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JOLED Invests in R&D to Establish a manufacturing Facility for Midsize OLED Panels

by Norbert Hildebrand

Just one year after establishing JOLED as a company for developing and manufacturing OLED panels, the Japanese consortium made up by the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), Japan Display Inc. (JDI), Sony Corporation, …

Tags:Japan| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| JOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLEDs| Panasonic| sony

Mid-Range Sony Phones Suit Consumer and Commercial Use

by Tom Allen

Two premium smartphones have been unveiled by Sony. Although designed for the consumer markets, certain features may give them enterprise appeal. Both run Android 5.0. The Xperia C5 Ultra is a 6″ phablet (with …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Extended Warranties Are a Cash Cow – Sometimes

by Tom Allen

Warranty Week has delved into the warranty reports of the top (non-US) consumer electronics companies – although the news is not hugely surprising. As in past years, product warranty costs remain a minor expense …

Tags:BlackBerry| Canon| Consumer Electronics Industry| Hitachi| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 31| warranty

Sony Result 31/07/15

by Yvette Raikes

Sony saw Q1 net profit of ¥82.4 billion ($663 million), up from ¥26.8 billion ($216 million) a year earlier, on revenue which slipped just 0.1% and remained at around ¥1.8 trillion ($14.6 billion). The …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Sony to Contest Apple and Samsung Launches

by Tom Allen

Rumours point to an upcoming announcement of Sony’s next flagship phone, the Xperia Z5, followed by a September launch. Leaksfly claims that the Z5 will have a 5.5″ display, 1920 x 1080 resolution and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 31

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 31

by Tom Allen

AOC has updated the release schedule of its U3277PQU LCD monitor (AOC Looks After Professionals). The display will now be released in August, for £585 ($915). A similar unit, with an AMVA panel and …

Tags:BenQ| Desktop Monitors| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| LED Projectors| Leyard| LFD - Large Format Display| LG Electronics (LGE)| Microvision| MMD (AOC Philips)| NEC| OLED TVs| Pico Projectors| Pricing| sharp| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| sony| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 31

EC Begins Pay-TV Antitrust Investigations

by Tom Allen

The European Commission has involved six major US film studios in an antitrust filing. A Statement of Objections (a formal step in EC violations into expected antitrust inquiries) has been sent to Disney, NBC …

Tags:Disney| Europe| Fox| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Sky| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Brazil’s Globo Offers 4K Content on Sony TVs

by Helen Vince

Brazilian TV company Globo is now offering 4K content on Sony’s 4k-enabled TVs. In addition to its own 4K material, Globosat Play TV includes programming from GNT, SporTV, Viva, +Globosat, Telecine and ‘Off’.

Tags:Brazil| Large Display Monitor| sony| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Directable Lowers Signage Costs With Sony

by Tom Allen

A digital signage application called Directable, running on Android, has been launched for Sony’s smart TVs. The app, which can be downloaded from the Google Play store, is intended to turn a consumer TV …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Software| sony| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Sony Has No Plans to Sell Mobile Unit

by Helen Vince

The CEO of Sony’s mobile business, Hiroki Totoki, has said in an interview that the company “will never” quit the mobile market and remains committed to manufacturing mobile devices. Totoki told Arabian Business that …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 28

LG Takes TV Crown at CE Week

by Tom Allen

LG’s 64.5″ EG9600 OLED TV was crowned ‘King of TV’ at Value Electronics’ 11th annual TV shootout event. This year, the shootout ran as part of CE Week in New York City. This was …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Panasonic| Samsung| sony| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 27