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E Ink To End LCD Completely

by Bob Raikes

E Ink said in March that it was improving profitability by moving away from LCD production to focus completely on its EPD technology (E Ink Benefits from Strategic Change). Now at an investors’ conference …

Tags:E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 21

TV Still Dominates

by Yvette Raikes

The TV screen is where 92% of all US viewing takes place, according to Nielsen’s Q4 report. Although there are more options available, consumers are still choosing the TV as their primary screen. 82% …

TV Still the Most Frequently Owned Product

by Yvette Raikes

Connectivity is the driving trend of our time, according to the Consumer Technology Association’s recent study. 80% of US homes now have a smartphone, up 6% YoY, raising the number of smartphones owned by …

LG Will Adopt Snapdragon 845 Chip for G7

by Yvette Raikes

Reports from Koreas say that LG Electronics is working with Qualcomm on the development of the chip for the G7 smartphone planned for next year. Qualcomm is developing a 7nm mobile chip, currently known …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 21

Display Week Buzzes with New Technology

by Bob Raikes

Phew! It’s been a busy week with the SID Display Week plus some admin issues – not quite the full Wannacry or BA IT disaster, but I had the joy of helping our IT …

US Army Shows Off Augmented Reality Device / HUD

by Norbert Hildebrand

During a demonstration day (Pentagon’s Lab Day) organized by the various research organizations of the US military, they showed off a new device called TAR (tactical augmented reality) headset that is being developed internally …

New HTC Link VR Headset Available only in Japan

by Bob Raikes

HTC has shown a new VR headset that uses the U11 smartphone (HTC U11 Beats Google Pixel) for processing and includes a 6DOF tracking system. A stereo camera is supplied for tracking purposes and …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Lenovo Result 25/05/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Lenovo announced its FY17 annual and FY17 Q4 results with annual revenue at $43.0 billion and net profit at $535.0 million resulting in a net profit margin of 1.2%. The Q4 results indicated $9.6 …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Apple Rumoured to Start MicroLED Production

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes has reported that Apple is planning some low volume production at its R&D plant in Taoyuan, Taiwan which we have previously reported is looking at making 6″ wafers. (Micro-LEDs on Wearables by 2018). …

Tags:Apple| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Notebook Market to Grow in 2019

by Bob Raikes

Worldwide shipments of personal computing devices (PCDs), comprised of traditional PCs (a combination of desktop, notebook, and workstations) and tablets (slates and detachables), are forecast to decline from a total of 435.0 million units …

Viaccess-Orca Acquires Squadeo

by Bob Raikes

Viaccess-Orca, which provides protection and enhancement of content services, said that it has acquired Squadeo, a global provider of secure cross-platform OTT premium video solutions for the TV industry. The integration of Squadeo’s multimedia …

Photokina To Go Annual – Moves to May

by Bob Raikes

Photokina has bowed to the inevitable and moved to an annual cycle. It will move away from its traditional September timing to May. The 2018 show will be shorter, although that one will still …