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Huawei to Raise Japanese Component Orders

by Tom Allen

Huawei will buy up to 30% more components from Japan this year, says the Nikkei newspaper. Last year, Huawei spent ¥208.8 billion ($1.7 billion) on Japanese components.

Tags:Huawei| Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Wiko Claims Thinnest 4G Phone

by Tom Allen

France’s Wiko has presented a smartphone that it claims is the thinnest 4G unit on sale in Germany: the Highway Pure, which is 5.1mm thick and weighs 98g. The phone’s thin profile is possible …

Tags:AMOLED| Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Google Exploits Android Versatility

by Tom Allen

Google has developed another new Android variant – this one for the IoT. The OS, known as Google Brillo, will run devices with as little as 32MB of RAM. The OS also incorporates ‘Weave’, …

Tags:Google| Internet of Things IOT| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 22

North America Will Continue Chromebook Domination

by Tom Allen

The market for Chromebooks will grow to 7.3 million units this year, representing a 27% increase in sales from 2014, says Gartner. Education is the main application for these devices, with a 72% share …

Smartphones Rise at 7.2% CAGR to 2019

by Tom Allen

Global smartphone shipments will reach around 1.5 billion units this year and approach 2 billion units in 2019, says Taiwan’s MIC. The growth represents a 7.2% CAGR over the forecast period. Several factors drive …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 22| Worldwide

Lenovo Result 22/05/2015

by Helen Vince

Lenovo Group has released its fourth quarter and full year results, posting a net profit in Q4 of $100 million on turnover of $11.3 billion, which compares with a net profit of $158 million …

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

DVB-T2 Tests Avoid Simulcasting

by Tom Allen

UltraHD transport at 100fps, using the DVB-T2 platform, has been tested in Spain. The trials were conducted by the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia in the University’s labs. A scalable coding system based on HEVC …

Fove VR Headset is Controlled by Eye Movements

by Arthur Berman

Fove, Inc. a Tokyo-based startup with offices in San Francisco, is developing a consumer VR headset that includes eye-tracking technology. This feature is intended to give the user an “immersive and completely hands-free virtual …

Tags:Gaze Recognition| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Wearable World Congress Also Covers IoT

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Wearable World Congress in San Francisco, organized by the Wearable World organization, addresses the development of all wearable technology and the Internet of Things. The conference was held at the Palace of Fine …

European Parliament Rejects Cadmium QDs

by Tom Allen

Following several months of campaigning against the possibility of cadmium-based quantum dot use being extended in the European market, Nanoco has welcomed a decision by the European Parliament to reject the move. The European …

MEN’s Railway Display Meets International Standards

by Tom Allen

MEN Micro has developed a robust panel PC for railway applications, conforming to the UIC 612 standard (for driver machine interfaces). The DC15 has a 10.4″ LCD display and IP65-compliant housing. It can withstand …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| Touch PCs| Vol 22 - Issue 21

INCJ Not Planning Sharp Investment

by Vanessa Browning

Following Sharp’s announcement last week of its latest mid-term management plan (Sharp Secures Second Bank Bail-Out), there are reports that Innovation Network Corp. of Japan (INCJ) had been approached by the company in April …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 21