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HTC expects a rise in its Q2 smartphone sales, following the launch of the HTC 10 (HTC Claims “Best Smartphone Camera”). CFO Chang Chia-lin said that the company has seen a sequential improvement, adding, “hopefully the smartphone business breaks even next quarter.” Pre-order sales of the HTC 10 have already reached “tens of thousands” of … Read more
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) reported consolidated April revenues of NT$20.2 billion ($621 million) in April, down 14.1% MoM and 8.2% YoY. The firm has predicted an increase in its IC ATM (assembly test and material) unit, but expects a slowdown in demand for system-in-package (SiP) to continue to negatively affect performance in Q2. Mediatek‘s April … Read more
AUO has begun production of flat, ‘bezel-less’ TV panels, and is aiming to take a global market share of 30%. Shipments are expected to pass 1.5 million units this year. The company has also said that it aiming at a share of over 30% in the curved TV panel market. It will extend the technology … Read more
Research firm IDTechEx holds a printed electronics event twice a year: once in Berlin, and once in Santa Clara. We attended the European event at the end of April, which had lots of coverage of emissive quantum dots, micro-LEDs and other emerging and existing display technologies. One of these was from Polar OLED, which is … Read more
Sigma Systems, the fastest path to creating, selling and delivering digital products and services, is pleased to announce it has been chosen by Sky UK to support the launch of Sky Q, the company’s next generation TV service. Sky Q allows customers to access their favourite content across all screens, in and out of the … Read more
The Society for Information Display (SID), in collaboration with IHS, today announced the final program for its Market Focus Conference on Wearable-Flexible, part of the Business Track being held during Display Week 2016 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco (May 22-May 27). With a focus on “Finding New Approaches to the Wearable Market,” … Read more
Rising demand for a new breed of hybrid tablets?2 in 1 devices that function as either a laptop or a tablet?is shaking up the tablet market and contributing to a shift in the way owners are interacting with these devices, positively improving the overall user experience, compared with standard tablets, according to the J.D. Power … Read more
At 19:00, May 5, 2016, the VR industry witnessed the official unveiling of its newest major product, the Idealens II in Seattle. Along with the product release, Idealens made public the multiple key technologies employed by the device, and gained wide acclaim from the VR professionals who attended the event. The World’s First All-in-one VR … Read more
After three months of declines, LCD TV shipments returned to growth in March, says IHS. Largely thanks to the aggressive pursuit of export growth by Chinese brands, shipments rose 4.8% to 16.2 million units. Ken Park of IHS said, “Major global TV brands have adjusted their strategy this year to focus on profitability, avoiding severe … Read more
TP Vision’s new partnership with GameFly is now live in 14 countries across Europe. Through this partnership, owners of select 2015 and 2016 Philips Android-based smart TVs will be able to stream games from GameFly’s servers, without needing a console. Philips has initially announced 21 compatible TV model ranges from the 5500 series upwards with … Read more
Colour matching is difficult on electronic paperVisionect, which specialises in electronic paper signage, has published a white paper dealing with the challenges of deploying the technology in different scenarios. It examines the technology behind electronic paper; available display sizes; colour; video; lighting; and display management. Visionect has made the article available at http://tinyurl.com/hqej7ll as a … Read more
Salt Lake City International Airport, in the USA, plans to build a new $740 million concourse to the north of its existing terminal. The North Concourse will add 30 gates in two phases. First phase construction will begin on the western portion of the building, and is set for completion in 2020. Image: Passenger Terminal … Read more
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