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Blackberry Makes Global Job Cuts

Blackberry is once again the subject of rumours about a possible take-over of its business, having already been linked to both Samsung and Apple so far this year as a potential acquisition target. Microsoft is the latest company rumoured to be interested in the struggling smartphone vendor, with reports suggesting that it has hired investment … Read more

OnePlus 2 Will Have 64-Bit CPU

Specifications have begun to appear for the OnePlus (the Chinese brand) 2 (OnePlus Plans Second Exclusive Handset). According to Geekbench Browser, the phone will run Android 5.1 on a Snapdragon 810 processor, with 3GB of RAM. Meanwhile, Android Headlines claims that the phone will have 1920 x 1080 resolution and that the processor will be … Read more

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 22

China’s Gionee has said that it will launch a new smartphone, the Elife E8, in June. The phone will be launched worldwide on the 10th. Most specs are simply rumours at this point, including a 4.6″ AMOLED display with 2560 x 1440 resolution and a 2GHz octa-core Mediatek processor. Android 5.0 will be the OS, … Read more

Ignis Secures $14 Million in Financing

Ignis Innovation, an emissive display technology company, says it has secured $14 million in financing to accelerate product development using its True Vision Display technology. Last week, the company said that it would be showing its new True Vision Display, an HDR AMOLED display for smartphones, at SID in June (Ignis Claims HDR Mobile Display). … Read more

India Looks to Low-Cost OLED Production

G Rajeswaran, formerly of Eastman Kodak, is attempting to kickstart OLED manufacturing in India. Rajeswaran is working with the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras on the INR5 billion ($72.2 million) project. The partners are developing ideas for a project to manufacture OLED screens at a low cost. If approved and funded by the government, … Read more

NPD: UltraHD Remains a TV Bright Spot

Best Buy says that there is “genuine customer interest” for large TVsThe NPD Group’s Stephen Baker has told Marketwatch that US consumer appetites to trade up in TVs are being fuelled by falling prices. UltraHD TVs in Q1’15 cost about half what they did when they were introduced in Q4’13 – on average, around $1,600. … Read more

Clarks Hopes Tablets Will Quieten Stores

UK-based shoe company, Clarks, has begun measuring children’s feet in a very 21st-century way – with iPads. Innovation manager Chris Towns said that he hopes using the tablets will make the experience more fun – the iPads have cartoon characters talking the children through the process. Quieter shops might also be a benefit! Clarks will … Read more

Top 10 Trends in Displays

The following is a piece written by Sri Peruvemba, CEO of Marketer International and Head of Marketing for the Society for Information Display. Sri Peruvemba at Latin Display – photo Meko LtdThe global display industry continues to grow, with new technologies enabling a host of emerging products and applications. To help you keep track of … Read more