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JDI Unthrones LGD in iPhone Orders

by Tom Allen

Korea’s ET News has said that Japan Display is supplying 50% of panels for the iPhone 6S – ahead of LG Display (48%) and Sharp (2%). JDI is expected to remain the top supplier …

Tags:iPhone| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37

EMEA Thin Clients Hit Five-Year Low

by Tom Allen

The EMEA thin client market suffered from its third quarter of falling shipments in Q2’15, IDC’s data has shown – reaching its lowest volume in five years. Shipments were down 17.7% YoY to 385,000 …

Dell’s New Hybrid Will Feature UltraHD

by Tom Allen

A leak has shown a ‘Surface rival’ from Dell, in the form of the XPS 12. Apparently set to be released as a hybrid device, the product will feature a 12″ UltraHD display and …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Dell| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Smart Wearables Push Market to 23% CAGR

by Tom Allen

New vendors; new devices; a growing number of experiences and price points; and steady consumer adoption will drive the global wearable market in the future, says IDC. The firm forecasts that wearable device shipments …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 37| Wearable Market

Large-Area Margins to Plunge After Five-Year High

by Tom Allen

Profit margins for large-area TFT-LCD displays reached 10% in Q1’15, says IHS – their highest level since the first half of 2010. However, prices and margins are now being pressured downwards by high factory …

EC Still Undecided in ZTE Patent Dispute

by Tom Allen

Margrethe Vestager, European Competition Commissioner, has said that the European Commission has “Not decided” whether to open a case for ZTE’s antitrust filing, lodged last year. ZTE filed the complaint in June 2014, asking …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 22 - Issue 37| ZTE

Microsoft Promotes Smith to Company-Wide Role

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has promoted Brad Smith to the first company-wide president position since Richard Belluzo resigned in 2002.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Foxconn Rises in August

by Tom Allen

Foxconn’s consolidated revenues in August were down almost 6.2% MoM, but up just under 6.5% annually, at TWD292.2 billion ($8.9 billion). Results were even more encouraging for the January-August period, growing 12.8% YoY (to …

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37

eSports Tournament is Cautionary Tale

by Tom Allen

A cautionary tale for any of our readers involved in the pro-gaming scene: eSport isn’t easy! Earlier this month, a tournament in Slovenia was hit by multiple major issues. Gaming Paradise was meant to …

Tags:Back Panel| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Fraunhofer Shows Gladiator Results

by Tom Allen

Fraunhofer FEP has announceed that it will show OLEDs on graphene at the Plastic Electronics show, taking place on the 6th – 8th October in Dresden. The OLEDs to be shown are the interim …

Asustek August Revenue Up 18%

by Helen Vince

Asustek’s August sales increased 18% from July to NT$40.8 billion ($1.2 billion), though this was 3.2% lower than August 2014. Last month’s result brought sales to date in 2015 to NT$295.7 billion ($9 billion), …

Tags:Asus| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Taiwan Notebook ODMs See Sales Rise

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s major notebook ODMs reported sequential increases in sales in August, though only Acer and Pegatron achieved double digit increases. All of the ODMs expect their shipments in September to grow, as demand for …