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Asian Consumers Buy New iPhone at Twice the Global Rate

Statistics from Localytics – an app marketing and analytics firm – has shown where Apple’s iPhone 6S had the biggest impact. While 13 million models were sold worldwide on the phone’s opening weekend, adoption speed varied by market. According to Localytics, Asian consumers were the fastest to purchase the iPhone 6S. After two weeks, the … Read more

Charter Faces Opposition in Time Warner Merger

The merger of Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Charter Communications in the USA (Time Warner Acquired by Charter Communications) has been the target of complaints from public interest groups and competitors. Opponents lodged their arguments with the Federal Communications Commission’s comments process. They warned that the deal would enable a monopoly that could … Read more

Lenovo Creates ‘Portable’ AIO PC

Lenovo has announced two new Yoga 900 Windows 10 PCs, including one that is called ‘the world’s thinnest Intel Core i convertible laptop’. As members of the Yoga line, both of the new products are convertible. The Yoga 900 Convertible Laptop (14.9mm thick, 1.3kg) features a ‘watchband’ hinge, which enables the rotation of the display … Read more

10 Times Brightness Rise Claimed in Blue PHOLED

A team of researchers has developed a new blue light-emitting phosphorescent OLED (PHOLED) molecule, which is close to meeting the brightness requirements of the USA’s National Television Systems Committee (NTSC). Stephen Forrest is from the University of Michigan (UoM), which worked on the project with the University of Southern California (USC). He said “Bright, deep … Read more

LG Display Takes LG Chem’s OLED Business

LG Chem has confirmed that it will sell its OLED lighting business to its affiliate, LG Display, as rumoured in August (OLED Lighting May Move to LG Display). The move is part of the LGC’s effortts to refocus on its core business. “LG Chem will focus on its material business, while LG Display will develop … Read more

Asus Talks to Microsoft About Making a HoloLens Device

CNet reports that Asus CEO Jonney Shih and Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s EVP of Windows and devices, have been discussing the possibility of Asus coming out with their own version of Microsoft HoloLens. According to the report, Asus is interested in becoming the first company to develop and make a HoloLens device. It is not clear … Read more

Epic Games has high Hopes for Virtual Reality

EPIC bullet train

IGN the online gaming portal and subsidiary of Ziff Davis reported on an interview with Epic Games Founder Tim Sweeney after the release of the VR experience Bullet Train. Epic has invested in the creation of a 5 minute VR teaser game Bullet Train to develop and demonstrate the ability of the Unreal gaming engine … Read more