QD Vision Honoured With Edison Award
QD Vision has won a bronze Edison Award for its Color IQ quantum dots.
Lenovo Widens Battery Recall
Lenovo has extended its recall for faulty Thinkpad batteries to include computers shipped between 2010 and 2012. The batteries may overheat, posing a fire hazard. A list of affected devices can be found at http://tinyurl.com/lh578ks.
Samsung Takes Steps Towards Ubiquitous Charging
To celebrate the launch of the Galaxy S6 in Ireland, Samsung has teamed up with Starcom, Source Out of Home, Delite and Clear Channel, adding wireless charging to five bus shelters around Dublin. The bus shelters are also NFC-enabled, so can be used to access additional content. (Presumably there can be a long wait for … Read more
EE Has Own-Brand Products – From BenQ
UK mobile operator EE has branched out with the launch of its own smartphones. Released at the end of April, the Harrier and Harrier Mini are 4G models using EE’s new Wi-Fi Calling feature. Much like apps such as Viber and Skype, Wi-Fi Calling can be used to bypass a weak mobile phone signal; instead, … Read more
iFixit Confirms Apple Watch Display Source
A teardown of the Apple Watch by iFixit has confirmed that the product uses a flexible AMOLED screen from LG Display, which had been suspected but not proven until now. The article (http://tinyurl.com/pn2h3dr) also revealed the resolution of the Watch: 340 x 272 for the smaller model and 390 x 312 for the larger one.
Bloomberg Claims SDC’s A3 Line Has Started Production
According to Bloomberg, Samsung Display has begun to produce flexible OLED displays at its G6.5 A3 line – which was expected to begin production in June. Bloomberg claims that the new fab will more than double SDC’s flexible OLED capacity, from 2 million 5″ panels a month to over 5 million. OLED-Info disputes this, calculating … Read more
Everdisplay Linked to Huawei
China’s Everdisplay has updated its AMOLED roadmap, revealed last year (Everdisplay Plans New Product For Every Quarter), with news that it will release a 1.4″ circular display. OLED-Info speculates that this means that Everdisplay produces the display in Huawei’s upcoming smartwatch. A larger 8″ AMOLED panel will also be released later this year.
JDI to Invest $2.5 Billion in Smartphone Panels
According to reports, Japan Display (JDI) is planning to invest ¥300 billion ($2.5 billion) over the next five years to expand production of high-resolution LCD smartphone panels. JDI is expected to invest in an existing plant in Chiba Prefecture and a factory due to open next year in Ishikawa Prefecture to double output capacity for … Read more
Next Gear Will be Round
A teaser image from Samsung suggests that the next Gear smartwatch will be round. The image was posted alongside the launch of a new SDK for developers.
License to Kill Apparently Extends to Sponsorship Deals
According to leaked emails, James Bond: Spectre actor Daniel Craig will use a Sony Xperia Z4 in the upcoming film – but isn’t happy about it. Both Craig and director Sam Mendes would prefer to use ‘the best phone on the market’. The email, which was leaked some time ago, reads, ‘Beyond the $$ factor, … Read more
Laser Pulse Prints Flexible Transistor
Researchers at the Netherlands’ Delft University of Technology have succeeded in printing silicon on a substrate. Previous work in printing circuitry has focused on organic and metal-oxide inks, but these materials have a lower performance than silicon. The team used polysilicon (poly-Si) in the work, producing it directly onto a substrate using liquid silicon ink, … Read more
Windows Approaches 5% Market Share in Tablets
The continued fall in tablet ASPs has given Chinese suppliers – with price advantages and higher flexibility – a chance to rise in the market, says Taiwan’s MIC. The majority of branded and white-box tablets use Android – with Apple’s iPad share declining, MIC data now shows Android with a 70% market share. Windows tablet … Read more
