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Boeing 737 MAX Takes First Flight

by Isaac Oburu

The Boeing 737 MAX took its first flight in Renton, Wash. on 29th January 2016. The new 737 MAX flight deck includes four configurable 15.1″ LCD displays from Rockwell Collins. In addition to the …

Xiaomi to Enter Middle East

by Isaac Oburu

Dubai-based Task FZCO has begun to distribute Xiaomi smartphones in the Middle East and North Africa. Handsets will initially be available in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Tags:Distribution| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 04| Xiaomi

Amazon’s video streaming service saw strong growth in Q4’15, nearly doubling its subscriber base outside the USA – although the company does not provide hard numbers. The Fire TV media player is claimed to …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Video| Vol 23 - Issue 04

Wireless Charging Rumoured for iPhone 7S

by Isaac Oburu

According to reports, Apple is developing a new wireless charging technology that looks set to debut on next year’s iPhone 7S. The new technology could allow iPhones and iPads to be charged anywhere in …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 04| Wireless Charging

Gou ‘Confident’ About Sharp Offer

by Tom Allen

After talking directly to Sharp’s financiers (Gou Goes Direct to Sharp Lenders), Foxconn chairman Terry Gou has said that he is confident of his firm’s offer being accepted in a takeover bid. It is …

Jasper Display Shows Working 4K LCOS

by Chris Chinnock

On a recent visit to Jasper Display in California, we had a chance to learn a lot about what the company is doing. Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) has been at the heart of …

PTC Updates Vuforia

by Bob Raikes

PTC has announced new features for for its Vuforia augmented reality platform. Vuforia will now support Windows 10 devices, and the new VuMark tool.

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 04

FCC Wants to Open STB Market

by Tom Allen

Tom Wheeler, chair of the FCC, is circulating a vote for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which will be voted on by the FCC on the 18th February. The Notice deals with consumer freedom …

QMC Agrees Joint Venture in China

by Tom Allen

Quantum Materials Corp. (QMC) has launched a joint venture with China’s Guanghui Technology Group (GTG). GTG will invest $20 million to build QMC’s QDX quantum dot production facilities and quantum dot application development in …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 23 - Issue 04

Philips Sale of Lumileds Blocked

by Tom Allen

Philips had been intending to sell its Lumileds LED manufacturing business to a China-led private-equity group. However, US authorities have forced Philips to cancel the $3.3 billion deal. Announced in early 2015, Philips was …

LG Display Updates Its OLED TV Plans

by Bob Raikes

In its quarterly investor briefing, LG Display (LGD) outlined how its business has been developing. In Q4, shipments were up 4% to 10.2 million m², boosted by demand for bigger TV sets, while small/medium …

WiGIG Docking Options Developing Slowly

by Bob Raikes

This week, I have been thinking at times about wireless display technology. As long term readers will know, I have been saying for some time that the eventual desktop system for all but those …