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Samsung CEO apologizes for Stifling phone performance

What They Say We reported the other day that Samsung had been caught up in a bit of a scandal over performance throttling. (Samsung Caught in Scandal over S22 Performance). At the company’s AGM, the Vice Chairman and co-CEO Han Jong-hee is reported by the Korea Herald to have bowed in apology to shareholders over … Read more

Daktronics Plans to Double LED display Production

What They Say Daktronics in the US said that it was looking to boost its production capacity will double the firm’s Brookings, South Dakota, US plant, increasing the area by 90,000 sq ft (8350 m²) to add more SMD LED production. It is also using facilities in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Redwood Falls, Minnesota … Read more

Noctiluca Sets Out Its Stall for Advanced OLED Materials

The Pacific Northwest Chapter of SID held a webinar last month that featured a talk by Noctiluca, a company that is developing OLED emitter materials and one that I have been intending to write about for a while. That was handy! I contacted Sam Phenix from the Chapter who gave me access to a recording … Read more

Large Format Advertising Influences Purchase Decisions – Says JCDecaux

What They Say JCDecaux New Zealand has released a study on the positive effect of large format OOH advertising on the receptivity to other advertising such as mobile. The research was reported in the Daily DOOH. Victoria Parsons, Senior Insights and Strategy Specialist, JCDecaux New Zealand told the blog: “Emotional aspects of advertising are known … Read more

LCD vs. OLED: Why your next laptop should have an OLED display (according to Asus)

What They Say While digging around on the Asus site, we spotted a blog article that went through the reasons why buyers should look at a notebook using an OLED display. While most of them were what we would expect to see (WCG, low blue light, better blacks, high speed), the firm also highlighted bigger … Read more

Samsung Electronics Ships More LCD Smartphones than OLED models in 2021

What They Say An article in Business Korea last week, quoting data from Omdia, pointed out that Samsung shipped more smartphones with LCDs than with OLEDs in 2021. Samsung Electronics shipped 135.8 million LCD smartphones and 135.1 million OLED smartphones in 2021 as LCD smartphone shipments grew by about 41% while OLED model shipments slid … Read more

The Xiaomi 12 Series Launches Internationally

What They Say Xiaomi launched three 12 series smartphones. The displays are: Xiaomi 12 – 6.28″ 1080 x 2400 AMOLED – 120Hz, , 1,100 cd/m² $749 Xiaomi 12 Pro – 6.7″ 1440 x 3200 AMOLED, LTPO, 10-120Hz, 1.500 cd/m² $999 Xiaomi 12X – 6.28″ FHD+ AMOLED – 120Hz, HDR10+, 1,100 cd/m² $649 The range is … Read more

E Ink and Avalue Announce Next-Generation Digital Paper Tablet Solution for Business

E Ink Holdings, the leading innovator of electronic ink technology and Avalue, an industrial PC solution provider, announced their joint collaboration in offering the next-generation Digital Paper Tablet Solution for Business. The Digital Paper Tablet is based off the product developed by Linfiny, a joint development between E Ink and Sony Semiconductor Solutions. The Digital … Read more

SPREE Interactive Launches Strategic Team-Based and Family-Friendly game, Anteater Picnic Panic, in the SPREE Arena

SPREE Interactive, a specialist in multiplayer free-roam VR attractions for the location-based entertainment market, announces its latest team-based family friendly game, Anteater Picnic Panic. Developed as a sequel to the popular SPREE Arena game, Anteater Picnic Panic, encourages strategy and teamwork as their Anteater avatars must defend the picnic that is under attack from the … Read more

Radiant Introduces New Solution for XR Display Testing at GlobalSpec (Engineering 360) Webinar

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of test and measurement solutions for displays and light sources, announces that it will host a webinar with GlobalSpec (Engineering360) to introduce a new solution for evaluating display quality as seen by the user in extended reality (XR) headsets and smart glasses. “Replicating Human Vision for XR Display Testing” … Read more