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Asustek Cuts Notebook Shipment Forecast

by Helen Vince

Asustek has reduced its notebook shipment forecast for this year to 20 million units, from 22.8 million units and lower than last year’s total of 20.3 million notebooks. However, Asustek still expects to ship …

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Rumour: Blackberry’s Android Phones Coming This Year

by Tom Allen

More rumours of Blackberry creating Android phones have surfaced (Blackberry Makes Eyes at Android). The new sources claim that Foxconn, Wistron and Compal will build the handsets, which will be introduced this year. They …

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Device Forecast Falls From Q4

by Tom Allen

Worldwide device (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) shipments are forecast to reach 2.5 billion this year: up 1.5% from 2014, although down from the Q4’14 forecast of 2.8% growth. Gartner expects end-user spending …

Microsoft to Cut 7,500 Jobs

by Helen Vince

Microsoft says it will cut 7,500 jobs, around 7% of its workforce, primarily in its phone hardware business, and write down approximately $7.6 billion related to its Nokia phone business. Around one third of …

Flexible Technology Will Drive Display Revenues

by Tom Allen

The flexible display market is on the rise – not as a niche product, but as an increasingly-important part of the display market’s revenues. IHS DisplaySearch expects these products to represent 15% of total …

Hannstar’s June Sales Down 36% YoY

by Helen Vince

Hannstar Display’s sales in June fell 2.5% sequentially and 35.9% year on year to NT$1.3 billion ($41.9 million), bringing sales for the first six months of the year to NT$9.4 billion ($302.9 million), down …

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CPT Sees Monthly Sales Decline 24%

by Helen Vince

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) reported a 3.4% month on month and 23.9% year on year drop in sales in June, to NT$3.6 billion ($115.9 million), bringing sales in the first half of the year …

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AUO’s June Sales Dip 10%

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) reported a 10.4% year on year and 2.1% month on month drop in sales in June to NT$30.5 billion ($982.9 million). Sales in the second quarter of the year were also …

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MediaMelon and Media Excel Claim 35% Bitrate Saving

by Tom Allen

Streaming company MediaMelon, and OTT transcoding solution supplier Media Excel, have announced a product integration to improve streaming video quality and bandwidth efficiency. The combination of Media Excel’s Hero encoders and MediaMelon’s QBR streaming …

AR Glasses Help to Guide the Elderly

by Tom Allen

A €1.2 million research project in Germany has created a pair of smart glasses designed for elderly people. Created by ADAMAAS (Adaptive and Mobile Action Assistance in Daily Living Activities), the glasses are based …

Anders Continues Operations With Truly

by Tom Allen

AndersDX is now able to supply circular TFT-LCD touch screens for wearable devices. Manufactured by Truly Semiconductor, in China, the modules are available in either a standard design or as a bespoke offering. The …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 28| Wearables

Samsung to Report Seventh Quarterly Profit Drop

by Helen Vince

Samsung says it expects to report an operating profit of approximately KRW6.9 trillion ($6.1 billion) and turnover of KRW478 trillion ($422.5 billion) for the second quarter of this year. This would be the seventh …

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