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HTC Switches to AMOLED

by Tom Allen

China’s Economic Daily News says that HTC is to use AMOLED displays on a version of its One E9+ smartphone. The One E9sw will be launching in China with a 5.5″ display and 1.5GHz …

Samsung Commits to Chinese Polariser Plant

by Tom Allen

The CEO of Samsung SDI, Namseong Cho, has signed an MOU to set up a polariser plant in Wuxi, China. Samsung will invest more than KRW200 billion ($180.3 million) in the project, which will …

Rumour: Two Nexus Phones Compensate for Lack of Tablet

by Tom Allen

Google’s newest tablet is the Nexus 9, released in 2014Google is likely to produce two new Nexus smartphones this year, but no tablet, according to Android Police. One phone will be produced by LG; …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Pope Benedict did not follow the same rule, but presumably Gogglebox wasn’t his show of choice.The Vatican is notoriously free of vice, but Pope Francis has revealed that there is another aspect of modern …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Rumour: Apple Plans New Supplier

by Tom Allen

Apple plans to take on a new LCD driver IC supplier, according to sources in the supply chain. Taiwanese suppliers including Novatek, Himax and FocalTech are being linked with the rumour.

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

Saturated Markets Slow Smartphone Growth

by Tom Allen

After rising 27.6% YoY in 2014, smartphone shipment growth is expected to slow to 11.3% this year, says IDC. However, while overall growth will continue to decelerate, certain markets will experience strong growth in …

Merck Leads Printed Electronics Consortium

by Tom Allen

Merck is a founder member of the ATLASS Project – a European project examining printed electronics. ATLASS (Advanced High-Resolution Printing of Organic Transistors for Large Area Smart Surfaces) aims to help achieve a breakthrough …

HP Result 26/05/2015

by Helen Vince

HP reported a second quarter net profit of $1 billion on turnover of $25.5 billion, which compares with a net profit of $1.3 billion on turnover of $27.3 billion in Q2 of the previous …

Tags:Financial Data| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Ive Promoted to Chief Design Officer

by Helen Vince

Apple has promoted Jony Ive to the newly created position of chief design officer. CEO Tim Cook said in a memo to Apple staff that in his new role, Ive will remain responsible for …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Blackberry Makes Global Job Cuts

by Helen Vince

Blackberry is once again the subject of rumours about a possible take-over of its business, having already been linked to both Samsung and Apple so far this year as a potential acquisition target. Microsoft …

Tags:BlackBerry| Employment and Redundancies| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 22

OnePlus 2 Will Have 64-Bit CPU

by Tom Allen

Specifications have begun to appear for the OnePlus (the Chinese brand) 2 (OnePlus Plans Second Exclusive Handset). According to Geekbench Browser, the phone will run Android 5.1 on a Snapdragon 810 processor, with 3GB …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Mid-Range Surface 3 Appears in Germany

by Tom Allen

A new Surface 3 configuration has been spotted in Germany. The tablet differs from the standard model in that it has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage (the other 64GB model has 2GB …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 22