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Xiaomi Smartphone Sales in Taiwan Up 150% During 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes reports that smartphone sales in Taiwan dropped down to 451,000 units in June 2018, from 520,000 in May and 490,000 in April. Citing data from PChome24h, the publication also revealed that, in spite …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Digitimes: Chinese Smartphone Shipments Grew 20% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes Research has released new data indicating that shipments of smartphones from China-based vendors increased by 20% year-on-year during the second quarter of 2018, up to 176 million units. The publication also surmises that …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 29

New Mall in Madrid Incorporates Digital Light Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Plaza Rio 2, a new shopping centre in Madrid, Spain, is home to LED canopies, facades, columns and bulkheads, all designed to light up in sync with one another, architected by Chapman Taylor and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| Retail| Spain| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Samsung Teases Next Week’s Galaxy Note 9 Launch Event

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has teased the forthcoming reveal of its Galaxy Note 9 phablet, with a series of short videos highlighting the common struggles that smartphone users face every day, including short battery life, running out …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Sony Acknowledges OLED Dolby Vision Dimming Issue

by Andrew Fenn

Since the release of a firmware update that added Dolby Vision support to Sony OLED TVs back in March, a significant number of users have reported an issue that causes the display to dim. …

Tags:Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 29

A New and Improved OLED Outcoupling Layer is Under Development

by Arthur Berman

One challenge in achieving highly efficient OLEDs is developing means of highly efficient outcoupling. Part of the reason that this has proved difficult is that the desired means needs to be independent of wavelength, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lighting| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Optics| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Daktronics and Vitec Announce Strategic Partnership

by Andrew Fenn

Daktronics and Vitec, a global provider of IPTV, digital signage and video streaming solutions, have announced a strategic partnership offering an integrated solution using Daktronics’ Show Control System and Vitec’s EZ TV IPTV and …

Tags:Daktronics| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 29

JOLED Looking to Bigger Sizes

by Bob Raikes

JOLED has been focusing on mid-sized panels for monitors and notebooks using its inkjet process, but the company published an image at a recent conference that highlighted that it also plans to enter the …

Tags:InkJet Deposition| JOLED| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 29

X-Celeprint Discusses MicroLED Manufacturing

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On July 17th, the Bay Area Chapter of the Society for Information Display meeting hosted a presentation given by Dr. Chris Bower, the Chief Technology Officer at X-Celeprint Limited. At the meeting, Dr. Bower …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Manufacturing| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28

eMarketer: Exodus from Pay TV in the US Accelerates Despite OTT Partnerships

by Andrew Fenn

Even as traditional pay TV providers form partnerships with former OTT rivals to retain customers, cord-cutting continues to outpace projections. According to eMarketer’s latest US pay TV/OTT forecast, the number of cord-cutters (adults who …

Tags:Forecasts| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Volta’s ad-supported electric vehicle charging service raises $35M

by Bob Raikes

Volta of the US has raised $35 million to continue its roll out of its charging stations, which combine the charging with digital advertising and which we reported on from Infocomm as Peerless is …

Tags:Automotive| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Outdoor Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 28

BOE to Take Over as Apple’s Main Supplier of OLED Panels?

by Andrew Fenn

According to GSMArena, Apple is in discussion with BOE to secure the display of its OLED panels for future iterations of the iPhone. This will be an extension of the companies’ current partnership — …

Tags:Apple| BOE| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 28