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Samsung Gear S4 Could Run Wear OS Instead of Tizen

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung Gear S4, the company’s next smartwatch, could abandon its proprietary Tizen operating system and make a return to Google’s Wear OS platform (previously known as Android Wear) according to the rumour mill, including …

Tags:Android Wear| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Jury Sets Samsung Fine

by Bob Raikes

The long running patent dispute between Apple and Samsung has reached another stage with a jury awarding a lower amount of damages ($539m) to Apple, down on the $1.05 billion awarded last year. (Apple …

Tags:Apple| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Samsung to Stage “TV Blackout” with UK Ad Campaign

by Andrew Fenn

Millions of TV sets across the UK will appear to turn themselves off this weekend as part of a marketing campaign by Samsung, which aims to showcase the evolution of television and its role …

Tags:Advertising| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Samsung Non-PQ Issues Highlighted in Review

by Bob Raikes

We like the YouTube TV reviews done by Vincent Teoh on YouTube as he is a passionate believer in accuracy in testing and display performance – he is a professional calibrator. This week, he …

Tags:4k| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Samsung Receives Environmental Leader Award

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has received an Environmental Leader 2018 Project of the Year Award winner for its Galaxy Upcycling programme. The award honours the programme’s use of a product’s materials throughout its entire lifecycle. The programe …

Tags:Environment| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Apple and Samsung Patent Fight Resumes

by Bob Raikes

Apple and Samsung are in court again in another battle in the ongoing war over five patents. This is the third court case and the war has been going on since 2011. The key …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Samsung Books Most of Sanan Mini LED Capacity for New LCD TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung Electronics has booked up almost all of Sanan Optoelectronics’ mini LED production capacity for backlighting in a range of LCD TVs it plans to release in the third quarter of 2018, for a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| MiniLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 19

THX Doesn’t Like Samsung Q7

by Bob Raikes

THX (founded by George Lucas, but, these days, owned by US-based and Hong Kong-listed game specialist, Razer Inc) has started a consumer electronics testing website and has published a list of TVs that it …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Testing| THX| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 19

IHS: LG Retains Lead in Large Display Area Shipments in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Despite the low seasonality factor and brands turning their focus away from volume growth, the demand for large display panels showed better-than-expected results in the first quarter of 2018, albeit still weak, according to …

Tags:AUO| BOE| IHS Markit| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| LG Displays (LGD)| Market Data| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Samsung Developing Wireless Standalone VR/AR Headset

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung is expected to reveal a new wireless VR/AR headset at this year’s IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany, which takes place in September. The device is believed to be a standalone headset which …

Tags:AR/VR| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 18

128GB and 256GB Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ Coming to US

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will soon be available for US consumers in 128GB and 256GB storage options. The new handsets were made available for pre-order at the beginning of …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 18