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Smartphone Booms as Watch Woes Continue for Apple

by Steve Sechrist

The WSJ (Wall Street Journal) today reported Apple is getting the lion’s share (a whopping 92%) of all profits in the booming smartphone industry. The chart on the right shows global operating profits in …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| iPhone| Market Data| Materials| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 29| Wearables

Smartwatch Glass Revenues Well Ahead of Area Demand

by Tom Allen

Area demand in the display cover glass market is still dominated by smartphones, says IHS. A key factor in this continued trend is the rise in smartphone screen sizes. However, revenue in the cover …

Tags:Glass| IHS DisplaySearch| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Smartwatches| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 29| Wearables

Device Forecast Falls From Q4

by Tom Allen

Worldwide device (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) shipments are forecast to reach 2.5 billion this year: up 1.5% from 2014, although down from the Q4’14 forecast of 2.8% growth. Gartner expects end-user spending …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Devices| Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Phones| PCs| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Flexible Technology Will Drive Display Revenues

by Tom Allen

The flexible display market is on the rise – not as a niche product, but as an increasingly-important part of the display market’s revenues. IHS DisplaySearch expects these products to represent 15% of total …

Tags:Flexible Displays| IHS DisplaySearch| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Research Reports Look at Gestures and Materials

by Tom Allen

Two new paid reports have been released; we have a summary of both, as well as a link to the relevant website. An analysis of the gesture recognition market for smart TV is available …

Tags:Gesture Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Smart TV| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Smartphones Continue to Drive IC Market

by Tom Allen

Smartphone sales are still an important driver for the global integrated circuit market, according to IC Insights. These devices are rapidly gaining share in the overall mobile phone market – taking 50% of shipments …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 28

OTT Revenue Will Double in Five Years

by Tom Allen

Western European OTT TV and video revenues will more than double between 2015 and 2020, says Digital TV Research. From the $894 million in 2010, and $6.3 billion expected this year, revenues will climb …

Tags:Europe| France| Germany| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| OTT Video| Spain| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Samsung Reclaims Smartphone Crown

by Tom Allen

Samsung lost its leading position in the US smartphone market to Apple in the three months ending in April, according to Kantar Worldpanel. The company passed its Californian rival to take back its first-place …

Tags:Apple| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 27

IHS Records First STB Contraction Since 2002

by Tom Allen

The pay-TV set-top box (STB) market shrank for the first time in over a decade last year, says IHS. From $15.9 billion in 2013, the market fell to $15.3 billion. It is the first …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Pay TV| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Research Highlights OLED and Glass Markets

by Tom Allen

Several display-relevant market research reports were published this week, from different sources. All are paid reports. The first report, on Market Research Store (http://tinyurl.com/ocgwgce), deals with the global OLED display and lighting industry. It …

Tags:Glass| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 27