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Optically Writable 3D LCD Developed by HKUST

Hong Kong University for Science and Technology (HKUST) published the result of its research, originally shown in a paper at SID, into an optically rewritable 3D LCD. The display is basically a normal LCD without drive electronics. In a normal LCD, the LCD molecules are aligned by applying a voltage between the front and the … Read more

Smartphones Reach New High as Xiaomi Joins Top Vendors

Global smartphone shipments remained above 300 million units in Q3’14, having reached that point in Q2. According to IDC, new releases and an increased emphasis on emerging markets were key. In total, vendors shipped 327.6 million smartphones, representing 25.2% YoY growth from Q3’13’s 261.7 million units. The figure was also 8.7% higher than the 301.3 … Read more

LG Puts Mobile SoC to Work

A new mobile SoC has been developed by LG Electronics and is already being used in a smartphone. The ‘Nuclun’ CPU has been installed in the LG G3 Screen, a Korea-exclusive handset. Built with ARM’s Big.Little technology Nuclun is an octa-core processor. It has four 1.5GHz Cortex-A15 cores for intensive tasks and four 1.2GHz Cortex-A7 … Read more

iPhone 6 Orders Reach 50 Million

Pegatron is expected to ship about 25 million iPhone 6 handsets before the end of 2014, say reports from Asia. A similar number is expected from Foxconn, putting overall iPhone 6 shipments at around 50 million units this year. The figure excludes the iPhone 6 Plus. Pegatron is also manufacturing the iPad Mini 3. The … Read more

Rumour: Apple to Raise Payments on High Demand

After experiencing higher demand for the iPhone 6 Plus than expected, Apple is debating whether to raise its payments to producer Foxconn, according to reports from Asia. Supply chain sources say that Apple is considering raising its payments-per-iPhone by 20% – 25%, to increase mass-production efficiency. It is thought that the company pays Foxconn around … Read more

Fitbit Slots in to Smartwatches

Fitbit has revealed a fitness tracker that also acts as a smartwatch. Joining two other wearables (the Charge and Charge HR, with small AMOLED screens), the Fitbit Surge features an LCD display. It includes eight sensors (3-axis accelerometers, gyroscope, compass, ambient light sensor, GPS and heart rate), activity recording, notification display, music control and up … Read more