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Will TV Set Makers be in the Sun or Rain?

by Bob Raikes

I was struggling among the stream of news that is pouring in to find a topic for my Display Daily today, but as I worked on our weekly newsletter, I realised that the news …

Sharp Shuns Samsung TV Panel Business

by Bob Raikes

The Nikkei and the Japan Times report that Foxconn has decided that Sharp should stop supplying panels to Samsung’s TV business as the companies have, apparently, been unable to agree on pricing. As a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Samsung| sharp| Vol 23 - Issue 49

Samsung Plans In-Cell Touch for S8

by Bob Raikes

The ETNews in Korea reports that Samsung will use Y-Octa ‘in-cell’ touch technology, previously used on the ill-fated Note 7, on its next flagship smartphone (‘S8’). However, the news source reports that the technology …

Samsung Bricks Remaining Note 7s

by Bob Raikes

To avoid potential legal issues, Samsung is to issue a software update that will stop Note 7 devices from charging so that the devices will become useless. Initially, Verizon said that it was not …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 49

GVRA – Industry Association to Support VR

by Norbert Hildebrand

GVRA, the Global Virtual Reality Association, was formed by industry leaders in the VR field to “promote the responsible development and adoption of virtual reality globally”. So far the association includes Acer, HTC, Facebook …

Samsung May Try Folding Phones Before Flexible

by Bob Raikes

ETTimes of Korea has reported that Samsung is preparing two different approaches to the development of foldable smartphones, one with dual separate displays and another that uses a single flexible OLED. The separate display …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Samsung Wins Apple Patent Fight

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has won its long running patent battle with Apple over the design of its smartphones. The US Supreme Court said that Samsung did not have to pay its “total profits” as the patent …

Tags:Apple| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Google Play Movies Launched on Samsung Smart TV

by Yvette Raikes

Google’s film streaming service, Google Play Movie, is now available as an app on the most recent 2016 models of Samsung’s Smart TV. Currently this does not include 4K films, but it supports up …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Nagra & Samsung Nominated for TV Security Dongle

by Bob Raikes

Nagra and Samsung said that the TVkey USB dongle that can be used with Samsung smart TVs to allow access to proected content has been named a CES 2017 Innovation Award Honoree in the …

Sharp, Samsung and NEC Have Best-Selling Large Displays

by Yvette Raikes

In PMA’s October large flat panel tracking for North America, Sharp led the way for 70-79″ displays with its LC-70LE661U. Samsung followed with the DM75E, while NEC was third with its E705. The top …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NEC| Samsung| sharp| Vol 23 - Issue 47

SHOWTIME Streaming and SHOWTIME ANYTIME App Now on Samsung TVs

by Milos Pavlovic

Today, Showtime Networks announced that Samsung will now offer the SHOWTIME stand-alone streaming service and its authenticated app SHOWTIME ANYTIME on select 2015 and all 2016 Samsung smart television models. Samsung TV users are …

Tags:Applications| Samsung| Stream TV

Samsung Offers Showtime

by Yvette Raikes

Samsung is now offering the Showtime streaming service and the Showtime Anytime app on some 2015 and all 2016 smart TV models in the USA. The streaming service will cost $10.99 a month, with …