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OLED Displays: Ready to Excel in Next Generation Smartphones

by Sweta Dash

OLED displays are ready to excel in next generations smartphones by bringing in thinner, lighter, lower power and higher performance products with differentiated designs and form factors. Technology is advancing. New materials, new process, …

Tags:Flexible Displays| LTPS TFT| MiniLED| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 26

Asus Partners with MTS to Promote New ZenFone in Russia

by Andrew Fenn

Asus recently collaborated with Russian telecom company MTS to promote its ZenFone Max Pro M1 smartphone. The device released in India, Indonesia and Malaysia back in April. The handset features a 6″ LCD display …

Tags:Asus| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 26

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Approved by FCC

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung’s forthcoming phablet, the Galaxy Note 9, has been formally approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The device is still shrouded in mystery, with very few details regarding its specifications having leaked thus …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 25

Asus ZenFone 5 Now Available for Pre-Order in the UK

by Andrew Fenn

Asus has announced that the ZenFone 5 is now available for pre-order on its UK eShop. Priced at £349.99 ($386 + tax), those pre-ordering from the eStore will receive £50 off until July 8th, …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 25

Samsung Galaxy S10 to Feature Fingerprint-on-Display Authentication?

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung’s next flagship smartphone — tentatively called the “Galaxy S10” and codenamed “Beyond — will do away with iris recognition, previously seen in the S8 and S9, in favour of a fingerprint-on-display (FOD) authentication …

Tags:Fingerprint Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 25

CPT’s LCD Panel Lines Currently Operating At Full Capacity

by Andrew Fenn

According to its president Lin Sheng-chang, Chunghwa Picture Tubes’ (CPT) LCD panel manufacturing lines are currently operating at full production capacity, after winning full-screen panel orders from the four largest smartphone vendors in China, …

Tags:CPT| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 25

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AAC Technologies and Elliptic Labs to Partner on Ultrasound

by Bob Raikes

Elliptic Labs and AAC Technologies have done a deal that will see AAC delivering designs that will support ultrasound which are used by Elliptic for gesture recognition. The companies said that AAC’s technology is …

Tags:audio| Gesture Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 25

IDC: Worldwide IT and Telecom Spending to Slow After Last Year’s Rebound

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide spending on traditional hardware, software, services and telecommunications is on course for growth of 3.7% this year in constant currency, slightly down from last year’s 4.2% growth, and will reach $4 trillion in …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 25

UK Police Force Adopts Platform for Video Evidence

by Bob Raikes

The Cumbrian police force in the UK has adopted Axon’s system for the submission of pictures and videos relating to crimes and based on the evidence.com platform. Axon Citizen for Officers enables police forces …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Apple

Korean Report Quantifies iPhone Display Orders

by Bob Raikes

We reported on forecasts from Nikkei on Apple’s plans and now ‘The Bell’ in Koreea has said, quoting Samsung Display as a source, that Apple expects to sell 70 million 6.46″ panels and around …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 24

More Details on Oppo Find X — Including Motorised Camera Module

by Andrew Fenn

More details of the recently-announced Oppo Find X‘s camera emerged this week, following its live launch event in Paris, revealing that the device features an unusual solution to the contentious issue of the notch …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Blackberry Keyboard Phone is Upgraded

by Bob Raikes

TCL has launched the latest Blackberry phone, the Key2, which has a mechanical keyboard and is an update to last year’s Blackberry KeyOne (TCL Promotes Alcatel and Blackberry Brands). The new version has a …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| TCL| Vol 25 - Issue 24