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Device Forecast Falls From Q4

Worldwide device (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) shipments are forecast to reach 2.5 billion this year: up 1.5% from 2014, although down from the Q4’14 forecast of 2.8% growth. Gartner expects end-user spending to reach $606 billion. Despite the rise in unit sales, this represents a 5.7% decline YoY – the first fall since … Read more

Samsung to Shift Production to 49″

Samsung Display will shift its 48″ TV panel production to 49″ units, say Asian sources. The move will be an attempt to compete with LG Display and 50″ units from Taiwanese vendors. Production is expected to start this year, when demand from Chinese vendors – seeking to compete in the 50″ segment – increases. Samsung … Read more

Huddle Up! Huddle Spaces and K-20 Education

One of the most pronounced developments appearing at InfoComm 2015 this year involved the stately arrival of the venerated “huddle space” in a featured posture in the exhibit hall. (I stopped counting at 12 huddle station solutions in the cavernous Orlando expo hall.) The solid emergence of this meme met with perfect personal timing. This … Read more

Microsoft to Cut 7,500 Jobs

Microsoft says it will cut 7,500 jobs, around 7% of its workforce, primarily in its phone hardware business, and write down approximately $7.6 billion related to its Nokia phone business. Around one third of the jobs will be lost in Finland, where the company will shut down a product development unit. This is the second … Read more

New 3D Tau Technology Provides 3D Viewing Experience Without Special Glasses

3D Tau today announced 3D Tau Stereo-Step-EclipseTM (SSE), a patent-pending technology that provides the ability to display video in stereoscopic 3D on a screen. Available now for license, 3D Tau SSE technology provides a full 3D viewing experience that is viewable from multiple angles without the need for special glasses or other wearable devices such … Read more

4 in 10 TV Viewers Are “Digital Enthusiasts” – Subscribe to 3+ Online Video Services Plus Cable TV

As consumers embrace and experiment with a host of new ways of watching TV content, a new GfK MRI report has identified six new TV viewing audience groups and how they combine emerging and traditional options for TV use. Click here to download additional information about this report. TV Share of Clock – the first … Read more

Flexible Technology Will Drive Display Revenues

The flexible display market is on the rise – not as a niche product, but as an increasingly-important part of the display market’s revenues. IHS DisplaySearch expects these products to represent 15% of total display revenues by 2024. As flexible OLED production continues to improve, IHS has forecast that flexible display revenue will rise at … Read more

Hannstar’s June Sales Down 36% YoY

Hannstar Display’s sales in June fell 2.5% sequentially and 35.9% year on year to NT$1.3 billion ($41.9 million), bringing sales for the first six months of the year to NT$9.4 billion ($302.9 million), down 19.9% from the first six months of last year. Hannstar shipped 30.9 million small and medium panels last month, an increase … Read more