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Samsung Display Creates Dedicated Apple Team

Reports from Korea suggest that Samsung Display is creating an exclusive group to focus solely on Apple’s product development and management. According to Korean sources, the aim of the group will be to monitor both what Apple produces and demand for its products, so that Samsung can “react and respond faster”. Samsung executive director Eungsang … Read more

Samsung, LG Agree to End Legal Disputes

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have agreed to settle their differences and committed to ending any ongoing legal disputes, as well as agreeing to settle any future disagreements through dialogue. The agreement is wide reaching and includes the long-running dispute between the two Korean companies’ display subsidiaries, Samsung Display and LG Display (LGD), over OLED … Read more

Form Labs Brings Classic 50s TV to Modern Age

Form Labs has recreated the iconic 1950s TV, the Philco Predicta, using 3D printing – although the scale is a little off. Using their own printer, the Form+1, and clear resin, the team printed the TV in a tiny scale. To put it in perspective, the ‘TV’ uses a 2″ Adafruit LCD screen! Of course, … Read more

Samsung’s Q1 Operating Profit Predicted to Rise

Samsung confirmed this week that it expects operating profit in the first quarter to rise by more than 2% sequentially, thanks to strong performances in its flat panel and chip businesses. The company is likely to post an operating profit of KRW5.4 trillion ($4.5 billion), compared with KRW5.3 trillion ($4.4 billion) in Q4. Samsung’s operating … Read more

CEC Opens IGZO Line

CEC Panda has opened a new G8.5 IGZO LCD production line in Nanjing, China. CNY29.2 billion ($4.7 billion) was invested in the fab, which has an annual output of 720,000 substrates. These substrates can be used in displays ranging from smartphones to TVs, which will have a pixel density of up to 700 ppi, according … Read more

Comp Mall Fits Industrial Monitor With DisplayPort

Comp Mall of Germany has developed a 21.5″ industrial monitor, with scratch-resistant 7H hardness glass and a sturdy metal frame. The display is IP65-compliant on the front and will operate in 10° – 50° temperatures. The DM-F22A can be used in production, automation, logistics and factory applications, as well as facility management, kiosks and digital … Read more

Terra Pad Pro is for Mid-Sized Companies

Wortmann AG has a new 10.1″ tablet, the Terra Pad 1061 Pro, which has been specifically designed for medium-sized companies. ‘A tablet that copes with the daily challenges in commerce, industry and trade as well as well as in medical and healing practices, architecture and other professions’. As well as acting as a tablet, the … Read more

Olio Aims to Halt the Notification Tide

Former Apple, HP, NASA and Pixar employees have created the Olio smartwatch. Instead of acting like a wrist-mounted smartphone, the Olio aims to protect wearers from a flood of notifications. The watch aggregates everything in a series of streams that owners can browse, similar to Twitter. Calls and texts can also be answered, and the … Read more