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Foxconn Seeks to Become Display Maker

According to Chinese media, Foxconn plans to become a display maker itself in the future, rather than a pure OEM. The manufacturer has apparently invested CNY28 billion ($4.4 billion) in a G6 LTPS fab in China’s Zhengzhou. Production will begin in 2017, and mass production in 2018. Around 20,000 substrates would be produced at the … Read more

Quanta Suffers Monthly Drops

Quanta has reported consolidated revenues of NT$90 billion ($2.75 billion) in October, down 11.3% MoM but up 9.6% YoY. The company has made sales of NT$822 billion ($25 billion) in the January-October period, up 8.6% compared to last year. Quanta shipped 3.3 million notebooks in October, down 1 million units from September; this was the … Read more

Best Buy Reveals All Black Friday Deals

Best Buy has revealed its Black Friday deals, which include everything from smartphones to UltraHD TVs. ‘Doorbuster’ deals will begin at 5pm on Thanksgiving Day itself. Several UltraHD TVs will be on sale. Two of these will be from Samsung, the 65″ JS8500 ($2,000, down from $2,500) and 60″ JU6390 ($800, down from $1,500). A … Read more

QD Vision Discusses Developments and Competition

Quantum dot developer QD Vision has received a new round of investment led by Tsing Capital and BASF Venture Capital totaling approximately $22 million from both existing investors and new investors. The funds will be used to advance R&D efforts and support commercialization of new products. Quantum dots are semiconductor materials. When designed for displays, … Read more

Hyundai Virtual Guide Introduces Augmented Reality To The Owner’s Manual

Later this year, Hyundai will be the first mainstream automaker to launch an augmented reality owner’s manual app. The Hyundai Virtual Guide app is the brand’s modern take on the traditional owner’s manual, allowing consumers to use their smartphone or tablet computer to get how-to information for repairs, maintenance and vehicle features. At launch, the … Read more

LG Electronics Honored With 21 CES 2016 Innovation Awards

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA®), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association, is recognizing LG Electronics’ (LG) excellence in design and technology with 21 awards for innovative products to be on display at CES 2016 in Las Vegas from Jan. 6-9, 2016. LG received the prestigious 2016 CES® Innovation Awards in 10 highly competitive categories: Accessible Tech, … Read more

New Generation TCO Certified Aims to Further Reduce Hazardous, Unknown Substances in Electronics

TCO Development today launched the latest generation TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The revision includes new criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant substances and replacing them with safer alternatives. First to certify product include displays from Eizo, Dell, Lenovo, LG and Samsung. “Today there are over 40 000 chemical substances on the … Read more

LG and Samsung Secure CES Awards

LG and Samsung have both taken multiple CES 2016 Innovation Awards: 21 and 38, respectively. Winning products for LG included the 77″ UltraHD OLED TV, V10 smartphone and G Watch Urbane 2nd Edition; other winners will be announced on the 5th January. Samsung winners included the Gear S2 smartwatch; Galaxy S6 Edge+ smartphone; Galaxy View … Read more

TCO Tightens Restrictions in Seventh Generation

TCO Development has launched the seventh generation of its TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The new version includes criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant substances and replacing them with safer alternatives. “Our goal with the new criteria is to provide the electronics and chemical industries with an incentive to test the flame … Read more