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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
A 12″ tablet will be launched by Sony in Q1’15, say Taiwanese vendors. The sources said that the tablet will be supplied with a stylus and will have ‘high-end’ specifications, targeting graphics-intensive applications.
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
Motorola’s Moto360 smartwatch (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12) is now available in the UK for
Sensomotric Instruments (SMI) has developed a glasses-type eye-tracking platform for OEM use. The ‘Eye Tracking Glasses 2 Wireless’ product is designed for integration into head-mounted displays and smartglasses. It is an iteration on the existing Eye Tracking Glasses technology. New to the platform is wireless control, 60Hz eye tracking and new interaction functionalities. It is … Read more
Blackberry CEO John Chen let the release date of the Blackberry Classic (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41) slip during a talk in China last month. Speaking at the MIT Enterprise Forum in Hong Kong, Chen told attendees that the Blackberry Enterprise Service 12 (BES12) platform will be launched on the 12th November. The Blackberry … Read more
In October (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41), eMagin announced that it had been awarded three new R&D contracts, totalling $6.8 million. The company has now revealed that $6.45 million of that total is to go towards the development and production of an ultra-high resolution, high brightness, high contrast and full color OLED microdisplay, at … Read more
Everdisplay has shown two new AMOLED panels at an event in Shenzen, China. The first is a 1.63″ unit for wearables, which will enter mass production in Q2’15. The company also showed a prototype 5.6″ panel with 1920 x 1080 resolution for phablets. Mass production is expected to begin in February.
Huawei has said that it shipped 16.8 million smartphones worldwide in Q3 this year, a 26% YoY increase. Around four million of these were mid- to high-end devices, shipments of which doubled compared to last year.
One of Apple’s latest tablets is pushing the display boundaries once again, this time with display screen reflection in the Apple iPad Air 2 which cuts the record holder (Samsung’s) number by half with a meagre 2.5% overall reflectance, the lowest on record. Yes “One” not both of Apple’s new flagship tablets, for the iPad … Read more
Japan Display (JDI) has shown new panels at Display Innovations 2014 in Japan. As well as a small, high-resolution unit, the company showed a panel for automotive applications and an OLED product. Using LTPS transistors, JDI has developed an 8″ UltraHD panel. Supporting features commonly desired for mobile applications – low power draw, lightweight, thin … Read more
Project Ara is a modular smartphone concept; it was initially devised by Motorola and is being worked on by Google (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 48). Project lead Paul Eremenko has announced (http://tinyurl.com/mev2rvr) two developer conferences dedicated to the device next year, and said that the latest prototype – Spiral Two – and developer hardware … Read more
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