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Hon Hai Linked to Sharp Buyout

by Tom Allen

Sources in Japan, including the Nikkei newspaper, claim that Hon Hai has proposed a purchase of the entirety of Sharp for ¥300 billion ($2.5 billion). The figure represents a 50% – 60% premium on …

Acer Signs Sarco

by Tom Allen

Acer has chosen to use Al Seeb Technical Establishment (Sarco) as its distributor in Oman.

Sumitomo will Raise OLED Capacity

by Tom Allen

Conducting inspections at Sumitomo’s plant in South Korea. Photo: Nikkei.Sumitomo Chemical is to invest up to ¥20 billion ($165.9 million), to raise OLED touch panel production capacity at its Pyeongtaek factory by 40%. The …

Asus and MSI Lead Gaming Notebook Market

by Tom Allen

Sources in the supply chain say that Asus and MSI will together be responsible for more than 50% of global gaming notebook shipments this year. They will ship 1.1 million and 900,000 units, respectively. …

Tags:Asus| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 52

Thailand by Air – in 4k

by Tom Allen

Professional videographer Nathan Bartling has shot some truly astounding aerial footage of Thailand – in UltraHD – from the grasp of a Phantom 3 drone. Watch it below or visit http://tinyurl.com/q6stn6f.

Samsung ‘Will Cut Shipments by 12%’

by Tom Allen

The Korea Times claims that Samsung will cut its smartphone shipments in 2016 by more than 12% YoY. An official from one of Samsung’s local partners is reported to have made the comments. Another …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 52

Three New Fabs for Foxconn

by Tom Allen

Sources from Asia claim that Foxconn is to establish a G6 LTPS TFT-LCD panel fab in Guiyang City, China. The fab will mainly be used to produce 5.2″, 5.5″ and 6″ panels for smartphones. …

4k and Retina Scanner Rumoured for LG G5

by Tom Allen

Despite rumours to the contrary (Samsung and LG Will Pass on UHD in 2016), a new report from Android Headlines claims that LG’s G5 handset will sport a 5.6″ 2560 x 1440 or UltraHD …

OTA 4K To Arrive at CES

by Tom Allen

An over-the-air demonstration of an UltraHD TV broadcast will be shown at CES 2016, using the ATSC 3.0 standard. The signal will be sent from the Sinclair Broadcasting transmitter, near Las Vegas, to various …

Apple “Steady as she goes” in the Year(s) Ahead

by Bob Raikes

We have a shorter issue this week as the Western world winds down towards the holiday. European business will be closed from today until the opening of CES on January 4th, although the Display …

Tags:Apple| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 51

Sony Plans Bett Attendance

by Tom Allen

Sony has announced what it will be showing at Bett 2016 (20th – 23rd January, London), the European education technology show. The primary focus will be on the use of technology to engage students …

Sony Looks to Sulphur as Li-ion Replacement

by Tom Allen

Forget lithium-ion – and say hello to lithium-sulphur. Sony is developing these new batteries, with plans to bring them to market in 2020. Sony plans to increase energy density per volume by 40%, from …

Tags:Batteries| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 52