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OnePlus Breaks Half a Million Sales on Sub-$500 Budget

by Raverstead

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has been hailed as 2014’s success story. Since launching its first device, the OnePlus One, in April, more than 500,000 units have been sold, co-founder Carl Pei told Forbes. These …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 44

TCL’s LCD TV Sales Up 11%

by Raverstead

TCL Multimedia saw LCD TV sales rise 10.7% in October from the same period last year. Sales of smart TVs increased 30.2%. In TCL’s home market of China, the company’s sales volume fell 9.8% …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TCL| TV Production| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Tianma to Open 6G LTPS Line

by Raverstead

Tianma Microelectronics has signed a co-operation agreement with Wuhan East Lake High-Tech Development Zone (ELHTZ), also known as Optics Valley of China, for a 6G LTPS LCD production line project. Construction of the new …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| LTPS TFT| Mobile Display Monitor| Production Capacity| Vol 21 - Issue 44

AMOLED Orders Rise at Samsung

by Raverstead

China’s Oppo and Gionee, among other vendors, have increased their AMOLED panel orders to Samsung Display. According to reports, the increased orders have been prompted by SDC cutting the price of its AMOLED panels.

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Chinese Reed Smartglasses Shown at International Industrial Design Fair

by Raverstead

According to CRIEnglish.com, a Chinese news portal, an unnamed Chinese company has developed augmented reality smartglasses that are more stylish and powerful than Google Glass. The new headset will also cost only about one …

Tags:Augmented Reality| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Balancing Charge Extends Quantum Dot Efficiencies

by Helen Vince

Technology – Chinese researchers have taken quantum dot (QD) LEDs above 20% external quantum efficiency (EQE) – thought to be the technology’s theoretical maximum – for the first time. By adding an insulator layer to …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 21 - Issue 44

China Works to Replace Windows, OSX and Android

by Super User

The People’s Post and Telecommunications News, of China, says that an OS to rival those from Microsoft, Google and Apple could be deployed by October. The paper quoted the head of an official OS …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Chinese Display Makers Form Alliance

by Super User

According to the Xinhua News Agency, Chinese FPD makers have formed an alliance to boost their global competitiveness. The alliance, which has not been named, was launched on 11th October. The launch event saw …

Tags:BOE| China| Display Industry| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Rumour: Tariff Rise to Hit LEDs in China

by Super User

China may raise import tariffs on LEDs from 4% to 10%, local media claims. The move would be taken to advance the country’s own LED chip industry, as well as to protect against competition …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Lenovo to Set-Up Online Phone Firm in China

by Super User

Lenovo says it will establish a dedicated mobile phone company in China to sell its devices online. The new company, which will not carry the Lenovo brand or name, will become operational on 1st …

Tags:China| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Apple Partner in For a Hiding After ‘Confirming’ iPhone

by Super User

China Telecom has leaked confirmation of the iPhone 6 on social media site Weibo. According to Sina Mobile News, the carrier said that the phone will be sold unlocked (in China) and feature a …

Tags:Apple| China| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Panasonic Celebrates 35 Years in China

by Super User

Panasonic has celebrated 35 years of operation in China. Around 400 people attended a celebration at the China World Hotel Beijing, including the president of Panasonic, Kazuhiro Tsuga. Over the past 35 years, the …

Tags:Back Panel| China| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21