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Hisense Boasts of ULED Advantages

by Tom Allen

Hisense was showing the second generation of its ULED TVs, which – as was revealed at IFA – use quantum dots to enhance their colours. The new models widen contrast levels (30,000:1 static contrast …

LG press conference Tim Alessi and OLED TV

LG Stresses Importance of Colour

by Tom Allen

Skott Ahn, CTO of LG, was the first speaker on-stage at the first CES 2015 press conference. LG’s theme this year is ‘Innovation for a better life’: a life that is newer, more beautiful …

MDM Product Roundup: Vol 22 No 2

by Tom Allen

Blackberry has announced a partnership with Boeing to produce an ultra-secure smartphone called the Boeing Black. The phone will only be sold to ‘approved’ customers, each of which will have to sign an agreement …

Xiaomi Teases Thin Flagship

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi’s next ‘halo’ product will be unveiled on the 15th January, it is thought. The Chinese company has sent out invitations to an event in Beijing, where it says it will launch a new …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| tablets| Xiaomi

HD Panel Demand Remains Steady in New Year

by Tom Allen

Demand for high-definition panels for smartphones will be steady through the Chinese New Year period, say sources in Asia, as vendors continue to promote low-cost handsets. These vendors are building stock for the New …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Supply Chain

Samsung to Reduce Smartphone Line-up

by Helen Vince

In the same week that Samsung forecast its first fall in annual profit for three years, the company also unveiled plans to streamline its smartphone line-up, cutting new releases this year by 25-30% from …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 02

Asus Swims Against Current With Mobile Announcements

by Vanessa Browning

Few of the tier one and two firms showed new mobiles at CES – many were waiting for MWC in March. Asus was one that did, introducing a convertible series and two new smartphones. …

Acer Attempts to Kickstart Notebook Innovation

by Tom Allen

Unlike other tier one companies, Acer had taken a suite in The Cosmopolitan, with no presence on the show floor at all. We visited on Sunday, two days before CES officially began. Mobility was …

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 …