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A class-action lawsuit, which has been ongoing in the USA for more than a year, is now being settled by Lenovo. The suit said that the company’s Ideapad U310 and U410 ultrabooks had an inherent design flaw, making it ‘nearly impossible’ to remain connected to a WiFi network. Around 83,000 devices were affected. Lenovo has … Read more
A number of iPhone 5 smartphones have been found to have underperforming batteries. These units, sold between September 2012 and January 2013, have a shorter battery life than intended. Customers in Europe, the USA and China possessing these phones can now swap their old batteries for new ones. To check eligibility, visit http://tinyurl.com/k6zyga3.
Despite some models appearing to show an heat warning, the Surface Pro 3 does not overheat, Microsoft has said. Some of the Core i7 models have been found to show a thermometer icon instead of the boot screen, indicating that they are too hot to turn on. In a statement, Microsoft has said that this … Read more
NPD DisplaySearch’s Charles Annis believes that LG Display is ramping up production of 1.3″ and 1.5″ OLED displays, in preparation for Apple’s iWatch launch. In a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/oskvp46), Annis writes that the displays have 320 x 240 resolution and are fabricated on plastic substrates. It is believed that they will be made using a … Read more
The head-up display (HUD) market will be worth $8.3 billion by 2020, according to a report (http://tinyurl.com/pzwtcac) on Marketsandmarkets. CAGR between 2013 and 2020 will be 25.8%, says the company, as HUDs gain attention for their ability to show key information to users, without requiring them to shift their focus. Upcoming developments include multi-colour displays; … Read more
Ahead of IFA, Samsung has announced a new smartwatch called the Gear S, with a curved, 2″ OLED screen. It is very likely the smartwatch that was previously rumoured to be called the Gear Solo (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 15), as it features a cellular radio to connect to the internet and make and … Read more
Panel makers are adopting different strategies towards low-cost UltraHD units, depending on their location. Deborah Yang, an NPD DisplaySearch analyst, examines the market in a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/lhmgokz). Korean makers are focusing on panel cost, with pixel structures such as RGBW. Taiwanese companies, on the other hand, are emphasising the system cost – especially the … Read more
73% of all high-resolution LTPS and oxide-TFT LCD smartphone displays will be purchased by Apple and Chinese brands this year. NPD DisplaySearch says that the demand for these displays is boosting LTPS LCD capacity expansion and oxide-TFT LCD production in China. 467 million LTPS and 42 million oxide-TFT LCD panels will be shipped this year. … Read more
More UltraHD TV sets were shipped in Q2’14 than throughout all of 2013, says NPD DisplaySearch: 2.1 million, compared to 1.6 million. Most brands introduced their 2014 UltraHD TVs at this time, pushing the feature as a ‘must-have’. China’s market share of UltraHD TVs has fallen from 80% last year (due to the high number … Read more
The seventh edition of PQ Media’s (PQM) annual Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast shows that ‘influential’ markets stuttered last year. Both key and emerging regions were hit with debt issues, asset bubbles and political tensions. These included the USA, China and Russia. Despite the challenges, media operators’ revenue rose 9.3% YoY in 2013, to just … Read more
37.7 million m² of large (9.1″+) TFT panel were shipped in Q2, NPD DisplaySearch said recently (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 33). Now, the firm has released a report showing that unit shipments reached 181 million – the second-highest result ever. A new record was achieved for LCD TV panel shipments, at 64 million units. … Read more
Compared to the first half of 2013, consumer electronics sales in Germany rose 1.9% in Q1 and Q2 of 2014. The Consumer Electronics Market Index (Cemix), published by the GFU, has shown that total revenues reached more than €12.6 billion. Cemix data is divided into three sections: Classic CE, Private-Use Telecom Products and Private-Use IT Products. … Read more
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