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LG Chem to Invest $184 Million in OLED Line

February 19, 2015 by Helen Vince

LG Chem is to invest KRW200 billion ($184 million) in a 5G OLED lighting panel line to produce glass substrates measuring 125 x 110 cm. The line is expected to come on stream in 2017. Sources suggest that LG Chem will be able to lower prices by around 90%, making a 10 x 10 cm … Read more

Names Emerge as Leaders of Post-Split HP

February 19, 2015 by Helen Vince

There have been unconfirmed reports that HP has announced the names of the executives who will lead the EMEA businesses once the PC and enterprise units are separated later this year. HP Inc. EMEA will be run by Herbert Koeck, while HPE will be led by Peter Ryan. The rest of the management team in … Read more

Gartner: Refurbished Phones Will Impact New Sales

February 19, 2015 by Tom Allen

The global market for refurbished smartphones will climb to 120 million units by 2017, with an equivalent wholesale revenue of about $14 billion. Last year, the market reached 56 million units. According to Gartner, 60% of consumers are now replacing their smartphones because they want additional functionality, or simply desire a new device. The firm’s … Read more

Nintendo Abandons European TV Plans

February 19, 2015 by Tom Allen

Nintendo has changed its plans for the Tvii platform (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 38). Available in the USA and Japan since 2012, the service is no longer destined for a European launch, ‘Due to the extremely complex nature of localising multiple television services across a diverse range of countries with varied licensing systems’. Analyst … Read more

IOC Has ‘No Plans’ for UltraHD in Rio

February 19, 2015 by Tom Allen

The Internal Olympics Committee has said that it has ‘no plans” for UltraHD TV broadcasts during the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcast Services, said, “There is no demand from our rights holders for 4k… We have to take our cue from broadcasters”. Despite that, the OBS still plans … Read more

Gartner Says Worldwide Market for Refurbished Smartphones to Reach 120 Million Units by 2017

February 18, 2015 by Helen Vince

A survey of U.S. and German consumers by Gartner, Inc. found that 60 percent of consumers are replacing their smartphones because they are interested in additional functionality, or they “just want” a new device. Consequently, the worldwide market for refurbished phones that are sold to end users will grow to 120 million units by 2017, … Read more

Organic Electronics Made Possible by Advanced Printing Techniques

February 18, 2015 by Helen Vince

Printing techniques such as gravure, inkjet, flexography and lithograph have enabled the development of various cost-efficient electronic equipment and multi-material parts. While novel-printing techniques have been employed primarily to produce consumer electronics such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), continuing technology and material advancements will extend its use to the wearable, automotive, building and architecture segments. … Read more

EPEAT Sets Date for Level 1 Investigations of PC and Displays Verification Round

February 18, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

The Verification Round Plan for PCs and Displays (Round PC-2015-01) is now available, and can be found here. In this Round, all products and criteria will be randomly chosen, and 75 Level 1 investigations are planned. The Round will begin in early March 2015. EPEAT’s Online Learning Center has pre-recording training modules for every criterion … Read more

Eizo Returns to WATM

February 18, 2015 by Tom Allen

Eizo is to show its full range of air traffic control solutions at World ATM Congress 2015 (WATMC 2015) in Madrid, Spain (stand 349) from the 10th to 12th March. These include 2k x 2k and 4k x 2k models, as well as the Re/Vue series of video recording and streaming solutions.

Dell Readies 2015 Education Lineup

February 18, 2015 by Tom Allen

Dell’s new additions to its education portfolio include a laptop, tablets and a Chromebook. All four products (Chromebook 11; Venue 10 and 10 Pro tablets; and Latitude 11 Education Series laptop) are ‘playground-proof’, with rubber trims to absorb shocks. They have only been previewed at the time of writing, so we will have to wait … Read more

Toshiba Has LCD/OLED Module for Ara

February 18, 2015 by Tom Allen

Toshiba has shown off several modules for Google’s (originally Motorola’s) Project Ara modular smartphone (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 48). They include a display module for LCD and OLED screens, and connectivity, Wi-Fi and camera devices. In related news, MWC’s organisers have said that the phone will be on display at the show in March. … Read more

Asus Looks Away From Android

February 18, 2015 by Tom Allen

Asus CEO Jerry Shen has said that the company is developing a smartwatch that does not use Android Wear. Quoted by Focus Taiwan, Shen said, “The major concern is about saving power”.