamic Range (HDR) this year. Amazon Originals will be the first …

Tags:Amazon| Germany| HDR - High Dynamic Range| UK (United Kingdom)| USA

Sharp Aims at Industrial LCD Takeup

by Tom Allen

In an interview with the Nikkei, Sharp executive Norikazu Hoshi says that Sharp is aiming to expand sales of LCD panels for industrial applications in China. The company will establish sales locations in Shenzen …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Nike Chooses BigLED for Flagship Store

by Tom Allen

Photo credit: InvidisNike has installed an indoor LED videowall in its flagship store in Wroclaw, Poland. The 6m² screen uses modules from BigLED, with a 3mm pixel pitch.

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Poland| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Sharp TVs to Re-appear in Europe in May

by Helen Vince

Following the transfer at the end of last year of Sharp’s AV business in Europe to United Media Corporation (UMC) in Slovakia (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42), UMC has now announced that the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Poland| sharp| Slovakia| Vol 22 - Issue 16

TV Sales Rise 3% in Europe, but ASPs Fall

by Tom Allen

Market research by GfK, published by Germany’s Association for Consumer and Communication Electronics (GFU), shows that TV set sales in Western Europe rose 3.2% YoY in 2014. Unit sales exceeded 34 million units, while …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| TV Set Market| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Google Cuts Tango Price in Half

by Tom Allen

Google’s Project Tango (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 9) is a 3D-sensing project using prototype tablets and phones, capable of using the devices to build a 3D model of their environment. According to Android …

Tags:3D Cameras| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Hon Hai’s March Sales Up 21%

by Helen Vince

Hon Hai Precision has reported sales in March of NT$338.3 billion ($10.8 billion), 20.8% higher than February and 9.9% higher than March 2014. The company’s first quarter sales reached NT$1 trillion ($32.1 billion), which …

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Intel, Altera Call Off Takeover Talks

by Helen Vince

Intel and Altera are reported to have halted discussions on a possible takeover by Intel of the smaller firm because the two parties were unable to agree on price, according to “a person familiar …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Apple Watch Delayed

by Tom Allen

Shipments of the Apple Watch have been delayed from late April to the summer. Originally set to be launched on 24th April, the Watch is now listed as shipping in June or July – …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Wearables

Chip Firms Post Gains in March

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s two major chip firms reported strong monthly performances in March. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) reported a 15.4% month on month and 44.7% year on year increase in sales in March, reaching NT$72.3 billion …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TSMC| Vol 22 - Issue 16