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HTC Denies VR Rumours

by Tom Allen

HTC has denied media reports claiming that it plans to spin off its VR business into an independent company.

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 23 - Issue 02

LGD Sets Monthly Capacity Target for 2017

by Tom Allen

ET News of Korea claims that LG Display plans to produce 75,000 OLED substrates each month at its G6 facilities through the first half of 2017. The substrates will be used to produce curved …

CES and The Upside of VR

by Steve Sechrist

Among the hottest topics at this year’s CES was virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR for short.) The technology has received much ink of late, especially for an aging technology that dates back …

Oculus Reveals Higher Price than Expected

by Norbert Hildebrand

The price of AR/VR headsets was always seen as one of the main hurdles for mass adoption of this new technology. For quite some time, Oculus as the poster child of the VR industry, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 02

CTA Looks Beyond the “Magnificent Seven”

by Bob Raikes

Dubravac of the CTA. Image:Meko LtdAs usual, the CES press events kicked off with a market briefing and “Technology Trends” talk by the CTA which runs CES. This year, the event was in a …

Smartwatches Overtake Fitness Trackers in 2019

by Tom Allen

Fitness devices will remain the primary wearable product until 2018, says Juniper Research. In 2019 fitness devices are expected to be used by more than 110 million people – but more than 130 million …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Wearable Market

Microsoft Issues Warning to Legacy Windows Users

by Tom Allen

New silicon generations will only be supported on the latest version of Windows, Microsoft has warned. In a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/zhdwcer), EVP Terry Myers wrote that it is difficult to ensure stability for older …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Windows

Mediatek Rises On-Year

by Tom Allen

Mediatek’s December sales totalled NT$18.5 billion ($552.2 million) – an 11.6% MoM fall, but rising 8.5% YoY. Early reports claim that Q4’15 total revenues reached NT$61.7 billion ($1.8 billion), beating guidance of NT$57 billion …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Microsoft Cuts Hololens’ Panoramic FoV

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has revealed more information about its Hololens headset, at an event in Tel Aviv. There is still no consumer release date. However, Microsoft has said that the device will be completely wireless, and …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Wearables

Gartner: IT Spending Remains Low in 2016

by Tom Allen

Worldwide IT spending will reach $3.54 trillion this year, says Gartner – a minor (0.6%) increase from 2015’s $3.52 trillion. Last year saw the largest USD drop in IT spending since Gartner began tracking …

Himax Claims Design Wins

by Tom Allen

Himax has reported two design wins for its LCoS microdisplays, which are being supplied to “two brand-leading VR companies”. Which companies are using the LCoS devices is not known, although speculation suggests Oculus VR, …

Samsung Display Raises the Contrast Bar

by Bob Raikes

We managed to squeeze into the Samsung Display suite at the end of its sessions and we had to speed around, as the exhibition contractors started dismantling the displays at 5:30 on the dot …