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LG in Germany has announced the departure of Olive Kinne as director of marketing and sales for its mobile communications business. No reason has been given for his departure, nor the name of a successor. Until a new appointment is made, Martin Winkler, who was appointed COO in March, will assume the role of acting … Read more
A render of the supposed 12.9″ iPad Pro has been leaked on Twitter, by @Onleaks. It shows a tablet measuring 223 x 306 x 7.2mm (this area has a 14.9″ diagonal, which could feasibly be a 12.9″ display with bezels – TA), with a USB-C port. The tablet, along with a 15″ Macbook, is expected … Read more
Microsoft is said to be working on two new Lumia phones running Windows 10. They are code-named Cityman and Talkman. Unleash the Phones claims that the Cityman is high-end, with a 5.7″ display, 2560 x 1440 resolution, octa-core 64-bit Qualcomm chipset, 3GB of RAM and a 3,300mAh removable battery. The Talkman differs with a 5.2″ … Read more
Samsung, continuing its partnership with Marvel Entertainment (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25) will release an ‘Iron Man edition’ of its Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone within a month. The phone’s cover will feature an Iron Man-themed design.
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) is reported to have abandoned its plan to invest in Sharp, following news that the Japanese firm has secured loans of ¥200 billion ($1.7 billion) from its major lenders. A Japanese-language report claimed that the two companies had already reached a consensus to end negotiations. However, some market observers have speculated … Read more
US firm C3nano says it has acquire Asia’s major supplier of silver nanowire (AgNW), Aiden of Korea. The company said that in addition to establishing a vertically integrated AgNW supply, the acquisition provides C3nanowith “a gateway to the critical display market in Korea and greater Asia”.
This week we are highlighting Public Displays in the 40″ and 42″ Full HD LCD category with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are 10 brands featured in the advertising. NEC Displays is at the top of the PageShare for the combined three major countries, Samsung is second and LG is third. The ranking is the … Read more
Technavio has published a new report on the global OLED TV market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of 76% from 2015-2019. OLED TVs: About the Report According to the latest market research report by Technavio, OLED display technology boasts several advantages over older technologies. OLED TVs offer a viewing angle of 180 … Read more
According to a new report from IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight, embedded touch displays, including in-cell and on-cell touch displays, are forecast to have a nearly 40% share of touch module shipments for mobile phone applications this year. In-cell and on-cell touch displays for mobile phones grew … Read more
Windows-based Tablets continued to grab more market share from competitor-branded Tablets by Apple and Google in the first quarter of 2015. Total Tablet shipments reached 51.8 million units in Q1 2015, down 9 percent from 56.7 million in Q1 2014, according to preliminary data by Strategy Analytics’ Tablet & Touchscreen Strategies (TTS) service report, “Global … Read more
Today, I’m writing this article using a new monitor that I have on loan from Samsung. The monitor (the SE790C ) is a 34″ 21:9 unit with 3440 x 1440 resolution and is curved. That’s two new features for me as a monitor user – the wide aspect ratio and the curve. I have been … Read more
In recent news Microsoft and Apple were tapped as filing and receiving patents that describe mood or emotion sensing as part of the patents. Microsoft received a patent called “Wearable Emotion Detection Feedback System” (US Patent # 9,019,174 B2). This patent describes a possible way to detect the mood of people around the wearer of … Read more
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