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Could P3 Be the Next Stage for WCG?

by Bob Raikes

I seem to have spent a lot of the last few weeks talking about, looking at and thinking about display colour. Although we have published a huge amount about high dynamic range (HDR), with …

Tags:Apple| Colour Management & Processing| DCI P3| Rec 2020| Rec 709| Vol 22 - Issue 47| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

A-Si Leads, but High-Tech Smartphone Panels are Rising

by Tom Allen

Total smartphone panel shipments rose 4% MoM in September, with particular growth noted in the high-end, says IHS. Shipments reached 160 million units and, while a-Si units continued to lead, LTPS TFT-LCD demand is …

Tags:AMOLED| Apple| China| IHS Markit| LCD Panels| LTPS TFT| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 47

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 48

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Economic Daily News claims that Apple will show new 13″ and 15″ Macbook Air models at WWDC 2016, next summer. The 11″ model will be discontinued, and the new editions will be thinner …

Tags:Apple| CES 2016| China| Game Playing| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Huawei| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Razer| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Apple Looks For Second Watch Builder

by Tom Allen

Apple Daily, a Chinese source, says that Apple is seeking a second OEM to assemble the second-generation Apple Watch. The company is apparently talking to Foxconn, Inventec and Wistron, who would join current manufacturer …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Apple and Samsung Claim All Smartphone Profits

by Tom Allen

Financial services company Cannacord Genuity estimates that Apple took 94% of the smartphone industry’s profits in Q3 – while shipping only 13.5% of the volume. Samsung, meanwhile, made 11% of the smartphone industry’s profit. …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 46

Emerging Markets Boost Smartphones to 15.5% Growth

by Tom Allen

Worldwide smartphone sales were driven by continued demand for affordable models in emerging markets in Q3’15, says Gartner. Global sales reached 353 million units: up 15.5% YoY. The increased availability of low-cost smartphones in …

Tags:Apple| Gartner| Huawei| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 46| Worldwide| Xiaomi

Motive Starts TabletTVPlus Pre-Orders

by Tom Allen

Motive/Granite Broadcasting’s Tablet TV LLC is now taking pre-orders for its TabletTVPlus product in the USA. The device can be used to watch live broadcast TV on a tablet, and access the internet. The …

Tags:Android| Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 45

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Asbis Takes New iPhones

by Tom Allen

Asbis is now distributing Apple’s new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus models in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Ukraine.

Tags:Apple| Asbis (Prestigio)| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 45

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 45

by Tom Allen

Pre-orders have now started for Apple‘s iPad Pro tablet, with sales expected to begin this month. Pricing scales from $800 to $1,080. Asus has enhanced the Zenfone 2 smartphone (Asus Swims Against Current With …

Tags:Apple| Asus| Eyewear| LG Electronics (LGE)| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Smartwatches| tablets| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Analyst Rubbishes Apple OLED Claims

by Tom Allen

The Apple Watch is the company’s only product with an OLED displayAlthough there have been rumours of Apple extending its OLED screen use from the Apple Watch to iPhones, an analyst now claims that …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Adaptor Fools a Mac to Work Headlessly

by Tom Allen

An interesting product, aimed at users of ‘headless’ Mac systems, has been released by US-based Newertech. The HDMI Headless Video Accelerator plugs into a Mac Mini’s HDMI port to fool the computer into thinking …

Tags:Apple| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 45

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Hon Hai May be Only 4″ iPhone Maker

by Milos Pavlovic

A client note from KGI Securities, quoted in the Taipei Times, said that Hon Hai is likely to be the only maker of Apple’s 4″ iPhone next year. The spec is likely to be …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 44