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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 Shanghai will provide local customers with solutions to enable OLED application development. Image:Merck The company said, “[the centre] offers a range … Read more
Sony Europe has said that some of its 2018 TVs (AF8, XF90, XF85, XF80, XF75 series) will have support for Google Assistant. The UK will be the first country to get the technology, with other countries to roll out later during the year. The system can be used to get content on Googal Play and … Read more
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 on a Samsung QLED TV. Some Samsung TVs this year will support VRR technology at up to 120Hz. (Samsung Launches FreeSync … Read more
Sources close to the Korea Times have revealed that LG will soon build its 8.5G OLED TV production line in Guangzhou, China, subject to conditional approval from the country’s authorities, who are expected to approve the plans but are also keen to promote partnerships between LG and the country’s own manufacturers. The plant, currently scheduled … Read more
We reported on forecasts from Nikkei on Apple’s plans and now ‘The Bell’ in Koreea has said, quoting Samsung Display as a source, that Apple expects to sell 70 million 6.46″ panels and around 45 million 5.85″ models. The report also quantifies the LCD demand (6.04″) as around 30 million and likely to start shipments … Read more
FlatPanelsHD reports that Samsung’s Q8 LCD quantum-dot TV with full array local dimming (FALD) — previously believed to be exclusive to the US — will be coming to Europe after all, scheduled for a July release. The publication has also said that the Q8DN, Europe’s answer to the FALD model, will be available in 55″, … Read more
Crambo recently supplied and installed 700m² of Absen X5 LED panels at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya racetrack in Spain. These panels have a pixel size of 5.2 mm and dimensions of 10 × 5.62 metres. The circuit’s interior spaces and press rooms feature a combination of Absen’s A3 and M2.9 LED panels. Project manager Juan … Read more
Reports from Taiwan suggest that while Asus remains the top brand in the gaming notebook segment, with estimated sales of more than 600,000 ROG-branded notebooks in the first half of 2018, MSI has slipped behind Dell, although it is said to be competing in the highest priced segments at $1,600 and above. The reports put … Read more
Disney has increased its offer for 21st Century Fox to $71.3 billion (€61.6bn) in cash and shares and ahead of the offer for the company by Comcast. The offer is $10 per share more than its offer at the end of last year. Bloomberg has reported that Display is within a couple of weeks of … Read more
Do you remember the world largest Plasma TV? The 152” monster released in 2010 was made to show the supremacy of PDP over LCD in the large screen TV market segment. As it turned out this did not delay the end of the PDP TV run as LCD got better and cheaper and finally took … Read more
Connectivity solutions provider MuxLab announced the availability of its next generation HDMI 2.0 Fiber Extender Kit (model 500464). The transmitter/receiver system comes in a small footprint with rugged, dongle-style enclosures that can be connected discreetly to the source and extended display. A duplex OM3 multi-mode fiber optic cable connects local and remote locations up to … Read more
AMC Theatres in the US has announced “A-List”, a new tier to its AMC Stubs rewards programme, which rewards guests with up to three movies per week, along with all the current benefits of AMC Stubs Premiere, priced at $19.95 (plus tax) per month. Through the programme, members can see movies at any AMC location … Read more
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