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Gartner Spells Out its View on the Future of Technology

As 2014 comes to an end, market researchers start their forecasts of what is to come in consumer electronics in 2015 and beyond. One of the first companies to share its views on technology development in coming years is Gartner. The company has released some of its expectations at recent events and press releases. PCR … Read more

Firefox Phones for the African Market

Sources in Taiwan’s supply chain have said that Mozilla is likely to work with Chinese vendors to produce Firefox-based smartphones. These phones will be sold in Africa through Millicom’s subsidiaries next year. Mozilla has been working with vendors including TCL, ZTE and Huawei, as well as Spice and Intex in India and Cherry Mobile for … Read more

Everdisplay Plans New Product For Every Quarter

Last month, Everdisplay showcased its own products at the China International Hi-Tech Fair, and announced new small AMOLEDs to be released next year. Showing a new product roadmap, Everdisplay’s Zhu Ketai Hui said that a new product will be released every quarter next year. He began by speaking about the products we had already heard … Read more

EU CE Regulation Change Enforced From January

Display vendors should be aware of a change to regulations in Europe, which will be enforced from January 2015. July 2010 saw a political agreement between the European Parliament and the European Commission, which set up new regulations for the labelling of products in Europe (Display Monitor Vol 17 No 29). Directive 1062/2010 introduced new … Read more

Education and Calmer Egypt Drives MEA PC Growth

PCs in MEA enjoyed 2.1% volume growth YoY to reach 4.26 million units in Q3’14. According to IDC, the result was boosted by two large education deals in Pakistan and the revival of the Egyptian market. Both the desktop and portable segments showed an increase, of 3.6% (to 1.73 million) and 1.1% (to 2.53 million), … Read more

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