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Sharp issued another statement this week denying speculative reports about plans to overhaul its business. The latest rumours suggest that Sharp is in talks with state-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) to invest ¥100 billion ($840 million) in a new LCD subsidiary for small and medium sized panels. INCJ helped launch Japan Display in … Read more
An offical at LG has told CNet that the company is struggling to meet the demand for OLED TVs. “There’s enough demand right now that we can’t build OLED TVs quickly enough”, said David VanderWaal, senior director of marketing. He also said that LG does not expect to sell “a ton” of OLED TVs this … Read more
MMD has signed Trigon in the Middle East as distributor for its entire range of monitors across the GCC countries. This includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
PCA France has expanded its range of LCD monitors with the addition of products from HannsG.
A patent may prevent the Apple Watch from being sold in Switzerland this year. The patent, which covers the use of the word ‘Apple’ and apple imagery in association with watches and jewellery, was established in 1985, but expires this year. It belongs to William Longe, owner of watch brand, Leonard.
Samsung’s new low-cost, large screen tablet, the Galaxy Tab A, was unveiled in Russia in March, and has now been confirmed for a European release. The Tab A will come in 8″ and 9.7″ sizes, although Samsung has only confirmed the 9.7″ for a launch in Europe – or, more specifically, Germany. It is a … Read more
Germany’s Grundig is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, kicking it off with a bundled offer. Customers purchasing the 48″ or 55″ VLX 7070 UltraHD LCD TV can also choose an additional, free Grundig device, including radios and kitchen appliances.
Virgin Media’s Paws TV remote – launched to celebrate the UK’s National Pet Month, in April – looks like a belated April Fools, but it really isn’t. Someone at the company really did sit down and design a remote control for pets to watch TV. ‘Paws TV’ isn’t even the best pun – pets can … Read more
Sammobile claims that Samsung is to release a new smartwatch with a round face. The device will be called the Gear A or Orbis. Two models will be launched: one requiring a Bluetooth connection (SM-R720) and another with 3G and voice call support (SM-R730).
A render of the second-generation Moto360 smartwatch has apparently been leaked. The image shows a circular watch and appears very similar to the picture posted by Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing last month (Lenovo CEO Leaks New Moto 360). Rather than a ‘flat tyre’ bezel, the watch has a fully-round face design and centre crown, as … Read more
Kobo claims that its new 6″ Glo HD eReader has ‘the highest resolution screen available on the market’, at an unusual 1448 x 1072 resolution (300 ppi). An E Ink Carta display (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 35) is used in the eReader, as well as a front light. The device uses a 1GHz processor … Read more
Samsung Electronics says it expects operating profit in the first quarter to be approximately KRW5.9 trillion ($5.4 billion), which would be an 11.3% improvement from Q4 but 30.6% down on the first quarter of the previous year. Turnover in Q1 is expected to be around KRW47 trillion ($43.1 billion), 10.8% lower sequentially and 12.4% down … Read more
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