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Flexible OLEDs and Samsung’s “Smartphatch”

by Ken Werner

Last week Samsung Display officially released some details concerning its “most advanced display,” the third-gen flexible OLED used in the Galaxy S6 Edge smart phone. That the new details are now official does not …

Tablets Will Fall Due to Phablet Popularity

by Tom Allen

There were 18.3 million connected tablets in the USA at the end of 2014, says The NPD Group – up 90% YoY. More than 8.7 million new customers joined cellular tablet contracts last year, …

HTC CFO: Outsourcing Will Rise

by Tom Allen

HTC’s CFO, Chang Chia-lin, has said that the company is likely to raise its smartphone outsourcing orders to ODM partners this year. The move will be made to cope with emerging market demand.

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Radiant Predicts High Smartphone BLU Shipments

by Tom Allen

Radiant Opto-Electronics expects backlight units (BLUs) for smartphone applications to represent between 20% and 25% of its consolidated revenues in the second half of the year. The company said that it would invest NT$3 …

LG Releases New G4 Smartphone

by Norbert Hildebrand

LG Electronics has released its new G4 Android smartphone. The latest model of the LG phablet comes with a 5.5″ QHD (2,560 x 1,440) resolution resulting in a pixel density of 538ppi. It also …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Rumour: Curved Screens Appear on Blackberry

by Tom Allen

Three Blackberry phones have been leaked on Chinese Weibo. The ‘Slider’ or ‘Venice’ is said to have a sliding keyboard, curved 5.1″ screen (2560 x 1440) and front-facing speaker. The phone will also have …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Microsoft Faces Potential Lumia Sales Ban

by Tom Allen

The International Trade Commission has ruled against Microsoft in an ongoing dispute, which could force the company to stop selling some Lumia smartphones in the USA. A wireless technology company, Interdigital, claims that Microsoft …

Merge VR Offers Headset and Motion Controller for $129

by Norbert Hildebrand

Virtual headsets are designed either as standalone devices or are a shell holding the viewer’s smartphone as the display source. The Merge VR headset falls in the second category and adds a virtual reality …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Virtual Sets| Vol 22 - Issue 18

DisplayLink Dock Accepts Multiple Device Types

by Tom Allen

At the recent Interop Las Vegas Expo, DisplayLink showed a dock that connected to a new Macbook, Chromebook Pixel 2 and Windows notebook via USB-C, and existing notebooks, tablets and Android smartphones through USB-A. …

EE Has Own-Brand Products – From BenQ

by Tom Allen

UK mobile operator EE has branched out with the launch of its own smartphones. Released at the end of April, the Harrier and Harrier Mini are 4G models using EE’s new Wi-Fi Calling feature. …

Tags:BenQ| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 18

JDI to Invest $2.5 Billion in Smartphone Panels

by Helen Vince

According to reports, Japan Display (JDI) is planning to invest ¥300 billion ($2.5 billion) over the next five years to expand production of high-resolution LCD smartphone panels. JDI is expected to invest in an …

License to Kill Apparently Extends to Sponsorship Deals

by Tom Allen

According to leaked emails, James Bond: Spectre actor Daniel Craig will use a Sony Xperia Z4 in the upcoming film – but isn’t happy about it. Both Craig and director Sam Mendes would prefer …