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Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is launched a new project aiming to develop flexible glass for OLED applications. The Konfect project will receive €5.6 million in funding and will last for three years. It is seeking to refine windable glass through lamination with functional adhesive tapes, and by applying ‘special functional layers’. … Read more
While the resolution war has been going on among smartphone makers, other display enhancements have been largely ignored. Ignis aims to correct that oversight with its new ‘True Vision Display’: an HDR AMOLED display for smartphones. Due to be shown at SID in June, the TVD uses Ignis’ MaxLife technology (Display Monitor Vol 20 No … Read more
We learned last year that eMagin was building a VR head-mounted display, using its own 2k x 2k OLED microdisplay (eMagin Building High-Res OLED HMD). Development has now been completed and the company has shown off the new product, which looks like a pair of goggles. The field of view is said to be over … Read more
Northamber in the UK has signed a deal to supply Samsung’s range of curved monitors.
Broadsign has been chosen by Shell to deploy a network of 600 screens at its petrol forecourts in the UK and the Netherlands. 200 screens are in operation at 25 sites in the UK, and 400 screens at 50 sites in the Netherlands – all using Broadsign’s CMS. We are checking the brand and size … Read more
The worldwide digital signage market will grow strongly over the next two years, says a new IDC study, although the study was based on US respondents. Increased availability of more flexible, interactive content is helping to drive digital signage forwards. Satisfaction is also rising, with 82% of surveyed companies now saying that they are ‘very … Read more
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has said that the company shipped almost 15 million smartphones in Q1’15, compared to 11 million in Q1’14.
Quanta Computer posted a net profit in Q1 of NT$3.7 billion ($121.5 million), down 32.1% sequentially and 21.5% year on year, while turnover was down 18.5% quarter on quarter and 4.9% YoY at NT$205.2 billion ($6.7 billion).
Wistron Corporation recorded a net profit of NT$723 million ($23.7 million) on turnover of NT$15.1 billion ($496 million) in the first quarter of the year. The company’s net profit was 111.4% higher than Q1 of last year.
Quanta has commented on the rumours that Apple is considering outsourcing Apple Watch production to other companies (WSJ Confirms Taptic Engine Limiting Watch Supply). Vice chairman CC Leung has said that production is ‘no longer a challenge’. Leung added that labour shortages over the Chinese New Year period limited ‘client’s’ shipments, but the company now … Read more
Chunghwa Picture Tubes is preparing to strengthen development and production of panels for industrial computing devices and automobiles, to raise value and margins. The company said that it shipped 101 million small- and medium-size panels in Q1 (down 1.2% YoY), of which 42 million were for smartphones (-3%), 10.3 million for tablets (up 2.5%) and … Read more
Micro-Star International (MSI) has strongly denied reports that it is in talks with Lenovo to sell its gaming notebook business. Rumours had been circulating suggesting that Lenovo was interested in acquiring the unit to raise its competitiveness in the gaming notebook industry. Lenovo is a major client of MSI’s ODM/OEM business.
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