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ISE 2018 Catch Up

by Bob Raikes

Whenever we go to a show, there is a big effort afterwards to create a full report. As soon as it is finalised we spot items from other sources or from ‘the bottom of …

Sharp Drops Legal Action Against Hisense over TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Sharp has dropped its long-running legal battle against Hisense, according to Nikkei. The company previously accused Hisense of selling “shoddily-made” products under its acquired Sharp brand license in the US, which Sharp argued had …

Holovis Shows VR Training Systems at ISE

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Meko’s Matt Brennesholtz tries the Holovis unteathered 6DoF training system, including the backpack host computer. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) Holovis is a hardware agnostic company with a focus on professional training. Recently, there interests have …

Tags:Automotive| ISE 2018| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 07

IDC: Detachable Tablets Continue to Grow in Value

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest figures published by IDC, the overall tablet market for Western Europe declined 13.1% year-on-year, shipping 10.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, indicating a continued weakening of the …

Strategy Analytics: Apple Raked in 51% of Smartphone Revenues in 2017 Q4

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone revenues hit an all-time high of $120 billion during the fourth quarter of 2017. Apple captured a record 51% global smartphone revenue share, accounting …

Tags:Apple| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 07

Desktop Monitor Market in Europe is Up in Q4

by Bob Raikes

The Desktop Monitor market in EMEA was up in Q4 by 2.6% compared to the last quarter of 2016. The market was also up in value as ASPs have been maintained. Bob Raikes, principal …

Global Notebook Market Shipments Grew 2.1% YoY in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

TrendForce has reported that the global notebook shipments for 2017 registered 164.7 million units, a year-on-year increase of 2.1%, higher than the previous expectation of 0.7%. Kou-Han Tseng, TrendForce notebook analyst, said: “The global …

IHS: Chinese Panel Makers Catching Up in LTPS LCD Panel Shipments for Mobile

by Andrew Fenn

Total shipments of mobile phone displays, including TFT LCD and AMOLED panels, reached 2.01 billion units in 2017, up 3% from 2016, according to preliminary estimates from IHS Markit. In the growing mobile phone …

IDC: China Smartphone Market Declined by 4.9% in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

According to preliminary data from IDC, the China smartphone market declined 15.7% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2017 and 4.9% for the whole of 2017. Tay Xiaohan, Research Manager of IDC Asia Pacific’s …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 05

NEC Acquires German LED Solution Provider S[quadrat]

by Andrew Fenn

NEC Display has announced its acquisition of S[quadrat], a provider of LED solutions, as the company looks to expand its display technology portfolio to include complete, fine-pitch LED systems for indoor, as well as …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| NEC| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 25 - Issue 05

IDC: Apple Overtakes Samsung in Global Smartphone Market

by Andrew Fenn

A slower-than-expected 2017 holiday quarter closed out the year bringing minimal change to the worldwide smartphone market when compared to 2016. According to preliminary data from IDC, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 403.5 …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 04

ESLs from Opticon and JDI at NRF

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In my visit to NRF’s Big Show reported in last week’s LDM/MDM, I missed (at least) one Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) vendor on the NRF show floor, Opticon. Like three of the ESL vendors …