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LG Adds Stylus but Removes Flagship Screen

by Tom Allen

Before the G4 smartphone has even finished its worldwide rollout, LG has expanded the range with two new devices: the G4 Stylus (G4 Stylo in North America and Korea) and G4C. Internally, both are …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Intel, Altera Resume Deal Talks

by Helen Vince

Intel and Altera are reported to have restarted negotiations about a possible buyout, having abandoned talks in April Intel, Altera Call Off Takeover Talks. The two companies were reported to be in the early …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 21

by Tom Allen

Kyocera‘s 12.1″ LCD module, the TCG121WXLPAPNN-AN20, is now being stocked by Data Modul. It has 1280 x 800 resolution, 500 cd/m² of brightness and a 750:1 contrast ratio, with 170° viewing angles. A 20-pin …

Oculus Ignores Laptops, Apple Users

by Tom Allen

Planning to buy the Oculus Rift? Start upgrading your PC. Oculus VR has released the requirements for the headset, which will need to be tethered to a computer to work. Owners will need an …

Asian Firms Agree to Pay $45M in LCD Case

by Helen Vince

Seven electronics manufacturers have agreed to pay $45 million in settlement charges to Washington state, over their alleged involvement in the LCD price fixing cartel which took place between 1998 and 2006. In 2010, …

Germany Begins €5.6 Million Flexible Glass Project

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is launched a new project aiming to develop flexible glass for OLED applications. The Konfect project will receive €5.6 million in funding and will last for …

Ignis Claims HDR Mobile Display

by Tom Allen

While the resolution war has been going on among smartphone makers, other display enhancements have been largely ignored. Ignis aims to correct that oversight with its new ‘True Vision Display’: an HDR AMOLED display …

Tags:AMOLED| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 21

eMagin Shows OLED HMD

by Tom Allen

We learned last year that eMagin was building a VR head-mounted display, using its own 2k x 2k OLED microdisplay (eMagin Building High-Res OLED HMD). Development has now been completed and the company has …

Xiaomi Smartphones Rise 4 Million YoY

by Vanessa Browning

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has said that the company shipped almost 15 million smartphones in Q1’15, compared to 11 million in Q1’14.

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

Quanta Computer Result 21/05/2015

by Helen Vince

Quanta Computer posted a net profit in Q1 of NT$3.7 billion ($121.5 million), down 32.1% sequentially and 21.5% year on year, while turnover was down 18.5% quarter on quarter and 4.9% YoY at NT$205.2 …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quanta| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Wistron Result 21/05/2015

by Helen Vince

Wistron Corporation recorded a net profit of NT$723 million ($23.7 million) on turnover of NT$15.1 billion ($496 million) in the first quarter of the year. The company’s net profit was 111.4% higher than Q1 …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Quanta Ready to Handle Apple Watch Demand

by Vanessa Browning

Quanta has commented on the rumours that Apple is considering outsourcing Apple Watch production to other companies (WSJ Confirms Taptic Engine Limiting Watch Supply). Vice chairman CC Leung has said that production is ‘no …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Quanta| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 21