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Gartner: Endpoint Trends Herald Mobile Workforce

by Tom Allen

Gartner has released several predictions covering ‘endpoint’ technology in a new report (log-in required) (http://tinyurl.com/o79fs8u). The most interesting forecast, for us, is that 30% of businesses will spend more on displays than on PCs …

Lenovo Kills Vibe

by Tom Allen

Chinese sources have said that Lenovo will phase out its Vibe smartphone brand, in favour of replacing it with the Lemon series and Motorola branding, in the China market.

Tags:Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 47

SDC to Win Huawei Orders

by Tom Allen

Huawei is said to be looking at placing panel orders with Samsung Display, rather than current supplier Japan Display, according to sources in Asia. The Chinese company is seeking lower-priced panels, to be able …

Atheer Reveals More about AiR in Interview

by Norbert Hildebrand

With the recent release of their AiR glasses as well as platform, Atheer is aiming strongly at the enterprise market like so many other AR glasses and software developers. The recipe is simple, develop …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Android| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor

A-Si Leads, but High-Tech Smartphone Panels are Rising

by Tom Allen

Total smartphone panel shipments rose 4% MoM in September, with particular growth noted in the high-end, says IHS. Shipments reached 160 million units and, while a-Si units continued to lead, LTPS TFT-LCD demand is …

Happy Birthday, Windows

by Tom Allen

Happy birthday to Windows! Microsoft launched Windows 1.0 on the 20th November, 1985 – 30 years ago. 1.0 was the company’s first attempt to present a GUI to users (it wasn’t actually an OS, …

Volvo Works With Microsoft’s Hololens

by Tom Allen

Volvo has signed a deal with Microsoft, to jointly develop ‘next-generation’ automotive technologies. The companies have released a video (http://tinyurl.com/pwj7bbg) showing how Microsoft’s Hololens could be used as a car is being developed – …

Tags:Automotive| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Colour Comes to Futaba

by Tom Allen

Futaba has unveiled new flexible PMOLED panels, for small devices such as wearables. The EPW1802AA is a 1.8″ greyscale PMOLED unit, with 160 x 32 resolution. It has 600 cd/m² of brightness, a 10,000:1 …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| PMOLED| Vol 22 - Issue 47

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 48

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Economic Daily News claims that Apple will show new 13″ and 15″ Macbook Air models at WWDC 2016, next summer. The 11″ model will be discontinued, and the new editions will be thinner …

Big Deals on Big TVs This Black Friday

by Tom Allen

This year, retailers are especially aware of the popularity of large TVs on Black Friday. Both Target and Best Buy have said that their sales mix is shifting towards larger sets. 60″ – 65″ …

Where Does SkyQ Leave HFR?

by Bob Raikes

This week’s issue got me thinking about developments in TV. I was particularly interested in the Sky announcement and I confess that is partly because I am a customer of Sky. Sky is incredibly …

Japanese PC Maker Places Mass Order With UniPixel

by Tom Allen

A ‘leading PC manufacturer’ from Japan has placed an initial mass production order with UniPixel, for the company’s XTouch touchscreen sensors. The sensors will be used in a 10″ tablet. Initial delivery is expected …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Sensors| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 47