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EU to Review Regulation of Digital Services

Broadcast and Distribution – The new EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Guenther Oettinger has stated recently that he was looking at creating ...

JPR: Notebooks Dragging Down PC Market

Both corporations and users continue to lengthen their PC refresh rates, prolonging the PC market slide, says Jon Peddie Research (JPR). ...

Sharp Takes Rovi in Japan

Sharp will use Rovi’s G-Guide for entertainment discovery on its newest Aquos TVs (LC-40W35), which will be launched in Japan this ...

JCDecaux Installs LED Screens in Dublin

Under the name of Digipole, JCDecaux is to install large LED screens in Ireland on busy streets. The first roadside LED ...

Planar Result 11/08/2015

Planar Systems Inc. has released its third quarter results, posting a net loss of $293,000 on turnover of $42.5 million, which ...

OVAB Confirms Conference Dates

This year’s OVAB Digital Signage Conference, in Munich, will take place on the 10th – 11th September, at the Hilton Munich ...

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Engage Expands Flux Lounge

by Raverstead

Engage Productions’ Flux Innovation Lounge, in London, has undergone a refit with nine new LG displays. The 55″ screens form an interactive wall in the venue. An 84″ UltraHD touch display and three additional …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor

Large-Area Panels Rebound From First Fall

by Raverstead

TFT panel suppliers are forecast to ship 718 million large-area (9″+) panels this year – a 3% rise compared to 2013. NPD DisplaySearch says that panel price increases and an expanding average TV size …

Tags:Large Display Monitor

USA Today Tests 4k/UHD TV

by Raverstead

The USA Today has tested a 4k/UHD TV and reported the results in its article “Cutting the Cord: Smart TVs can be the ticket to 4K”. The article summarizes the overall positive results of …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 48

BOE Looks to Local Vendors

by Raverstead

BOE is looking to Chinese vendors for growth, say Asian reports, following Samsung’s disappointing smartphone sales. Lenovo, Huawei, ZTE and Coolpad are among the vendors named. BOE is also expanding its LTPS TFT-LCD capacity …

Tags:BOE| LTPS TFT| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Kairos Makes Mechanical Watches Smart

by Raverstead

Kairos is trying to keep everyone happy by transforming old mechanical watches into ‘smartwatches’ (of sorts). The ‘Tband’ (currently being funded on Indiegogo) is a new strap with a rigid section containing the electronics …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Tag Heuer Smartwatch Rumoured for CES Unveiling

by Raverstead

An Intel-powered smartwatch from Tag Heuer may be unveiled at CES 2015. Business Insider claims that the watch will offer fitness features and be similar in appearance to an analogue device.

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Blackberry Classic to Arrive in Mid-December

by Raverstead

Blackberry CEO John Chen let the release date of the Blackberry Classic (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41) slip during a talk in China last month. Speaking at the MIT Enterprise Forum in Hong …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor

Lengthening Life Puts Brakes on Tablet Growth

by Raverstead

The worldwide tablet market will slow massively in 2014, falling to just 7.2% YoY growth – from 52.5% in 2013. IDC believes that the core reason for the slowdown is that 2014 will represent …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Samsung to Cut Smartphone Portfolio

by Raverstead

Robert Yi, head of investor relations at Samsung, has said that the company will cut the number of smartphone models it offers by 25% – 30% next year. Speaking at the company’s Investor Forum …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor

Apple Hides UltraHD Feature

by Raverstead

The developers of a Mac video upload app, Waltr, have found that the A8 processors in Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus can playback UltraHD video. Apple has not even mentioned this feature; …

Tags:4k| Apple| iPhone| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 47

LCFC Targets 15 Million Shipments

by Raverstead

LCFC Electronics of China is a Lenovo/Compal joint venture. Asian sources have said that the company expects to ship 15 million notebooks this year. Five million were shipped in Q3 and another 5 million …

Tags:Compal| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| ODMs & OEMs| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Tech Data Takes Whole MSI Portfolio

by Raverstead

Tech Data’s partnership with MSI has been expanded to cover tablets, notebooks and AIO PCs in Germany.

Tags:Distributors| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TechData| Vol 21 - Issue 48