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Samsung to Cut Smartphone Portfolio

by Raverstead

Robert Yi, head of investor relations at Samsung, has said that the company will cut the number of smartphone models it offers by 25% – 30% next year. Speaking at the company’s Investor Forum …

MDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 46

by Raverstead

The Tab 8W from Acer (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) is now available in Europe, starting at £135 ($210). The company has also started to sell the Liquid Leap smartband (Display Monitor Vol …

Nanobattery Promises Longer Life, Faster Charging

by Raverstead

A tiny structure called a nanopore ‘could bring about the ultimate miniaturisation of energy storage components’. Invented by University of Maryland researchers, the nanopore is a tiny hole in a ceramic sheet. It holds …

Tags:Batteries| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

TPK Sales Half YoY

by Raverstead

TPK said sales in October fell 50% from October 2013 to NT$11.2 billion ($372.2 million), though this was 4.9% higher than September. Sales to date increased almost 4% to NT$128.3 billion ($4.2 billion).

Tags:Financial Data| Mobile Display Monitor| TPK| Vol 21 - Issue 46

No Risk to Eyes With BenQ’s GP30

by Raverstead

Enhancing BenQ’s LED projector range is the new GP30, a bright and portable model for business travellers and in the home. Because it uses a solid state light source (900 lumens), the GP30 can …

Ingenic SoC Supports Two Screen Technologies

by Raverstead

China’s Ingenic has developed an asymmetric, dual-core MIPS-based chip for 301, as well as a 15 x 13mm development kit. The Newton2 dev kit includes the new processor (M200), eMCP memory, power management controller, …

ONR Demonstrated Augmented Reality System for Training Purposes

by Raverstead

Augmented reality headsets are typically being measured by being compared with the Google Glass device. The issue of what augmented reality can be used for is still ongoing and recent press releases favor corporate …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Hon Hai, Innolux to Set-up Joint Panel Plant

by Raverstead

Hon Hai Precision and Innolux are to invest NT$50 billion ($1.6 billion) in a joint venture 6G panel production plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to produce LTPS panels for smartphones. Sources suggest that the plant …

Cambrios Updates on Silver Nanowires

by Bob Raikes

Sri Peruvembra of Cambrios (he is marketing for them one day a week, while also running a consulting business now) introduced silver nanowire technology from Cambrios. As we have reported, metal mesh technologies were …

Video Everywhere Requires New Technology

by Raverstead

There was a further panel discussion on the future of video everywhere and the measures needed to improve the delivery on every screen. The title of the session was “Technology Improving Video Delivery on …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NYC Television Week| OTT Video| Vol 21 - Issue 46

20th HbbTV Workshop Takes Place in December

by Raverstead

The 20th HbbTV Interoperability Workshop will take place in Munich, Germany, on 9th and 10th December. All HbbTV application developers and manufacturers of HbbTV products are invited to attend. More details can be found …

Notebooks Profit From Falling Tablets

by Raverstead

Notebook PC shipments were up 10% YoY in Q3, DisplaySearch has said, to 49.4 million units. By comparison, tablet PC shipments fell 8%. The mature markets of North America and Western Europe drove notebook …