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First San’an Optoelectronics MicroLED Line Coming in 2019 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Industry sources have revealed that China’s San’an Optoelectronics will kick off its first microLED epitaxial wafer and chip production line during the first quarter of 2019. Initially, the line will produce small volumes of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 34

IDC: GCC Smartphone Shipments Continue Decline in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) mobile phone market experienced a decline in shipments in the second quarter of 2018, according to IDC. Overall shipments to the region fell 9.9% year-on-year and 2.1% quarter-on-quarter, to …

Tags:MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 34

IDC: Worldwide Wearables Market Up 5.5% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Growth continued in the global wearables market during the second quarter of 2018, as shipment volume reached 27.9 million units, up 5.5% from the previous year, according to IDC. The market experienced similar gains …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34| Wearable Market

TV Market Flat, but Other Opportunities for Co-Innovation

by Bob Raikes

The second event we went to during the press days was the IFA Global Opening event which took place in the “IFA Next” area. where conferences and discussions are held and where research and …

Acer Has Lots of News

by Bob Raikes

Acer moved its annual IFA press event this year and had more space, so we actually got a seat! Having said that, as it was a global press event (the audio seemed loud enough …

The Art of Immersion Highlights VR Effect

by Bob Raikes

If you are unconvinced about the power of the immersiveness of VR compared with simply watching a screen, it may be worth a listen to a BBC programme, “The Art of Immersion” that looked …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Jon Peddie Research Releases GPU Market Report for 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Jon Peddie Research has released its quarterly Market Watch report. This is the latest report from JPR on the GPUs used in PCs, featuring the results of GPU shipments worldwide during the second quarter …

Digitimes Research: Flexible OLED Demand to Pick Up in 2019

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes Research predicts that demand for flexible OLED panels will rise in 2019, following the launch of foldable smartphones from Samsung and other handset manufacturers. BOE and LG are among the OLED panel-makers competing …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34

HTC Vive Falling Behind Oculus Rift and Windows VR on Steam

by Andrew Fenn

The results of the latest survey from Steam reveal that HTC Vive is losing more market share to Oculus Rift and Windows VR headsets. Last month’s numbers put Oculus Rift at 47.1%, a sequential …

US Army to Replace LCD Display with OLED in Fighter Pilot Helmet

by Andrew Fenn

An eMagin OLED display is to be used to fix an ongoing issue with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter helmet, according to several reports. The $400,000 Kopin helmet currently in use features an LCD …

Image Said to be of Genuine Apple Watch Series 4 Leaks Online

by Andrew Fenn

Details and an image of the tentatively-named Apple Watch Series 4 has leaked, ahead of the company’s official launch event, scheduled for September 12th. The Apple Watch Series 3 launched in September 2017. The …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Is IFA a Little Quieter? What’s Next?

by Bob Raikes

We managed to get this week’s issues done, despite the distraction of IFA, where press events started on Wednesday – thanks to the team for their help with this. So far, there is not …