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HTC‘s One M9+ smartphone is now available to pre-order in the UK, confirming a story that we published last month (Rumour: HTC’s M9+ Coming to Europe). China’s Meizu has introduced its newest flagship, the MX5. This handset has a 5.5″ AMOLED display, 1920 x 1080 resolution, an octa-core processor running Android 5.0 and 3GB of … Read more
Supply chain sources say that Apple Watch yield rates are rising, so significant shipment growth is expected in the second half of the year. The sources also said that it is unlikely that vendors other than Quanta will join the supply chain, as shipment volumes are not at a level to warrant it yet.
Chinese display solution maker, HKC, has signed an agreement with the Chongqing government to invest CNY12 billion ($1.9 billion) into a new G8.5 fab. Construction began in June, and production will begin in Q1’17. Monthly capacity will be 60,000 substrates.
Photo: DigitimesCompal president Ray Chen has said that the company’s shipment goals are unchanged from those set in early 2015. However, they are ‘very challenging’. Notebook and tablet forecasts have been adjusted for YoY decreases of 4% – 6% (from 3%) and 10% – 15% (from 1%), respectively. Smartphone growth forecast has also been revised … Read more
Wistron CEO Simon Lin has said that the company’s notebook shipments in Q1 and Q2 were ‘far short’ of expectations. Second half volumes will grow no more than 10%, sequentially, he added.
Officials from the USA and Mexico have met to discuss spectrum sharing plans. The talks dealt with the 600MHz and 800MHz bands. In the 600MHz band, the countries have developed a technical plan that will enable Mexico to complete ASO, while accommodating the incentive auction in the USA. A roadmap has been agreed to in … Read more
Germany’s Deutsche TV-Plattform has issued the minimum technical requirements for DVB-T2 devices being used in the country. They can be found at http://tinyurl.com/pwwr2y7. Devices conforming to the requirements will be issued with a logo, details of which will follow soon. Some of the requirements include featuring HDMI, component, and Scart ports; complying with the DVB-T2 … Read more
Discovery is preparing to develop UltraHD TV content, so that it can be ready for TV operators’ demand. Both the CEO and president, David Zaslav, and president of international, JC Perrette, have confirmed that company’s work with the format. Perrette said, “Discovery is ready for 4k to move forward like HD originally did”.
Once again, in the pursuit of “state-of-the-art” displays, we are getting a peek with the DisplayMate Labs microscope into an Apple Watch display shoot-out. This time, founder Dr. Raymond Soneira, announced an in-depth review of the ambient light performance of Apple’s newest wearable device, that uses different types of display covers – sapphire and glass … Read more
In February 2015, the FDA issued a ruling that is having a chilling effect on sales of laser phosphor projectors in the US. This ruling classified projectors containing lasers (RGB laser, laser phosphor and hybrid) in a much more restrictive way than the EU IEC ruling. The ramifications of this ruling were visible at Infocomm. … Read more
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is continuing to work on means of generating digital holograms and a device for holographic display. A recent public indication of the company’s activity in this area is manifested in a just published patent application number 14/328227. It is entitled “Sub-Hologram Generation Method and Apparatus for Holographic Display,” filed on July … Read more
A recent study from the In-vehicle UX group at Strategy Analytics (www.strategyanalytics.com) surveying consumers in the US and Western Europe has confirmed low interest in wearables for automotive use-cases. While younger males and luxury car owners appeared to be most interested in the US, strong interest was below 20% across all Western European segments. Despite … Read more
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