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Semiconductors Fall in 2015

by Tom Allen

The global semiconductor industry posted sales of $335.2 billion in 2015, says the Semiconductor Industry Association: a slight (0.2%) decrease YoY. 2014 was the industry’s highest-ever result. Global sales for December reached $27.6 billion, …

Tags:Apple| Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Semiconductor Market| Vol 23 - Issue 04| Worldwide

Huawei is 2015’s Smartphone Success Story

by Tom Allen

Worldwide smartphone sales reached new record levels at the end of 2015, thanks to multiple product offerings at all price points, in both mature and emerging markets. Preliminary IDC data shows that 399.5 million …

Tags:Apple| Huawei| IDC| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Vol 23 - Issue 03| Xiaomi

Samsung Sees Tough Pricing and Weak Smartphones

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Samsung saw a drop in profits on a quarterly basis, and sees some tough times ahead with DRAM and LCD panels both under pressure from weaker prices. Over the year, profit was up 5.5% …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Samsung Opens VR Movie Studio in New York

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung has announced plans to establish its own film studio for the production of VR movies and stories in New York. Samsung also announced a long-term partnership with the Sundance Institute with the aim …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| USA| Video Editing & Production| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Griffiths Moves to Advisory Role

by Isaac Oburu

Andy Griffiths has left his position as Samsung UK and Ireland president to take on a new advisory role at the Korean manufacturing giant. This new role will see Andy provide advice and guidance …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Samsung| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 03

CES Video Round Up

by Bob Raikes

Our CES 2016 reel which includes VESA, Cambrios, Pixelworks, Intel, Qualcomm and a look at some of the products shown by Samsung at CES 2016.

Tags:Cambrios| CES 2016| Intel| Pixelworks| Qualcomm| Samsung| VESA

Samsung Sponsors Sundance With VR

by Tom Allen

Samsung, the official mobile sponsor of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival (21st – 31st January), is focusing on VR at the Samsung Studio: a venue at the SFF for film makers, content developers and …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Apple Wins Legacy Device Ban

by Tom Allen

A US court has banned the sale of some Samsung devices, after Apple won a legal case against the firm. However, the threat is not be as harsh as it could have been, as …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Samsung| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Samsung to Boost OLED Production

by Bob Raikes

The ET Times of Korea has reported that Samsung will invest $7.4 billion in new OLED production capacity to support a switch by Apple from LTPS to flexible OLEDs. The paper said that the …

Tags:AMOLED| Investment| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 01

Samsung Shows Rink Hand Held VR Controller at CES

by Arthur Berman

Samsung Creative Lab is run by Samsung Corporation as an in-house incubator to let “company employees play with ambitious ideas and turn them into full-fledged startups.” Working at the CSL for a full year, …

Tags:CES 2016| Game Controllers| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 01