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Reuters reports that Stan Shih, founder of Acer has said that he would welcome a takeover bid for the company, which has seen its stock price fall by almost 50% since April, though any potential buyer should expect to pay a steep price. Acer recently reported a 64% year on year drop in net profit … Read more
Sharp has denied the latest rumours concerning the future of its LCD business. The Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, had reported that the company was considering spinning off its its LCD unit into a joint venture with another company, with Innovation Network Corp of Japan and Hon Hai Precision being named as likely candidates. Earlier … Read more
The message at ZTE’s stand was of a continued expansion into new markets (although still not of the phone that I really want to see in Europe, grumble grumble – TA). First was the Blade V6, the thinnest phone in ZTE’s premium Blade series (6.8mm thick). It has a 5″ display with 1280 x 720 … Read more
The OnePlus 2 smartphone (OnePlus Plans Second Exclusive Handset) has been launched. However, in keeping with the company’s theme of exclusivity (and to garner more attention), potential customers must register online before being “invited” to buy the phone. The OnePlus 2 has a 5.5″ display (1920 x 1080), an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor and 3GB … Read more
Huawei has said that the Huawei Watch – an Android Wear device – will be released this month. The unit will feature a 1.4″ circular AMOLED display (400 x 400) (likely to be from AUO), with sapphire crystal glass and wireless charging. A 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor will be built in, and the Watch will require … Read more
CPT and ITRI agreed the transfer of flexible AMOLED technology and touch panel integration last month (CPT Signs Technology Agreement with ITRI). Now, there are reports that CPT expects to begin mass-production of flexible AMOLED displays by 2017. The company will apparently convert its existing G4.5 pilot line, or somehow integrate it with ITRI’s G2.5 … Read more
More information has been shared about AUO’s flexible AMOLED prototype, which was seen at Touch Taiwan (High Resolutions Rule Touch Taiwan). The display is a 5″ unit with an integrated touch sensor. It has 1280 x 720 resolution and was made using an LTPS backplane. The frontplane is a top-emission AMOLED, and the substrate is … Read more
The OVAB Digital Signage Summit Europe takes place in Munich this month, and both LG and BenQ will have a presence. LG will show a new 55″ high-brightness screen called the 55XS2B, for in-window use, as well as a 22″ pre-production model. Both screens will be running LG’s WebOS platform. The 55XS2B will have a … Read more
The standards organization, VESA, has developed a compression codec that it calls Display Stream Compression (DSC). Now, silicon to support the encoding and decoding of video has been developed and should enable products to enter the market by the early next year. To learn more, we talked with Montreal-based Hardent, which has developed the IP … Read more
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded FlexTech Alliance $75 million in federal funding to establish and manage a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) for Flexible Hybrid Electronics. The award will be made over a five year period and is being matched by more than $96 million in cost sharing from non-federal sources, including the … Read more
Hisense launched their Hisense 4K ULED H10 Series Curved Smart TV – 65″ Class at an event held at the Edison Ballroom and hosted by NBC Sports commentator Leigh Diffey. ULED is a game-changing LCD display technology from the Chinese electronics company. During the presentation, Hisense made it clear that the ULED TVs were there … Read more
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced the industry definition for high dynamic range (HDR) compatible video displays. HDR is a new capability that promises to deliver an expansive range of brightness and shadow detail, further enhancing the viewing experience. Paving the way for the introduction of HDR-Compatible Displays, the new CEA designation is designed … Read more
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