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Rumour: Project Valley is Samsung’s Foldable Phone

by Tom Allen

A dual-screen Samsung smartphone codenamed Project Valley has been ‘revealed’ by SamMobile. According to the website, multiple gestures will be supported that facilitate switching between the screens. The device may feature a foldable display.

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Emerging Markets Drive Smartphone Shipments in Q1

by Tom Allen

Smartphone sales in Q1’15 rose 19.3% YoY, to 336 million units, says Gartner. Emerging markets – excluding China – led growth, with the fastest-rising regions named as emerging APAC, Eastern Europe, the Middle East …

Flexible, Plastic and High-Res Displays Honoured by SID

by Tom Allen

The winners of the 20th annual Display Industry Awards have been announced. The winners will be recognised during a special event on 3rd June, as part of SID 2015. Each product was chosen for …

Samsung Commits to Chinese Polariser Plant

by Tom Allen

The CEO of Samsung SDI, Namseong Cho, has signed an MOU to set up a polariser plant in Wuxi, China. Samsung will invest more than KRW200 billion ($180.3 million) in the project, which will …

Samsung’s Hero Phone Flies in to Asia

by Tom Allen

Samsung has finally shared images of the Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man edition (Samsung’s Hero Phone Becomes A Little More Heroic). The phone was launched in Korea at the end of May, and will …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Global Smartphone Shipment Volume to Top 1.5 Billion Units in 2015

by Helen Vince

Shipment value of the Taiwanese communications industry, comprising of wireless and network communications, is estimated at around NT$3.3 trillion (US$108.2 billion) in 2015, up 17.2% compared to 2014, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & …

Hollywood’s UltraHD Service Becomes Vidity

by Tom Allen

Several studios and companies have collaborated to develop an UltraHD download service for Hollywood films, which has been named Vidity. The service was originally known as the Secure Content Storage Association, which we heard …

Samsung Stops Making TVs in Thailand

by Helen Vince

Samsung is reported to have halted television production at its plant in Thailand, though it is not known if the company has transferred production to another overseas site. Last year, Samsung announced a $560 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| TV Production| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Hisense, LG, Samsung & Sony to Dominate Global UHD TV Market

by Helen Vince

www.researchandmarkets.com has announced the addition of the “Global UHD TV Market 2015-2019” report to their offering. The global UHD TV market to grow at a CAGR of 45.4% over the period 2014-2019 The global …

Tags:Hisense| LG Electronics (LGE)| Samsung| sony| UltraHD (4KTV)

Cheil Praises and Critiques DOOH

by Tom Allen

Cheil Media plans and buys all of Samsung’s OOH media, and Fiona FitzGibbon is head of media. She was speaking about ‘Why we love DOOH’. Cheil is passionate about the medium, which is growing …

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S6 is Slower than S5 to Reach 10 Million Mark

by Tom Allen

Despite Samsung’s predictions (Samsung Expects Big Things of S6), sales of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones have been slower than those of the Galaxy S4 or S5. A ‘high-ranking Samsung official’ has …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Samsung Regains CEE Tablet Lead

by Tom Allen

Shipments of tablets and hybrid devices in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) fell more than 20% YoY in Q1. IDC says that Russia and Ukraine’s poor economies and the strength of the US dollar …