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LTPS Panel Production On the Rise Reports Digitimes

by Norbert Hildebrand

Based on recent market research results from various firms, Digitimes reports that the use of LTPS TFT panels for smartphones is on the rise. It sees the manufacturing of LTPS panels rising as the percentage of …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphone Market| Smartphones

ZTE Brings Auto Focus to Smart Projectors

by Tom Allen

ZTE USA, a subsidiary of ZTE Corporation (Shenzhen, China), announced its second generation mobile smart projector. The Spro 2 is a follow-on unit to the initial smart projector announced by ZTE at CES 2014 and introduced by Sprint …

Xiaomi Doubled Revenue in 2014

by Helen Vince

Xiaomi reported that it more than doubled its revenue last year, with pre-tax sales rising to almost $12 billion. The company’s mobile phone sales were 227% higher than the previous year, reaching 61.1 million …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04| Xiaomi

Global LED backlighting production value to fall 10% in 2015, say Taiwan makers

by Vanessa Browning

The value of LED backlighting production will fall by about 10% this year, say Taiwanese LED makers, as TV and tablet production value falls. Both smartphones and TVs will represent about 30% of production …

Rumour: Samsung Puts Galaxy Alpha to Bed

by Vanessa Browning

The metal-body Galaxy Alpha will be discontinued under pressure from low-cost devices, according to Korea’s ET News. Samsung tellingly chose to release a low-cost smartphone – the Galaxy A5 – in late 2014, without …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Japanese Panel Makers Lower Prices

by Bob Raikes

Panel makers in Japan have lowered quoted prices to Chinese vendors for smartphone panels, to compete with Chinese and Taiwanese companies. Sources in Taiwan say that Japan Display and Sharp have been cutting prices, …

Tags:LCD Modules| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Smartphones

Display Manufacturing Shifting from OCA to OCR Optical Bonding

by Bob Raikes

According to an article in ETNews, Samsung has changed part of its production for the Galaxy Note 4 from using OCA (optically clear adhesives) to using OCR (optically clear resin). From the two names …

Are We Connected Yet?

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Connectivity – The plaintive cry from the back seat of “Are we there yet?” is familiar to any parent who ever took a child on a car trip, even a short one. Perhaps this …

Tags:Radio| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 01

iPhone 6 Teardown Posted

by Bob Raikes

We spotted a tear down of the iPhone 6 on the EDN site, with images and comments from iFixit. The phone is easier to fix than earlier iPhones and has a huge battery.

Tags:iPhone| Repair| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 01

The Prynt Picture Printer Turns a Smartphone into a Polaroid Camera

by Arthur Berman

Since last January, start-up hardware company Prynt SAS (Paris, France) has been working to develop a product that can turn a smartphone into the modern day equivalent of a Polaroid camera. The device consists …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Low Mobile Result Causes Samsung Cancellation

by Bob Raikes

The development of a new range of smartphones has been postponed or cancelled by Samsung. According to internal sources, the ‘U Series’ – a high-end super-slim line – has been scrapped due to falling …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Firefox Phones for the African Market

by Bob Raikes

Sources in Taiwan’s supply chain have said that Mozilla is likely to work with Chinese vendors to produce Firefox-based smartphones. These phones will be sold in Africa through Millicom’s subsidiaries next year. Mozilla has …

Tags:MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 50