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Roadmap Shows Intel’s Skylake in Q3

by Tom Allen

Intel’s sixth-generation ‘Skylake’ chips will be launched in August, according to a leaked product roadmap. Both the Skylake-U mobile chip and Skylake-S desktop device are set for a launch in Q3’15. The chips are …

LG: No Change Coming in Smartphone Form Factor

by Tom Allen

Ken Hong, LG’s director of corporate communications, has told Trusted Reviews that smartphones will look the same for several years to come. Future technologies are too expensive and limiting for mass production, he said, …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Veeco Lowers Encapsulation Expectations

by Tom Allen

In 2013, Veeco purchased Synos Technology in order to acquire the company’s flexible OLED encapsulation method, Fast-ALD. The technique enables material deposition at lower temperatures (sub-100°) and faster speeds than traditional atomic layer deposition …

Sony to Spin-Off Consumer AV Unit in 3 Year Turnaround Plan

by Helen Vince

Sony outlined its latest three year turnaround plan this week, which will see the company spin-off its video and sound business in October 2015. The unit is responsible for Sony’s home audio products, including …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 08

LG Chem to Invest $184 Million in OLED Line

by Helen Vince

LG Chem is to invest KRW200 billion ($184 million) in a 5G OLED lighting panel line to produce glass substrates measuring 125 x 110 cm. The line is expected to come on stream in …

Gartner: Refurbished Phones Will Impact New Sales

by Tom Allen

The global market for refurbished smartphones will climb to 120 million units by 2017, with an equivalent wholesale revenue of about $14 billion. Last year, the market reached 56 million units. According to Gartner, …

Dell Readies 2015 Education Lineup

by Tom Allen

Dell’s new additions to its education portfolio include a laptop, tablets and a Chromebook. All four products (Chromebook 11; Venue 10 and 10 Pro tablets; and Latitude 11 Education Series laptop) are ‘playground-proof’, with …

Toshiba Has LCD/OLED Module for Ara

by Tom Allen

Toshiba has shown off several modules for Google’s (originally Motorola’s) Project Ara modular smartphone (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 48). They include a display module for LCD and OLED screens, and connectivity, Wi-Fi and …

Asus Looks Away From Android

by Tom Allen

Asus CEO Jerry Shen has said that the company is developing a smartwatch that does not use Android Wear. Quoted by Focus Taiwan, Shen said, “The major concern is about saving power”.

Tags:Android Wear| Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 08

InfoSonics’ Phablet is Low Cost

by Tom Allen

US-based Infosonics has stepped up a size with a 6″ phablet: the S6001 Cyprus. A mid-range product, the Cyprus features an IPS panel with 1280 x 720 resolution. It also has dual SIM slots, …

Tags:LATAM| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Arrow Electronics to Acquire Data Modul

by Helen Vince

Arrow Electronics, through its wholly-owned subsidiary in Munich, Germany, is initiating an all-cash tender offer to acquire the shares of Data Modul, for a purchase price of €27.50 per share. In conjunction with this …

Panasonic to Sell Osaka AV Site

by Helen Vince

Panasonic has reached agreement with a real estate developer to sell the main site of its audiovisual equipment business in Osaka. The site has been used to develop colour TVs and other Panasonic consumer …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 22 - Issue 08