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Will.i.am Works on Smartwatch With Gucci

Will.i.am launched a ‘smart cuff’ last year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42), and has now worked with fashion brand Gucci ...

UK Minister Calls for Single Economy

Vince Cable, the UK’s secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, has called for the creation of a single digital economy ...

AOC and Philips monitors keep leadership position in Europe’s monitor market

According to the latest figures from the analyst Context, the European market for monitors shows significant signs of recovery after the ...

LG Aims at B2B Transition With OLED Next Year

An unnamed LG Electronics executive has apparently told the Korea Times that the company will launch OLED digital signage products next ...

Analogix Launches “Nano-console”

Analogix was promoting a new idea of the “nano-console”. The firm, which is behind the SlimPort variant of the myDP connection ...

FlexEnable Curves an LCD Around the Wrist

FlexEnable is a UK-based company that was spun off from Plastic Logic last year (Plastic Logic Divides into Two Companies), and ...

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AUO Monthly Sales Down 4.6%

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) started the year with a drop in sales for January, which fell 4.6% month on month (MoM) to NT$32.1 billion ($1 billion), though this was 1.7% higher year on year. The …

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

HTC Forecasts Profit Fall

by Vanessa Browning

HTC has forecast a fall in both turnover and profit this quarter because of seasonal weakness. Turnover in the company’s fiscal fourth quarter is expected to drop between 6% – 13.3% to NT$41.5 – …

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

TSMC Sues Ex-Employee Over Samsung Leak

by Helen Vince

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) is reported to have brought a lawsuit against a former R&D employee alleging that he leaked secrets to Samsung, including details of TSMc’s 28 nm process. Reports suggest that the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Semiconductor Industry| TSMC| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Sinowealth Wins Everydisplay Orders

by Tom Allen

Chinese IC developer Sinowealth has reported a design win, having supplied AMOLED drivers to Everdisplay last year. The drivers are being used in Everdisplay’s first OLED panels. Sinowealth also says that it has received …

Tags:AMOLED| Back Panel| China| Display Drivers| Everdisplay| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Damon Westbury Clear Channel Outdoor

CCO Names International Sales Director

by Helen Vince

Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) has appointed Damon Westbury as its new international sales director. Westbury joins the company from Microsoft.

Tags:ClearChannel| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 07

CPT January Sales Rise 8% MoM

by Helen Vince

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) saw an 8% increase in sales in January from the previous month and 5.1% year on year to NT$4.8 billion ($152.3 million). January large panel shipments fell 2.9% sequentially to …

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

Google Tops 10 Million

by Tom Allen

More than 10 million Chromecasts were sold worldwide last year. The news comes from Google Korea, which also told the Korea Times that more than 6,000 developers are working on apps for the device.

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Streaming Dongles| Streaming Video| TV Reception| VOD| Vol 22 - Issue 07

SVA Founding Members Set Course for Future of Online Video

by Vanessa Browning

The Streaming Video Alliance (SVA), a newly formed industry forum comprised of leading companies from the online video ecosystem has held its first session in New York City. The focus of the meeting included …

Tags:Streaming Video

Pebble Sold 1 Million Smartwatches, Announces a New Platform

by Norbert Hildebrand

In a recent article published by The Verge, Pebble’s CEO Eric Migicovsky stated that the company has sold over one million smartwatches. According to the statement, this is double what it sold between July …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Software| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Radio Shack Enters Bankruptcy and Morphs Into Sprint

by Norbert Hildebrand

RadioShack, the US-based electronic retail chain, has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company sells everything electric from batteries and electronic toys to mobile phones and TVs, as well as electronic components for hobbyists …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Retailers| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 07

The W3D is a Game Console/Smartphone Hybrid

by Arthur Berman

The W3D, developed by Suzhou Snail Digital Technology Co. Ltd.(Suzhou, China), was demonstrated at the recent CES in Las Vegas. At first glance, the device looks a lot like the Sony PlayStation Vita. The …

Tags:Android| Autostereo 3D| Game Controllers| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Display Colour Specialist Available

by Bob Raikes

We know of an experienced display specialist with particular knowledge of colour systems that is looking for a new challenge in a technical or sales role. English and German language skills. Contact Meko  

Tags:Colour (Color)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06