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EPA Rewards Samsung and LG

by Tom Allen

Samsung and LG have won Energy Star Partner of the Year awards, from the USA’s Environmental Protection Agency. Both companies won a Sustained Excellence award, while Samsung also took a Climate Communications award.

Graphene QDs Raise OLED Brightness

by Tom Allen

The first graphene quantum dots, made with high-quantum-yield nanodots (obtained through graphite intercalation compound synthesis), have enabled luminance above 1,000cd/m² in OLEDs. Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) worked …

Sharp Denies Latest Rumours – Confirms US Job Losses

by Helen Vince

Sharp issued another statement this week denying speculative reports about plans to overhaul its business. The latest rumours suggest that Sharp is in talks with state-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) to invest …

Tags:Employment and Redundancies| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 15

’80s Patent Keeps Apple Out of Switzerland

by Tom Allen

A patent may prevent the Apple Watch from being sold in Switzerland this year. The patent, which covers the use of the word ‘Apple’ and apple imagery in association with watches and jewellery, was …

Samsung’s Tab A is Low-Cost With Large-Screen

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s new low-cost, large screen tablet, the Galaxy Tab A, was unveiled in Russia in March, and has now been confirmed for a European release. The Tab A will come in 8″ and 9.7″ …

Tags:Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 15

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 19

by Tom Allen

Virgin Media’s Paws TV remote – launched to celebrate the UK’s National Pet Month, in April – looks like a belated April Fools, but it really isn’t. Someone at the company really did sit …

Sammobile Uncovers Round Samsung Smartwatch

by Tom Allen

Sammobile claims that Samsung is to release a new smartwatch with a round face. The device will be called the Gear A or Orbis. Two models will be launched: one requiring a Bluetooth connection …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 15| Wearables

Moto 360 Leaks Keep Coming

by Tom Allen

A render of the second-generation Moto360 smartwatch has apparently been leaked. The image shows a circular watch and appears very similar to the picture posted by Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing last month (Lenovo CEO …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Kobo Undercuts Amazon With Glo HD

by Tom Allen

Kobo claims that its new 6″ Glo HD eReader has ‘the highest resolution screen available on the market’, at an unusual 1448 x 1072 resolution (300 ppi). An E Ink Carta display (Display Monitor …

Samsung Showing Signs of Improvement

by Helen Vince

Samsung Electronics says it expects operating profit in the first quarter to be approximately KRW5.9 trillion ($5.4 billion), which would be an 11.3% improvement from Q4 but 30.6% down on the first quarter of …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 15

LG Gives Away 4,000 Smartphones

by Tom Allen

LG is to choose 4,000 consumers from 15 countries to receive a new G4 smartphone, weeks before its official launch. The lucky customers will help to test the handset before it goes on sale, …

Tags:Back Panel| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Taiwan BLU Makers See Sales Rise MoM

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s two major BLU manufacturers reported sequential increases in sales in March, though for both companies, last month’s result was down year on year. Radiant Opto-Electronic achieved a 17.7% month on month increase in …