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Video leak shows off TCL’s rollable smartphone screen tech

by Bob Raikes

What They Say GizChina spotted a video showing a rollable OLED prototype from TCL that rolls out from 4.5″ to 6.7″ and is said to be able to survive 200K operations. What We Think …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Smartphones| TCL

Samsung Display wins US license to supply panels to Huawei

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung Display has confirmed that it has received a licence from the US government to allow the supply of chips to Huawei. In September, the Nikkei reports, Intel and AMD said …

Tags:Display Drivers| Huawei| Samsung Display| USA

Inconsistent HDR format support in PS5 & Xbox Series X

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Flatpanelshd reports that there is uncertainty about HDR support in the XBox Series X and PS5. Xbox Series X will support HDR10+. Microsoft will also support Dolby Vision for streaming and …

Tags:Consoles| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range

iFixit Tears Down iPhone 12

by Bob Raikes

What They Say iFixit had a close look at the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro in one of its teardowns. They achieved the same repairability score of 6/10 and many components are interchangeable. The …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Teardowns

Mirada partners with izzi for ‘first ever’ DVB/OTT Android TV set-top box launch

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Mirada has said that it is working with a Mexican TV service operator, Izzi, to roll out a version of its Iris front end for Android TV that will work on …

Tags:Android| Cable| Latin America (Latam)| OTT Video| Streaming Video

Huawei’s next foldable phone could have a clamshell design like the Galaxy Z Flip

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Huawei has filed for patents for a phone concept that folds from top to bottom, rather than from left to right. A secondary display allows checking of messages etc. What We …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Huawei| Patents| Smartphones

Future of tech: Gaming to become next dominant technology platform

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Gaming is set to emerge as the next dominant technology platform much the way search engines, mobile phones and social networks redefined industries in previous decades, says Michael Wolf, co-founder and …

Tags:Consoles

LCD TV makers are planning for an aggressive TV display purchase plan in 2021 despite the limited display supply

by Bob Raikes

What They Say New research from Omdia has found that LCD TV panel shipments are set to decline by 6% in 2021. LCD TV display makers are expected to ship 256M units of LCD …

Tags:Large LCD Supply| TV Set Market

More from the LGD Earnings Call

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LGD said that large OLED capacity in Paju & Guangzhou i s 140K substrates/month to allow 7-8 million panels in 2021 up from 4.2 to 4.5 million this year (originally planned …

Tags:Financial Data| Large LCD Supply| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Fabs

Samsung Electronics’ foldable smartphone to be released in 2021, with touch pen and UTG thickness different?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say UBI Research, the Korean specialist OLED analyst, said that it expects Samsung’s 2021 foldable smartphones to include pen functions. The implementation was deferred from an initial plan to include it in …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Glass

OLED performance analysis in the first half of 2020

by Bob Raikes

What They Say UBI posted some interesting data on the development of the OLED industry in the first half of 2020. The overall market was flat in volume and down slightly in value. Panels …

Tags:China| Korea| OLED Fabs

Samsung Group titan Lee Kun-hee dies aged 78

by Bob Raikes

What They Say There are widespread reports that Samsung chairman, Lee Kun-hee has died, aged 78. He stepped down in 2008 as chairman, but rejoined in 2010, but was made bed-ridden by a heart …

Tags:Samsung