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IHS: Notched Smartphone Displays Estimated to Cost About 20% More

by Andrew Fenn

Notched smartphone displays are estimated to raise manufacturing costs of display panels by more than 20%, according to IHS Markit. The manufacturing cost of the 5.9″ OLED panel with notch design seen in the …

Tags:IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Small & Medium Displays| Small Medium LCDs| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Acer will Continue to Push Its Gaming PC Business This Year

by Andrew Fenn

Acer CEO Jason Chen has gone on the record to say that the company will continue to grow its gaming PC sales, and that the sector has been instrumental in helping the firm become …

Tags:Acer| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Conflicts and Violence when Smartphones are Manufactured

by Damir Lokas

Two and a half billion people use smartphones daily. Did you know that smartphones are connected to conflicts and violence because of minerals such as tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold? These minerals are often …

Trivisio Headsets Can be Customised

by Bob Raikes

Luxinnovations was at the show and was highlighting its ability to customise its Trivisio headsets, which we saw at the Wearables Event in London and in Laval. There was no new product in Stuttgart, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| ITEC 2018| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Jury Sets Samsung Fine

by Bob Raikes

The long running patent dispute between Apple and Samsung has reached another stage with a jury awarding a lower amount of damages ($539m) to Apple, down on the $1.05 billion awarded last year. (Apple …

Tags:Apple| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Apple Knew iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Were Bendier than iPhone 5S

by Andrew Fenn

Apple was aware that its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices were more prone to bending than their predecessors. That’s according to documentation that reportedly came to light during a class-action lawsuit against the …

Tags:Apple| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 20| warranty