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Bhowmik Said Focus on the User Experience

by Bob Raikes

Dr Achin Bhowmik of Intel made himself popular with delegates by saying how fantastic today’s displays are. Customers want to buy products just because of the great displays. However, human interfaces are still largely …

Tags:3D Depth Cameras| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

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BC Panel Session Asks “Is Good Enough, Good Enough”?

by Bob Raikes

The first panel session addressed the question “Is Good Enough, Good Enough: Can LCD Persevere?” Jason Hartlove, CEO of Nanosys was the first to speak and he showed a slide that looked at efficiency …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED TVs| SID Display Week 2015| Visual Quality| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Hsieh Outlines TV and Mobile Panel Developments (BC2)

by Bob Raikes

Next, David Hsieh of IHS asked “Is low cost the only path to success?”. He started by showing an interesting chart on the relationship between the profits for brands and for panel makers. Samsung …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| LCD TVs| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Small Medium Panel Supply| TV Set Market| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Business Conference Kicks Off Display Week (BC1)

by Bob Raikes

Amal Ghosh kicked off the Business conference for Display Week 2015 and he is the President of SID. He started by saying that attendance at the Business conference is up 40% on last year. …

Tags:BOE| China| Display Industry| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

DisplaySearch: Unfilled Capacity Drives Down Panel Prices

by Tom Allen

IHS DisplaySearch has released its pricing data for mobile display panels at the end of May. Spot deals appeared in the notebook panel market, except on custom models. Brands pushed down mainstream panel prices …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| LCD Panels| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Pricing| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 24

David McQuarrie Lenovo

Lenovo Names New UK CEO

by Helen Vince

David McQuarrieLenovo has appointed David McQuarrie as CEO in the UK & Ireland, in addition to his current roles as VP and general manager of Lenovo’s north region in EMEA, covering the Nordics, Benelux …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 24

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Acer Loses UK Manager

by Helen Vince

Acer’s UK country manager, Gavin Parrish, is reported to have left the company after just five months in the role (Acer Appoints New UK Manager). No reason has been given for his departure. He …

Tags:Acer| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 24

ZTE Uses Thin Bezels for Phone Control

by Tom Allen

ZTE has unveiled its new flagship phone, launched in China last month, for the US market: the Nubia Z9, featuring a ‘borderless’ screen. Information is currently very thin, but we understand that Nubia uses …

Tags:Fingerprint Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Narrow Bezels| Smartphones| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 24

AUO AMOLED Takes Best in Show

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeAUO’s circular 1.4″ AMOLED display, which is now in mass production, has won the 2015 SID Best in Show award (AUO Enters Circular AMOLED Production).

Tags:AMOLED| AUO| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

‘PoWiFi’ Enables Wireless Charging and Internet Access

by Tom Allen

A prototype Wi-Fi router can be used to charge devices wirelessly. Engineers at Washington University in the USA developed the ‘PoWiFi’ routers and have installed them in six homes. They use a technology called …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 24| Wireless Charging

Apple Watch Reaches Stores

by Tom Allen

Apple has said that the Apple Watch will be available to buy in-store from 26th June. The Watch could only be purchased online when it was launched.

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Retailers| Vol 22 - Issue 24

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 26

by Tom Allen

Ever felt that your flagship smartphone just wasn’t powerful enough? Do you crave more cores, to the detriment of every other spec? Take a lesson from Intel’s lead engineer, François Piednoel. At a benchmarking …

Tags:AMD| Back Panel| Computex 2015| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 26