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China Will Dominate 8k TV

by Tom Allen

The approach of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where NHK has promised 8k broadcasting, is expected to spur a new round of TV resolution increases, says IHS. 8k TV shipments having not yet begun in …

Tags:China| IHS DisplaySearch| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Smartphones Driving China’s Move to 4G Networks

by Tom Allen

Smartphones are on track to account for two-thirds of mobile connections in China by the end of this year, according to a new study published today by GSMA Intelligence, the research arm of the …

4G Popularity Rises Rapidly in China

by Tom Allen

A new study by GSMA Intelligence shows that smartphones will represent two-thirds of mobile connections in China by the end of the year. Smartphone adoption in the country was at 62% by the end …

Tags:3G & 4G| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Meizu Increases Shipments 540%

by Tom Allen

China’s Meizu shipped 8.9 million smartphones in the first half of 2015, it has announced: a 540% YoY rise. Chinese media said that the company’s low-cost Meilan brand (targeting sub-CNY1,000 ($160) phones) has helped …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 29

ZACEEZ Will Replace Shenzen

by Tom Allen

Taiwan-based handset makers say that China’s Zhengzhou Airport Comprehensive Economic Experimental Zone (ZACEEZ) is set to replace Shenzen as the world’s largest handset production base. The Zone, in northern China, has a cluster of …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 29

White Box Phablets in First-Ever Decline

by Tom Allen

According to Etmag, Chinese vendors’ white-box phablet shipments suffered their first-ever YoY decline (-15%) in Q2’15. Poor market conditions and growing branded phablet shipments contributed to the fall. Sales of white-box units have been …

Tags:China| Emerging Markets| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Vol 22 - Issue 28

CSOT On Track for Q1’17 Production

by Tom Allen

Image credit: OLED-InfoIt has been reported that construction of CSOT’s upcoming G6 LTPS fab in Wuhan, China, is ahead of schedule. Mass production will begin in Q1’17, and the facility will produce small- and …

Chinese Makers Look to OLEDs

by Tom Allen

Etmag claims that Chinese panel makers are increasingly investing in AMOLED and PMOLED technologies, to secure flexible display orders from China-based wearable vendors. Everdisplay, Tianma (G6), BOE (G5.5) and CSOT (G6) are all said …

43″ Overtakes 42″ in TV Size Popularity

by Tom Allen

According to sources in Asia, both LG Display and AUO have seen 43″ TV panels pass 42″ units in popularity over the last year. Due to this demand, other makers – such as BOE …

RC Stars Designs for Industry

by Tom Allen

China’s RC Stars has launched a wide-view 19″ LCD monitor, for 24/7 operation. Available in both open and closed frame options, the RCS-191OPM can also support resistive, capacitive or IR touch. It complies with …

Tags:China| Industrial Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 28

by Tom Allen

The Honor 7 smartphone from Huawei has been launched in China. The company’s new flagship features a 5.2″ display, with 1920 x 1080 resolution and in-cell touch. Android 5.0 runs on an octa-core 64-bit …

LEDs Put The Writing on the Wall for LCD Video Walls

by Bob Raikes

This week has been one of those that makes having a front page something of a problem. As I’ve said before, putting something on the front page makes it important, and that was what …