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EMEA PC Fall In-Line With IDC Predictions

by Tom Allen

20.2 million PCS were shipped in the EMEA region in Q1’15, IDC data shows – a 7.7% fall YoY. Following a strong 2014, the market returned to decline, as expected, following the end of …

Android Wear Gets Monochrome Mode in ‘Biggest Ever Update’

by Tom Allen

What has been billed as ‘the biggest Android Wear update ever’ has added Wi-Fi support, hands-free controls and always-on apps. Devices using the OS can now connect to phones over Wi-Fi, which dramatically increases …

Tags:Android Wear| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Sony’s Z4 in Low-Key Launch

by Tom Allen

Following weeks of leaks, Sony has officially announced its Xperia Z4 smartphone – but appears to be limiting the roll-out to Japan. Like other Xperia phones, it is water- and dust-resistant, with IP68 protection. …

Tags:Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 17

UltraHD Comes to Fore in All Display Markets

by Tom Allen

The promotion of UltraHD display resolution by TV makers, display manufacturers and distributors has successfully raised consumer awareness of the format, with a corresponding rise in UltraHD LCD TV penetration in 2014, says IHS. …

Sharp’s Banks to Extend Lifeline

by Helen Vince

There has been yet more speculation about Sharp’s future after the company met with its main lenders last week. Reports suggest that Mizuho Bank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ will each receive ¥100 billion …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Panasonic Shortlisted in Which? Awards

by Tom Allen

Panasonic has been shortlisted in the Which? awards, for Best Audio-Visual Brand. The company has also been shortlisted for Best Photography Brand. The Which? Awards 2015 will take place on 17th June.

AGC Moves Production From Japan to China

by Tom Allen

Asahi Glass will build a new furnace for TFT-LCD glass substrates in Guangdong Province, China, the company has announced. With the new agreement, AGC will be able to establish an integrated production system from …

Kobo Avoids Colour

by Tom Allen

While eReader sales continue to fall and companies hunt for the next big thing, Kobo has come straight out and said that it will not move away from its monochrome roots. President Michael Tamblyn …

No More Samsung Smartphones in Japan

by Tom Allen

New Galaxy smartphones sold in Japan will no longer bear the Samsung name. The company explains that it has achieved sufficient market penetration in the country – but it is speculated that the move …

Tags:Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Vuzix Acquires Augmented Reality Patents

by Norbert Hildebrand

Vuzix has been developing virtual and augmented reality devices for quite some time and the company owns a substantial patent portfolio. Now Vuzix has announced that it has acquired two patents from Michael DeLuca …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 17| Vuzix

Recon Instruments Starts Shipping Jet Eyewear and Aims at Corporate Markets

by Norbert Hildebrand

Recon Instruments has been making near to eye displays for quite some time and while the first version was developed for snow sports, the second version, the Recon Jet, was aimed at other sports …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 17| Wearables

Scala VP to Join Samsung

by Helen Vince

Damon Crowhurst, currently vice president at Scala EMEA, is to join Samsung as European Business Development Director within the displays division in July. Crowhurst has been at Scala for six years and says his …