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Large-Screen Trend Continues, as Vendors Struggle to Differentiate

by Tom Allen

Smartphones with screens up to 5.6″ will become mainstream this year, says GfK. The prediction follows a spike in sales of larger handsets in 2014, as consumers replaced their older 4″ and 4.5″ smartphones. …

And Finally… – Vol 22 11

by Tom Allen

Apple was celebrated for adding ‘more diverse’ emojis lately, but the facial features remain resolutely “round eyes” – causing one of our readers to state, “I guess Asians don’t buy Apple products”.

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

JDI wants Apple to Invest in Screen Plant

by Helen Vince

There have been unconfirmed reports that Japan Display (JDI) is in talks with Apple about investing in a new plant to manufacture screens for Apple iPhones and possibly for the Apple Watch. According to …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Apple Success Sees Claims Fall Below 2%

by Tom Allen

Warranty Week has analysed claims and accruals from six companies in its latest report, of which two – Apple and Cisco – are interesting to readers of Display Monitor. Apple’s warranty claims have fallen …

Repairs Programme Launched for Faulty Macbooks

by Tom Allen

Apple has launched a repair service for Macbook Pro notebooks affected by video issues. These include distorted video, no image and unexpected system restarts, and affect 15″ and 17″ products sold between February 2011 …

Samsung to Acquire LoopPay

by Helen Vince

Samsung Electronics is to acquire LoopPay, a mobile wallet solutions provider that turns magnetic stripe readers into secure, contactless receivers. Under the terms of the deal, LoopPay will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung …

Tags:Apple| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Means to Integrate a Touch ID Sensor into a Touchscreen Display

by Arthur Berman

The subject of this Display Daily article is a technology under development at Apple and in the news during the past few days. To put this development interest into context, recall that the iPhone …

Tags:Apple| Fingerprint Recognition| Patents| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Apple Receives Patent for Near to Eye Display Application

by Norbert Hildebrand

The virtual reality market has seen quite a few introductions of smartglasses that allow the user to incorporate a smartphone as the main display for the headset. Such headsets typically come at a lower …

IDC: Record Smartphones Cannot Keep European Mobiles From Stagnation

by Tom Allen

Total mobile shipments fell 5.2% YoY in Western Europe throughout 2014 – the second consecutive year that the market has shrunk. Total shipments reached 174.1 million units. Feature phones continued to plummet, with shipments …

Apple adds Wistron and Compal for iPad Assembly

by Tom Allen

Wistron and Compal have joined Apple’s supply chain, recruited to build iPads, according to Apple’s annual supplier report. China’s BYD has also joined the company as an assembler of accessories – making it one …

Apple Tops $700B Value on China Phone Play

by Steve Sechrist

Apple recently exceeded $710 billion in market capitalization when its share price rose almost 2% (1.9%) to $122.02 creating a company with an overall market value of $710.7 billion. That number nearly doubles the …

Predictions Keep Rising for Apple Watch

by Tom Allen

Several stories about the Apple Watch appeared this week, regarding its expected popularity and features. First Alex Hou, project manager at Taiwan’s Industrial Economics Research Centre (IEK), predicted that as many as 13.07 million …