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Digitimes Sees Demand for E-Paper Declining

According to an article in Digitimes, the demand for electrophoretic displays (e-paper) is on a global decline. The article explains this decline with lower sales of electronic book readers, with Toshiba, Sony and Panasonic leaving the market. In the US, Amazon is still the market leader and according to recent sales results, is doing well.  … Read more

Coldplay 360-Degree Concert Teaser to be Released

One of the big potential applications for the next generation of virtual reality gear is the ability to immerse yourself in a 360-degree video experience. While there is a going crop of 360-degree capture devices, NextVR has one of the most sophisticated rigs. That’s why, when it says it has captured a live concert of … Read more

CES Promises Cables, OLEDs and Standards

A keynote dedicated to mobile technology will consist of a panel with executives from Electrolux, General Motors, Philips and Qualcomm. ‘How Mobile is Fundamentally Changing Our World’ will take place at 1pm on 6th January in the Westgate Theatre. Hardent, at the VESA DisplayPort stand (South Hall 1, #20,624), will showcase what is said to … Read more

Bitkom Predicts German CE Decline

Revenue from consumer electronics (CE) sales in Germany in 2015 will fall 3.3% YoY, to €10.2 billion. The forecast is presented by trade association Bitkom, based on data from the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO). While the rapid 15% decline seen in 2013 has not stopped, it has slowed considerably. The market’s performance continues to … Read more

Android Spurs MEA Tablet Growth

Tablet sales grew strongly in the MEA region in Q3’14, says IDC, spurred by significant Android shipments. Volume rose 29.6%, to 4.15 million units. Growth was most evident in the consumer segment, which was boosted by a number of IT festivals and back-to-school promotions. YoY declines hit both iOS and Windows in Q3, but Android … Read more

Touch Growth Helps PC Monitors

Global PC monitor shipments in Q3’14 fell 5.1% YoY, to 33.4 million units, according to IDC. Shipments are expected to remain flat, at around 33.5 million units, in Q4’14. Two of the world’s largest monitor markets experienced modest shipment growth: Western Europe and the USA (4.4% and 4.5%, respectively). IDC expects US shipments to grow … Read more

Smartphones Rise in Q3, But Mobile Sales Are Flat

Emerging markets exhibited record levels of smartphone growth in Q3’14, while mature regions like Western Europe continued to decline. Smartphone sales were up 20.3% YoY, to 301 million units – balanced by falling feature phone sales, with the result that total mobile phone sales to end users in Q3 were flat, says Gartner. Total smartphone … Read more

ITA Talks Collapse, Resume in 2015

Last week (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 49), talks surrounding the second phase of the International Technology Agreement (ITA-II) were said to have stalled over a disagreement between China and South Korea. Reuters now reports that the talks, which aim to update the 17-year old agreement, have fallen through because of the deadlock. “The participants … Read more