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IDC: Record Smartphones Cannot Keep European Mobiles From Stagnation

by Tom Allen

Total mobile shipments fell 5.2% YoY in Western Europe throughout 2014 – the second consecutive year that the market has shrunk. Total shipments reached 174.1 million units. Feature phones continued to plummet, with shipments …

Samsung to Use its $56 Billion Cash to Fund Growth

by Helen Vince

Samsung Electronics’ head of investor relations, Robert Yi, has said that the company plans to use its $56 billion cash to fund growth, which could include mergers and acquisitions. Speaking in an interview with …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Park Implies Wireless Charging for S6

by Tom Allen

Seho Park, Samsung’s lead IT and mobile engineer, has written a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/nzvhwbz) on wireless charging – heavily implying that the technology will be a feature of the Galaxy S6. He writes that, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wireless Charging

NBA and Biglook360 Team up for VR Capture of All-Star Game

by Chris Chinnock

Thought the capture of 180° and 360° video content was a recent phenomenon driven by the capabilities of the Oculus Rift and Samsung GearVR? BigLook360 did its first production way back in 1999 and …

Tags:3D Cameras| Oculus Rift| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Is Your Smart TV Getting Too Smart?

by Aldo Cugnini

Be careful what you say and do in front of your TV – it just might be watching and listening to you – and blabbing to others about you. In a scenario that sounds …

Tags:Privacy| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Early Thoughts from ISE 2015

by Bob Raikes

The ISE show was something of a triumph. The organisers had over 50,000 pre-registered visitors from all over Europe and the show was busy and very well attended. Although some exhibitors were grumpy about …

LEDs Rule the Roost at ISE

by Tom Allen

As I write this, ISE has just ended and the Display Monitor team is gearing up to bring you the event report. It is set to be a good one, and hopefully shorter than …

TVs and Tablets to Dominate OLED Share

by Tom Allen

OLED panel revenue fell 4% YoY in 2014, says Korea’s UBI Research, due to low sales of the Galaxy S5. Additionally, many TV manufacturers -including Samsung – are now looking at quantum dot LCD …

Samsung Receives TÜV Rheinland Validations

by Helen Vince

Samsung Electronics has received eco-friendly and visibility validations from TUV-Rheinland for its S27E650D monitor and its 46″ OH46D and 55″ OH55D smart signage outdoor displays. TÜV Rheinland validated the 27″ LCD monitor’s zero-watt power …

Tags:Digital Signage| Environment| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Samsung Returns to Square Signage

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s stand had extended significantly, this year, displacing Panasonic and Lang AG, which had moved to the far side of Hall 1 (ruffling some feathers, we understand). The extra space was being used to …

Panels Move to Be Largest Factor in Set Prices

by Tom Allen

Changing panel prices are becoming the largest swing factor to TV makers’ profitability, says David Hsieh of DisplaySearch (http://tinyurl.com/ofwz9e6). The LCD module represents between 70% and 80% of the cost of a set, and …

LDM Product Roundup Vol 22 No 7

by Tom Allen

The Zenbook 305, revealed by Asus at IFA 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36), will be available soon. The 13.3″ unit, which has a Core-M processor and 1920 x 1080 resolution, will cost …