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Sears Files for Bankruptcy: “We Remain Open for Business”

by Andrew Fenn

Following reports earlier this month that Sears is in the process of selling off billions of dollars’ worth of assets to deal with ongoing financial problems (Sears Sells Off Assets to Deal with Multi-Billion-Dollar …

MDM Product Roundup Vol 25 #40

by Bob Raikes

Amazon is updating the Kindle Paperwhite that continues to sell at $130 in the US and will ship from November. The unit is waterproof to IPX8 (2m of water for an hour). There is …

Larger Smartphones Increase in Consumer Acceptance, Finds Strategy Analytics

by Damir Lokas

A new report from the User Experience Strategies (UXS) group at Strategy Analytics surveying consumers in the US, Western Europe, China and India has explored consumer smartphone size preference. Flagship device sizes between 5.0” …

Strategy Analytics: Larger Smartphones Increase in Consumer Acceptance

by Andrew Fenn

A new report from Strategy Analytics surveying consumers in the US, Western Europe, China and India has explored consumer smartphone size preference. Flagship device sizes between 5” and 5.5” continue to be preferred by …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Optoma Launches New Ultra-portable LED Projector For Plug-and-play Viewing On The Move

by Damir Lokas

Optoma has unveiled the latest addition to its ultra-portable LED projector range – ML1050ST+. Building on the successful ML1050ST the new model has all the benefits of its predecessor with the addition of auto …

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Digital Projection 4K Laser Powers North America’s First ‘Seamless’ Dome Planetarium

by Damir Lokas

Revealed within the newly-opened doors of Minnesota’s Bell Museum is much more than simply Minnesota’s largest and sole public planetarium. Having undergone an extensive $79 million renovation, it now boasts North America’s first, state-of-the-art, …

Samsung Showcases Innovative Lineup of Business Monitors at Adobe MAX 2018

by Damir Lokas

Samsung Electronics America, a global leader in innovations and solutions for business, is showcasing the newest line-up of monitors at Adobe MAX 2018 at booth #525 at The Los Angeles Convention Center on October …

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LG Display and Lenovo Collaborating on Foldable OLED Tablet PC?

by Andrew Fenn

Industry sources have revealed to ET News that LG Display and Lenovo are joining forces to market a foldable tablet PC with a 13″ OLED display. “The two firms have recently signed a non-disclosure …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Tokyo District Court Throws out Everlight Patent Lawsuit

by Andrew Fenn

Earlier this month, the Tokyo District Court dismissed claims filed by LED lighting manufacturer, Everlight, against Nichia Corporation, Citizen Electronics and Daiko Electric. In its lawsuit, Everlight claimed that the companies’ chip-on-board (COB) products …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 25 - Issue 41

Samsung Considering Big QD-OLED Investment

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has acknowledged that it is continuing to look at the possibility of using OLED substrates and materials to drive an architecture that exploits the work that it is doing to develop ‘QD Filter’ …

Another Management Shake-Up for Innolux

by Andrew Fenn

IJames Yangnnolux has shaken up its management structure for the second time in six months. Robert Hsiao, president of the company since March 2017, has been appointed vice chairman. He is succeeded by VP …

Tags:Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Epistar Spinning Off Semiconductor and Mini LED Business Units

by Andrew Fenn

Epistar’s semiconductor foundry business became a wholly-owned subsidiary called Epistar Semiconductor on October 1st, and the company says it plans to spin off its mini LED research and development unit in January 2019. The …