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Having sold all of its inventory, Microsoft has stopped selling its Band 2 fitness wearable, and it will not be producing any more. The company says that it has no plans to release another device this year. However, it promises to continue to support its Band 2 customers.
LG is working with Paymentwall, so that developers for LG webOS smart TVs can create apps which will support over 140 payment methods in more than 200 countries. This will allow consumers to conduct online purchases through the LG app store, and TV owners will also get payment support for desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile … Read more
The Walt Disney company is rumoured to be planning to acquire Netflix, the online streaming service. This makes sense to analysts as Disney produces a great deal of video and this would be a good channel for global delivery. The two companies already have a working relationship through an exclusive content deal in the USA.
Due to increasing capacity from China, South Korean LCD panel makers are quickly realizing that LCD displays profitability may eventually erode, due to growing capacity and price competition from China, so they are betting their future on organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays. Because of lower profit margins and slowing market growth, the IT display category … Read more
IHS Markit has confirmed the switch in strategy from LCD to OLED by the Korean panel makers because of growing capacity and price competition from China. As we have previously reported, Samsung has already sold one fab to China (Truly) last year. It is expected to stop production at another G7 fab by the end … Read more
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, today announces its next generation of professional-grade LCD monitors for its award winning PN-R series. Available in 42″ Class (41.9″ diagonal), 49″ Class (48.5″ diagonal), and 55″ Class (54.6″ diagonal) models, the new series is the most sophisticated from Sharp and … Read more
Sharp USA has announced that the new 42″, 49″ and 55″ (PN-R556/R496/R426) monitors in its PN-R series, which we reported on at Infocomm, have started to become available. The new units are slimmer than the previous generation with bezels of only 7.8mm and have Mini-OPS slots, a new format designed by Sharp and Intel. The … Read more
At Ceatec in Japan, Sharp has shown an LCD based on an IGZO backplane that has reached a pixel density of more than 1000 ppi. The panel was 2.87″ in diagonal with 1920 x 2160 pixels to give 1008ppi. The company has also shown a version of its ‘free form’ display concept (previously shown at … Read more
Hisense Germany has taken on Hans Wienands as senior vice president, responsible for Europe. He was previously director of sales and marketing at Panasonic, where he was employed for 13 years. He also worked for Samsung for 10 years.
DSF Europe, a trade association that was previously known as OVAB, has said that it is working with the Digital Signage Federation (DSF) in the US to collaborate in a number of ways. DSF Europe will maintain its own budget and annual agenda, participates in worldwide event and initiative planning, and has a seat on … Read more
During the Gitex 2016 event, Almoe Digital Solutions announced that it had partnered with Peerless-AV to distribute the products in Dubai and the Middle East.
Google announced two new smartphone models as well as a VR system. The phones are called the Pixel and Pixel XL and will be sold only under the Google brand and not via a hardware partner, unlike previous models. The key differentiation between the models is in the display size and resolution. The Pixel has … Read more
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