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Liquid Cooling Keeps Panasonic Projectors Quiet

Panasonic is preparing to bring the new DZ780 DLP projector series, which was introduced at ISE (Panasonic Emphasises Strength & Reliability), ...

Display Module Output Rises 5% in 2014

Taiwan’s Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA) has said that the value of global display module output reached about $82.6 billion ...

Happy Birthday to the Playstation Nation!

Sony is celebrating 20 years since the US launch of its original Playstation console – on 9th September, 1994 – by ...

Innolux & AUO Agree on Tight Supply

Taiwanese sources report that the CEOs of both Innolux and AUO both said at Touch Taiwan that they expected panel supply ...

Toshiba Pushes Two Signals At Once

Toshiba’s semiconductor division has developed a dual-picture video processor, for high-resolution automotive displays. Mass production of the TC90195XBG chip is scheduled ...

MDM Vol 24 #41 Round-up

BLU, which claims to be the largest supplier of unlocked smartphones in the US, has done a deal with Sprint and ...

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Samsung Returns to Square Signage

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s stand had extended significantly, this year, displacing Panasonic and Lang AG, which had moved to the far side of Hall 1 (ruffling some feathers, we understand). The extra space was being used to …

Tags:Aspect Ratios| Broadcast| Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Digital Signage| DOOH| ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Waterproof Displays

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Samsung to Invest $3.6 billion in New OLED Fab

by Norbert Hildebrand

According to an article published by Reuters, Samsung Display is planning to invest a substantial amount of money into building a new OLED fab for the production of small to medium sized display panels …

Tags:Companies| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLEDs| Samsung Display| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Brightsign Celebrates Recent Introductions

by Tom Allen

Brightsign rolled out a significant update to its media player portfolio in December, with new models in the HD and XD lines, and a completely new range, the LS players, was announced. The LS …

Tags:Brightsign| Digital Signage| HDMI| HTML5| ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Vol 22 - Issue 08

New Toshiba Portégé R30-A and Portégé Z30-A models

by Tom Allen

Extending its ultrabook range, Toshiba has announced three new Portégé models: the Z30-A-1CC, Z30-A-1CK and R30-A-191. Each uses a metal body and has up to 12 hours of battery life (nine hours on the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| toshiba| Vol 22 - Issue 08

UK Retail Sales in January Up 1.6%

by Helen Vince

Total UK retail sales rose 1.6% in January, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. This compares with a 5.4% rise in January 2014 but was above the 12 month average of 1.4%. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Portrait Displays gets a mention

by Bob Raikes

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored the HP DreamColor Display and its developers with the Scientific and Engineering Award (Academy Plaque) for the impact it has made in film, providing affordable, …

Tags:Back Panel| Colour Grading| Desktop Monitors| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Portrait Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Upgrade Boosts Sony Battery to Two Days

by Tom Allen

Sony’s new Xperia E4 is an entry-level Android smartphone with a two-day battery life. A slight update from the Xperia E3 (Sony is Committed to ‘Kando’, Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36), the E4 …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 08

UltraHD and Continuity Arrive With HbbTV 2.0

by Tom Allen

HbbTV 2.0 has been released by the HbbTV Association. New services are expected to be introduced beginning in 2016. The 2.0 specification adds support for standardised UltraHD content delivery, using HEVC; HTML5 user experiences; …

Tags:Europe| HbbTV| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Foxconn Sales Climb 26% YoY in January

by Helen Vince

Foxconn Electronics said that strong shipments of iPhone 6 smartphones helped the company to a 26% year on year increase in sales in January to NT$396 billion ($12.5 billion), though this was 23.3% lower …

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| iPad| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Weak Smartphone Demand Hits Panel Makers

by Vanessa Browning

Weak smartphone demand in Q1 has caused panel makers to lower prices to compete for orders, say players in the Taiwanese supply chain. Samsung Display is said to have lowered the cost of a …

Tags:AMOLED| display components| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung Display| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Chinese Smartphone Vendors want Full HD Panels

by Helen Vince

Sources in the Taiwan supply chain are expecting an increase in orders for FullHD panels from smartphone vendors in China, following the recent release of a 5.5″ FullHD equipped smartphone from Meizu costing $160. …

Tags:FullHD (1080P)| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Asustek’s January Sales Down 17.6%

by Vanessa Browning

Asustek Computer saw sales fall 17.6% sequentially to NT$35 billion ($1.1 billion), as shipments to the US and Western Europe declined after the end of year holidays. However, the company said it still achieved …

Tags:Asus| Financial Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 07