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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
We reported last week that display industry veteran, Thomas Mueller, was moving on from his position with BenQ in Germany (BenQ Display Head Moves to Product Management). We hear that he will be starting as General Manager for the DACH region at ViewSonic.
Netflix can be watched in 2D on today’s VR headsetReed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, has said that he does not believe in the VR format. In an interview with VentureBeat, Hastings said that he believes that VR will have “a big impact” in gaming, but not so much in video content as it is too … Read more
Flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) manufacturing institute, NextFlex, based in the USA, has announced a second round of proposals for up to $10 million in project funding (Project Call 2.0). The aim is to further the development and use of FHE in different industries, such as agriculture and healthcare. Including cost-sharing, total project value is expected … Read more
Kern & Stelly is now distributing Epson’s professional laser projectors in Germany.
Universal Display Corp reported Q1 2016 net profit of $1.9 million, up 46% YoY from $1.3 million. Turnover was $29.7 million, down 5% YoY from $31.2 million. Commercial emitter sales grew 8% YoY, helping offset the 9% decline in material sales.
Differentiation is a struggle in today’s smartphone market. The form factor has matured and there has been no ‘killer app’ technology for several years. Flexible displays, like LG’s G Flex, have had a lukewarm reception. The Human Media Lab of Queen’s University (Canada), however, has developed a smartphone using a flexible plastic OLED display and … Read more
Toshiba has appointed Satoshi Tsunakawa – president of the firm’s medical systems division – as the company’s new CEO. He will replace interim CEO Masashi Muromachi in June, following shareholder approval. Toshiba hopes to draw a line under its accounting scandal with the new appointment. “My biggest task would be to rebuild trust from stakeholders … Read more
AUO‘s revenues were down 15.5% YoY, to NT$25.8 billion ($796.6 million). Large-size (10″+) panel shipments fell 6.4% MoM to 8.9 billion, while small-to-medium panel shipments were down 7% to 13.7 million units. Year-to-date revenue was NT$97 billion ($3 billion), down 23% YoY. Chunghwa Picture Tubes announced April revenues of NT$3.2 billion ($98.4 million), down 1.2% … Read more
During its annual presentation at the Madison Square Garden Theatre, Hulu announced that its subscriber base had risen by 30% YoY in the past 12 months. The firm expects to surpass 12 million customers in the US this year. It will also be the first streaming service to debut interactive advertising, this summer, through a … Read more
Unipixel reported Q1 2016 net loss of $8.4 million, up 50% YoY from $5.6 million. Turnover for the period was $0.9 million, compared to $0 for the same period previous year.
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