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Sapphire Points to Upcoming InfoComm

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Companies exhibiting at Sapphire Marketing’s New York City roadshow event were all looking to tap into the New York professional AV market at the heavily attended event on May 16th. In addition, the companies …

IHS: LG Retains Lead in Large Display Area Shipments in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Despite the low seasonality factor and brands turning their focus away from volume growth, the demand for large display panels showed better-than-expected results in the first quarter of 2018, albeit still weak, according to …

Radiant Vision wins LFW Award for HMD Evaluation Lens

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Radiant Vision recently received a Gold Innovation Award from Laser Focus World for its lens designed to facilitate testing of near-eye displays (NEDs) such as AR and VR head-mounted displays. Currently there are no …

ZTE Suspends Smartphone Sales in China After US Tech Export Ban

by Andrew Fenn

ZTE has been forced to suspend its smartphone sales in China and suspended sales of its shares. The US administration recently cut off its supply of key components and technology from US firms after …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 18| ZTE

PogoTec Announces Breakthrough AR System

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In a recent press release, PogoTec Inc. announced they had a breakthrough augmented reality (AR) system designed for the consumer mass market that would also be suitable for widespread use in the enterprise market. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 18

IDC: Chrome OS Detachable Tablets Paint a Brighter Future While Market Struggles

by Andrew Fenn

Global tablet shipments in the first quarter of 2018 reached 31.7 million, declining 11.7% from the prior year, according to preliminary data from IDC. However, the growing niche of detachable tablets like the Microsoft …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 17

IDC: Global Smartphone Shipments Decline 2.9% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

According to preliminary data from IDC, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 334.3 million units during the first quarter of 2018, resulting in a 2.9% decline when compared to the 344.4 million units shipped …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Christie is All-in on RGB Lasers for Cinema

by Chris Chinnock

Apologies – this article was missed in our production process and should have been in the Cinemacon pdf issue last week. At last year’s CinemaCon, Christie was showcasing its new RGB laser projector that …

High-End Smartphones Experience Sluggish Sales in Korea

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung’s recently-launched Galaxy S9 range of smartphones has apparently joined the iPhone X in its sales struggles. According to The Investor, sales of Samsung’s latest smartphone have hit record lows in Korea. 476,000 units …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 17

DSCC Examines Leading Panel Suppliers’ 2018 Q1 Results

by Andrew Fenn

During the first quarter of 2018, Chinese suppliers outperformed Taiwan and Korean suppliers, helped by government subsidies, lower labour and fab costs, and the exclusion of interest payments in odd quarters, according to DSCC. …

IDC: Commercial Desktop Renewals Drive Stabilisation in EMEA PC Market

by Andrew Fenn

The EMEA traditional PC market recorded a slight growth of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2018, with the market totalling 17.5 million units, according to IDC. The commercial space grew 6.2% due to …

HKC Has Plans for G11 and G8.6 LCD Fabs

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese sources have highlighted that HKC Optoelectronics, based in Chongqing, China, is to build a new LCD fab in Zhengzhou, China, that will make panels from 65″ on a G11 fab. The investment level …

Tags:China| Investment| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Vol 25 - Issue 15