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Earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 34), Huawei said that it had not made any profit on its Windows Phone venture. Now Joe Kelly, head of international media affairs, has gone a step further, telling media, “Nobody made any money” with the OS. Even with deep discounts, Windows Phone was not worth the … Read more
Kumar Chinnaswamy, general manager of wireless charging at Intel Experiences Group, has said that smartphones using wireless charging solutions from Intel will be available early next year. The technology is also forecast to reach tablets and laptops in the second half of 2015. Certifications for several smartphones are “ready to go” according to Chinnaswamy. Display … Read more
The price of in- and on-cell smartphone modules with 1280 x 720 and 1920 x 1080 resolutions has fallen significantly this year. The lower prices began to appear in Q2, says DisplaySearch. Adoption is expected to grow quickly, largely due to robust demand for the iPhone 6. As developing markets rise and low-cost smartphones become … Read more
Jolla, a spin-off from Nokia that pushes a mobile OS called Sailfish, has successfully crowdfunded a tablet. Actually, the company smashed its $380,000 target on Indiegogo. At the time of writing the campaign still had 20 days left to run and had raised almost $1 million. Gambling on a largely-unknown OS is a risk (that’s … Read more
Kronos the workforce management service provider which advertises its services with “Workforce Innovation that Works” has worked with Harris Poll to create a study of the use of wearable devices at work and at home. The study looked at the use of wearable technology at work, at home and how 281 believe wearables will benefit … Read more
Kyocera has developed two new TFT-LCD display modules for use in bright environments, such as direct sunlight. Because of this, they are suited for use in industrial, medical, aerospace and similar applications. An LED driver circuit is integrated into both units – the 10.4″ TCG104XGLP and 12.1″ TCG121XGLP. They have a standard LVDS interface and … Read more
The worldwide tablet market will slow massively in 2014, falling to just 7.2% YoY growth – from 52.5% in 2013. IDC believes that the core reason for the slowdown is that 2014 will represent the first full year of declines in iPad shipments. Neither the market slowdown nor poor iPad result should come as a … Read more
In October, Lenovo completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google and has now said that it believes it can return the business to profitability within 18 months. No official announcement has been made but reports suggest that Lenovo can only achieve this by reducing Motorola’s workforce. Around 3,500 Motorola employees have transferred to Lenovo … Read more
German airline Lufthansa will begin equipping its pilots with the Surface Pro 3 tablet from next year, replacing the existing cockpit laptops. More than 5,000 tablets have been ordered, as well as special docking stations. The first tablets will be put to use in February and the roll-out should be completed by the middle of … Read more
Earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 43), Microvision signed a $1.5 million agreement with a Fortune Global 100 customer. The customer has now followed this with an additional $1.9 million purchase order for ‘key components’ for an HD display module. Display Daily Comments The unnamed customer is believed to be Sony. (TA)
Microvision Inc. narrowed its third quarter net loss to $3.3 million from $3.6 million a year earlier, while turnover was little changed year on year at $968,000 compared with $964,000. The company’s net loss in the first nine months was $14.7 million on turnover of $2.8 million, which compares with a net loss in the … Read more
A US court has rejected an antitrust lawsuit brought by Motorola Mobility against several Asian LCD manufacturers. Many companies have pleaded guilty and been fined in the price-fixing cartel which operated between 2001 and 2006. However, they disputed Motorola’s claims that it had paid too much for LCD phone screens because of the scheme. Judge … Read more
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