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Samsung Launches Galaxy A7 with Triple-Lens Primary Camera

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has launched its new Galaxy A7 smartphone. The device features a 6″ Super AMOLED display, with a resolution of 1080 × 2220, 441ppi and a 18.5:9 aspect ratio. It runs Android 8, powered …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 36

MediaTek to Launch New Mobile Chipset Later This Year?

by Andrew Fenn

MediaTek will launch a new Helio P-series mobile SoC alongside its existing P60 and P22 chips later this year, according to sources in Taiwan, who also mentioned that Oppo is likely to order the …

Tags:Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| SOCs| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Sky Q and Netflix Joins Forces for Ultimate On Demand Package

by Andrew Fenn

In the UK, Sky Q’s new Ultimate On Demand subscription package will combine Sky services with Netflix. Users can sign up to Ultimate On Demand for an additional £10 per month on top of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Satellite| Sky| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Technicolor Widens HDR Support

by Bob Raikes

Although HLG, HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision (along with Sony’s S-Log for content creators) are widely reported as the current HDR technologies, there is another scheme, developed and promoted by Technicolor and Philips and …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Philips| Technicolor| Vol 25 - Issue 36

SES Downgrades Dinner to Breakfast

by Bob Raikes

SES has traditionally held a press event and dinner on the evening before IBC but this year had a more informal event at breakfast. We went along. Steve Collar has been the CEO and …

Tags:Aviation| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Maritime| Networks| Satellite| SES| Transport| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Quantum Materials Can Now Produce High-Purity, Low-Cost PQDs

by Andrew Fenn

US cadmium-free quantum dot manufacturer Quantum Materials says it has developed a continuous flow manufacturing process to produce stable, low-cost, high-purity perovskite quantum dots (PQDs). So far, the commercialisation of these materials has been …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PeLED (Perovskite LED)| Quantum Dots| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Secret Showing for Samsung’s 75″ microLED TV at IFA 2018

by Andrew Fenn

ETNews reports that Samsung’s recently rumoured 75″ microLED TV was shown in secret at IFA 2018. A device said to be a prototype was displayed in a private room at the event. Just last …

Tags:IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 36

More Shipment Predictions for New iPhone Range

by Andrew Fenn

A recent report by Commercial Times has echoed the sentiments of other analysts forecasting shipments of the new iPhone range, providing its own estimation of 75-80 million units for the three new models, courtesy …

Tags:China| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Notebook Brands and ODMs Saw Month-on-Month Shipment Growth in August

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes, the top-five global notebook vendors saw combined shipment growth of 11% month-on-month in August. On the flip-side, this was actually weaker month-on-month growth compared to August 2017, and it also represented …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Huawei Launches Honor 8X Handset Range to Maintain China Lead

by Andrew Fenn

Huawei has said it hopes to ship over 20 million units of its newly introduced Honor 8X series of smartphones, according to sources from Taiwan, who indicated that the presence of the devices in …

Tags:China| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 36

LG Faces Competition from Samsung in OLED Automotive Display Market

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes Research, Samsung is snapping at the heels of LG in the production of OLED panels for automotive applications. While central information display (CID) products have been rolled out by both LG …

Tags:AMOLED| Automotive| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung Display| Vol 25 - Issue 36

PlayNitride Says First Micro LED Display Products Will Launch in 2019

by Andrew Fenn

At Semicon Taiwan 2018, which took place earlier this month in Taipei, PlayNitride took the opportunity to present a range of RGB wide-colour-gamut Micro LED display products for the automotive sector. A heads-up-display providing …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 36