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Foxconn Acquires Additional Shares in US TV Maker

by Andrew Fenn

Two subsidiaries of Foxconn have acquired shares in US TV brand Vizio. Innolux will purchase a 4.1% share of the company, priced at NT$1.35 billion ($44.5 million), while AFE will acquire a 3.1% stake …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Investment| Large Display Monitor| Vizio| Vol 25 - Issue 25

Disney and 21st Century Fox Agree $38-per-share Acquisition Deal

by Damir Lokas

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced that it has signed an amended acquisition agreement with Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (“21st Century Fox” —NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX), for $38 per share in cash and stock. …

Tags:Disney

Progress Reported in Video Rate Electronic Paper Technology

by Arthur Berman

At Display Week 2018, a team led by Professor Guofu Zhou of the Electronic Paper Display Institute within the South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics at the South China Normal University (Guangzhou, China) demonstrated …

Tags:China| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Vol 25 - Issue 25

HDR10+ Technologies, LLC, Founded by 20th Century Fox, Panasonic and Samsung Make HDR10+ Technology Widely Available, Improving The Viewing Experience for Audiences

by Damir Lokas

HDR10+ Technologies, LLC announced the start of the new licensing and logo certification program for HDR10+ technology. HDR10+ is the royalty-free, open standard dynamic metadata platform for High Dynamic Range (HDR), which optimizes picture …

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Strategy Analytics: One in Three India Smartphone Owners Will Consider 4G Feature Phone

by Andrew Fenn

According to Strategy Analytics, 4G feature phones will be hugely disruptive to the already intensely competitive Indian smartphone market. Half of India smartphone owners are familiar with 4G feature phones and 1 in 3 …

Tags:FeaturePhones (mobile phones)| India| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 25

Epeat to Update Display & Computer Categories

by Bob Raikes

The Epeat label from the Green Electronics Council (GEC) is an important one for those that sell into the US government and public organisation market in the USA. The organisation has now updated its …

Tags:Environment| EPEAT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 24

LG Updates Hotel TVs in the US

by Bob Raikes

LG Electronics in the US has added new TV sets to its UltraHD Hotel TV range at the 2018 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC). At the top of the range is a …

Tags:Hospitality Displays| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 24

LG Drives Hospitality Industry’s 4K UHD Transition With Dynamic Guest-Centric Solutions, Technologies

by Damir Lokas

Driving the hospitality industry’s transition to 4K Ultra HD technology, LG Electronics is expanding its portfolio of award-winning 4K UHD Hotel TVs, from entry-level to premium models, all with four times the resolution of …

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The UK’s Cumbria Constabulary First to Deploy Axon Citizen for Officers

by Damir Lokas

Axon (Nasdaq: AAXN), the global leader in connected law enforcement technologies and its United Kingdom subsidiary, Axon Public Safety UK Limited, announced Cumbria Constabulary as the first police force in the UK to roll …

Bringing Local Dimming to Small Displays

by Ken Werner

As you read this, I am driving from my home in Connecticut to Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. The distance is nearly 600 miles (960 km). The last time I made that drive …

Tags:LCD Backlights| MiniLED| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Merck Announces Investment in China OLED Business

by Andrew Fenn

Science and technology company Merck announced the opening of its new OLED Technology Centre at a ceremony commemorating the company’s 350th anniversary. The new centre, located at the Merck Performance Materials China Hub in …

HDMI Forum Demonstrates VRR at Computex

by Bob Raikes

At the recent Computex event, the HDMI Forum is reported to have demonstrated the use of variable refresh rates (VRR) using an XBox One X and exploiting the VRR features in HDMI V2.1 and …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 25 - Issue 25