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Philips’ High-Res Monitors Reach New Size

32″ is a new size for MMD/Philips’ 2560 x 1440 LCD monitors, which it now has a presence in with the BDM3270QP. The display can show 10-bit colour and features 12-bit internal processing. Multiview technology splits the screen in half to display content from two separate sources. These can be connected through DisplayPort, MHL-HDMI, dual-link … Read more

Sharp Explains B2B Display Push

Stanley Sharp

Sharp held an open day in London for its dealers and distributors and we went along to hear what the firm had to say. Sid Stanley is Sharp’s European Sales Director, a position he has held for a year or so. He has been in the display business for some time, having worked at Barco, … Read more

WSJ Confirms Taptic Engine Limiting Watch Supply

Image credit: WSJSources have told the Wall Street Journal that one of the issues limiting supply of the Apple Watch is a defective taptic engine (a new component providing haptic feedback) as rumoured in April (Apple Watch Supply Issues Caused by Display and Motor). The engines produced by China’s AAC Technologies were found to break … Read more

C3nano Seals Acquisition of Asia’s Largest Manufacturer of Silver Nanowire

C3nano Seals Acquisition of Asia’s Largest Manufacturer of Silver Nanowire—Aiden Co. Ltd. Korea. Deal enables rapid production at scale of new era technologies for the touch sensor and display industry. Hayward, Calif., — April 28, 2015. C3nano, Inc., the performance leader in transparent conductive films (TCFs) for the touch sensor and display industry announced that … Read more

Tablets Will Fall Due to Phablet Popularity

There were 18.3 million connected tablets in the USA at the end of 2014, says The NPD Group – up 90% YoY. More than 8.7 million new customers joined cellular tablet contracts last year, due to aggressive promotions, carrier subsidies and simplified service plans. NPD expects this growth to slow in the coming years, however. … Read more

Hannstar Display Result 30/04/2015

Hannstar Display Corporation reported a first quarter net profit of NT$705 million ($23 million) on turnover of NT$5.3 billion ($173.1 million), which compares with a net profit of NT$1 billion ($32.6 million) on turnover of NT$5.6 billion ($182.9 million) in Q1 2014. The company’s small and medium sized panel shipments reached 79.5 million units in … Read more

Channel Outdoor Hires Analyst

Andy Stevens Channel Outdoor

Clear Channel Outdoor has appointed Andy Stevens as its new senior VP of research, insights and analytics. In his new role, Stevens will develop critical performance analytics and research related to the out of home (OOH) media market and work with the sales leadership and marketing teams to develop strategies to support the company’s vision … Read more

Samsung Denies OLED Rumours, Considers G10

There have been rumours in recent months that Samsung was preparing to re-enter the OLED TV market (IHS: Samsung Looking at a Change in its OLED TV Plans?). However, Samsung Display executive Lee Chang-hoon, speaking in the company’s quarterly earnings call, has confirmed that the company has no plans to pursue OLED TVs at this … Read more