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Android Pie Works with (and Restricts) Notch-Design Smartphone Displays

by Andrew Fenn

Android Pie — the official name for the next major update to Google’s mobile operating system — is now rolling out to select devices. Among many new features, the status bar has been split, …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 30

BrightSign Players Drive New Mercedes-Benz Pop-Up Stores

by Andrew Fenn

Mercedes-Benz recently opened a pair of pop-up stores for a two-month period, to showcase some of their newest models. BrightSign’s media players are in use, with design and technical consultation provided by Gorilla Production …

ViewSonic and NoviSign Digital Signage Join DooH Forces

by Andrew Fenn

ViewSonic and NoviSign Digital Signage have announced a strategic partnership to combine their commercial display and digital signage software technologies. The companies say that their collaboration will provide professionals with a new set of …

LG Display will Boost OLED TV Panel Production by 40%

by Andrew Fenn

LG Display will ramp up its production of OLED TV panels in 2019, with a view to making the business arm profitable, according to Nikkei. The publication revealed that LGD plans to increase production …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Image Reported to be of New LCD iPhone Leaked Online

by Andrew Fenn

An image said to be of the 6.1″ LCD iPhone due for release later this year has surfaced online. The picture is of the back of the device and, in line with other recent …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Electron Beam Patterning for High-Resolution Full-Colour OLED Displays

by Andrew Fenn

According to Fraunhofer FEP, OLED microdisplays are increasingly establishing themselves in consumer-ready wearables and data glasses. In order to meet the requirements for higher efficiency, higher contrast and higher resolutions in these applications, scientists …

GfU Releases Fifth Pocket TV Set Guide

by Andrew Fenn

GfU in Germany has released the fifth edition of its German language pocket TV set guide, in which the organisation examines the differences between LCD and OLED displays, among other factors that can influence …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Motorola Z3 Smartphone is Forward-Compatible with 5G Networks

by Andrew Fenn

Motorola launched its Z3 Play smartphone in June and the standard Z3 will join the line-up later this month. Both handsets are the newest to support the company’s range of MotoMods attachments. Interestingly, the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Microsoft Signs on to Movies Anywhere

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft has joined the Movies Anywhere initiative. Once accounts are linked, users who own films bought from companies including Amazon, Apple, FandangoNow, Google and Vudu will be able to watch all of them from …

Asus and MSI Losing Global Notebook Market Dominance

by Andrew Fenn

Asus and MSI’s dominance of the global gaming notebook market is being lost to competitors such as Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo, according to unconfirmed sources in Taiwan. Asus and MSI have long held …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Intuiface Launches Digital Signage Support for LG webOS Devices

by Andrew Fenn

Interactive experience creation platform Intuiface now supports LG’s webOS. All multi-touch content created with Intuiface software can now be run on smart devices running webOS 3.0 and above, including LG’s TC3D range of interactive …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Vol 25 - Issue 30| WebOS

Lang Invests in New Outdoor LED Display Products

by Andrew Fenn

In June 2018, twelve LED screen manufacturers took part in a product shoot-out at the headquarters of Lang AG in Lindlar, Germany. The company says that the focus of the evaluation was on outdoor …