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IDC: Apple and Huawei Flex Their Strength in a Declining Tablet Market

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest figures published by IDC, the overall tablet market for Western Europe declined 10.1% year-on-year, with 6.3 million units shipping in the second quarter of 2018. Slates exhibited a degree of …

Tags:Europe| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Epson Introduces Moverio BT-35E Smart Glasses

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On August 8th, Epson announced the latest version of their augmented reality (AR) Moverio product line, the Moverio BT-35E. Previous versions of the Moverio head mounted display (HMD) were intended to be driven by …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Epson| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 31

US-China Trade War Causes American TV Maker to Close

by Andrew Fenn

Element Electronics, a TV maker based in South Carolina, US, has announced it will lay off the majority of its staff and close its Winnsboro plant, due to the ongoing US trade war with …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Production| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Samsung Only Shipped 6 Million OLED Panels to Apple in Q2

by Andrew Fenn

According to Nikkei, Samsung’s shipments of OLED panels to Apple fell from 20 million in the first quarter of 2018, to just 6 million in the second, with operating profits dropping 92% year-on-year. The …

Antycip Shows Us its UK Demo Suite

by Bob Raikes

We decided to make the most of the (relative) slowdown of news in the summer to catch up with a company that we met at the Laval Virtual conference and which had invited us …

Macroblock Explains LED Developments

by Bob Raikes

Macroblock, the LED display driver specialist, has released details of its annual conference. In its report on the event, it explained the advantage of a common cathode configuration, which allows the voltage to be …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 25 - Issue 29

IDC: Overall Smartphone Market Declines 1.8% in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 342 million units during the second quarter of 2018, resulting in a 1.8% decline when compared to the 348.2 million units shipped in the second …

IDC: EMEA Records Its Strongest Traditional PC Market Growth Since 2014

by Andrew Fenn

The EMEA traditional PC market posted solid growth in the second quarter of 2018, with the market going positive (4.1% growth year-on-year) and totalling 16.6 million units. According to IDC, the commercial space grew …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 25 - Issue 28

LG Display Reports 2018 Q2 Earnings and Cuts Investment Plans

by Andrew Fenn

LG Display had a weak Q2 and as a result has decided to significantly reduce its investment plans in the period up to 2020, trimming the value of investments by KRW 3 trillion ($2.677 …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Flex Lighting Claims Improved EPD Contrast

by Bob Raikes

Flex (Film Lighting Experts) is a US-based developer of films for lighting applications, including films to optimise the performance of films used with front-lit eReader displays.The company said that the company’s technology allows the …

Technology in New Schools: Why VR is Not Ready for Prime Time

by Len Scrogan

As a new school year rapidly approaches, there’s always a lot of excitement in the air. Part of that exhilaration resides in the fact that August and September are most often the months for …

IHS: Component Integration Into Panels will Change Display Industry

by Andrew Fenn

According to a new IHS Markit blog written by research and analysis director David Hsieh, the display industry is currently undergoing the most significant manufacturing and display technology changes since flat-panel display (FPD) production …