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Kopin Hires Ex-Panasonic LCD Expert

by Helen Vince

Kopin has appointed Hideki Matsukawa, formerly general manager of advanced development at Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Company, to the newly created position of chief display scientist. Matsukawa has over 30 years experience in LCD …

Wortmann Converts 1090 Into Professional Tablet

by Tom Allen

Wortmann AG has expanded its Terra Pad range of tablets with a rugged professional model called the Terra Pad 1090 Industry W8.1 Pro. Featuring hot-swappable batteries and modular options, such as a barcode reader, …

Vodafone Germany’s CEO Resigns

by Helen Vince

Vodafone Germany says that its CEO, Jens Schulte-Bockum, has announced his intention to resign within the current financial year. He has worked for Vodfaone for 12 years, including serving as group strategy director and …

Tags:Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Vodafone| Vol 22 - Issue 21

“No Sacred Cows” in Glass Redesign

by Tom Allen

Tony Fadell, head of Google’s Google Glass project, has said that the company is still planning a consumer version – but it may not look like the original concept. Fadell told the Google Zeitgeist …

Tags:Google| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Google Looks to China for Nexus Partner

by Tom Allen

A Taiwanese supply chain source has said that several vendors are seeking to become the next partner for Google’s Nexus smartphone lines. These include Lenovo, Xiaomi, Huawei and LG. The source said that, as …

Foxconn, Pegatron Foresee Weak Q2

by Helen Vince

Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron both reported strong first quarter results but cautioned that the second quarter would be weaker before sales rebound in the second half of the year. Foxconn’s Q1 net profit jumped …

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Component Order Reduction Rumoured for HTC

by Tom Allen

Lower-than-expected sales of the HTC One M9 could cause HTC to reduce component orders for the product by as much as 30%, say sources in Taiwan.

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Mitsubishi Electric FLEXConnect Complete Display

Mitsubishi Announces Next Generation FLEXConnect In-Car Infotainment System

by Norbert Hildebrand

Mitsubishi Electric has announced its latest generation of the FLEXConnect In-Vehicle Infotainment systems (IVI) in a press release. The latest system provides a cost effective three screen user interface. The displays contain touch and …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mitsubishi| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Fraunhofer FEP Coatings Enable Efficient Laser Beam Expander for Holographic Displays

by Chris Chinnock

(If this story looks familiar, we covered it last week [Fraunhofer Coatings Enable Full-Laser Backlights], but Chris got a lot of extra information.) Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP) …

LeTV Chooses Sibeam

by Tom Allen

Sibeam has announced that its UltraGig SiI6400 transmitter is being used on LeTV’s new flagship smartphone, the Le Max.

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 21

TDR Predicts Apple to Take ITO Replacement

by Tom Allen

Touch Display Research predicts that Apple will adopt an ITO-replacement technology in the next 18 months. In a new report (paid: http://tinyurl.com/okfkmbu), TDR examines rumours about the ‘iPad Pro’ that claim lower touch latency. …

Panel Makers Prepare for Back-to-School Demand

by Tom Allen

IHS DisplaySearch has shared its latest panel pricing data from the PriceWise service, covering late Q1/early Q2. Brands purchased fewer notebook panels in early Q2, due to inventory digestion and European currency issues. Demand …