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Samsung To Build Huge OLED Plant

by Bob Raikes

The ET Times in Korea has reported that Samsung has started to finalise a plan for a new OLED fab (tentatively called ‘A5’) which will have capacity of 180,000 G6 substrates per month, expandable …

UCD Creates a Virtual Tour

by Bob Raikes

Universal Display Corp (UDC), which develops OLED materials, has released a video of its facilities in the US.

Chinese display maker Holitech will open a European office in Munich, Germany, on 13th July. The company employs 24,000 people in China and is hoping to establish itself in Europe, under the leadership of …

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HTC Optimistic about Apple VR Moves

by Bob Raikes

Apple has announced its API for VR and Patently Apple reports that Raymond Pao, VP of HTC’s VR New Technology Department, said that the performance of HTC’s headsets will be greatly improved and that …

Qualcomm Fingerprint Technology Works Through Display

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm has developed new ultrasonic fingerprint detectors that add to the features of the previous version, the firm said. There are sensors for displays, glass and metal as well as the detection of directional …

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Qualcomm Boosts Mid-Range

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm announced new Snapdragon 450 series chips for mid-range smartphones and tabltes and based on the 14nm FinFET process. The chip is an upgrade to the Snapdragon 435 series. The GPU and CPU are …

AT&T Stages 5G Phase 2 Trial

by Milos Pavlovic

AT&T has launched a second trial, with Ericsson and Intel, of using millimetre wave technology to deliver 5G performance in Austin Texas. The second trial reaches speeds up to 1 gigabit/sec and is intended …

US Connected CE Purchasing Declining

by Yvette Raikes

US households are buying fewer consumer electronics (CE) products, and this trend is set to continue, according to Parks Associates. In 2008, 87% of households bought a CE product, but this dropped to 74% …

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Smart TVs Will Provide Almost Half of US Connected TV Growth

by Yvette Raikes

There will be 321 million devices attached to the internet in the USA which could deliver apps for the TV by 2020, according to NPD, up 31% from 2016. In addition, 81% of these …

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Daqri and Flex Partner For Production

by Yvette Raikes

Augmented reality company, Daqri, has signed an agreement with manufacturer Flex for its smart glasses to be made in Cork, Ireland, from this summer. As well as producing the smart glasses, Flex will provide …

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Apple Buys SMI to Acquire Gaze Technology

by Bob Raikes

Apple has bought gaze recognition company, SMI, although it has made no formal statement about the deal, simply quoting its standard line that it buys technology companies from time to time. SMI, which is …

Detachables Will Return to Growth

by Yvette Raikes

There will continue to be a decline in the market for personal computing devices (PCDs) in the UK, according to IDC, with the number of units forecast for 2017 at 3.2 million, down 6.8% …

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