Vol 21 – Issue 47 – Page 3

Samsung Sees Low Galaxy S5 Sales

by Helen Vince

Mobile Market – Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S5 sales are 40% down on projected sales with just 12M sold in July, that’s 4M units fewer sold in the first three months than the predecessor Galaxy S4 and the company …

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Bharp: Turkey Most Foul

by Helen Vince

TVs – Today is our Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, when we travel long distances to have overly large family dinners with people we don’t like. The traditional main dish is roast turkey, and …

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Merck Thinks that Quantum Dots are No Game Changer like OLED Could Be

by Helen Vince

Flat Panel – Everybody in the display industry immediately thinks LCD when the name Merck comes up. Merck does much more than just LCDs, however, as the company is also involved in many aspects of display manufacturing, …

New Times Square LED Sign Could Be Largest in the World

by Helen Vince

Digital Signage – Over the past few decades, New York City’s Times Square has undergone a dramatic change, from sleazy adult entertainment district to its current Disney/Las Vegas-like center of lights, sounds and family-friendly attractions. …

Sandvine Sees Video On Demand Dominating Broadband Internet

by Helen Vince

TV – Sandvine, the Canadian provider of an internet network policy control platform, has released data on who is using all this available broadband bandwidth and how much goes to video on demand. As discussed …

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Innolux Mobile Display Play

by Helen Vince

Business and Strategy – Innolux, Taiwan’s largest LCD fab, made headlines last week with the announcement of new fab investment in mobile displays as it looks to keep pace with LCD demand, particularly of LTPS LCD …

Tablet Sales Still Growing in Third Quarter of 2014

by Helen Vince

idcTablet – This year we have heard a lot about the resurgence of the notebook PC and the demise of the tablet PC. The PC industry was almost ecstatic about the possibility of market …

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Gorilla Glass Targets Automotive and Alternative Applications and Technologies

by Helen Vince

Display Materials & Manufacturing – While Corning’s Gorilla Glass is aimed primarily at mobile devices, the company has set up a separate group to look at alternative uses for the product. In our exclusive …

Corning Releases Gorilla Glass 4 Setting New Standard in Damage Resistance

by Helen Vince

Display Materials & Manufacturing – In a special press event held at Corning’s New York Headquarters, the company revealed its latest innovation – Gorilla Glass 4. The company provided impressive test results showing the …

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Display Measurement in the Post-Phosphor Era

by Helen Vince

meBroadcast & Distribution – On November 18th, the New York chapters of SMPTE and IEEE-BTS and the Mid-Atlantic chapter of the SID held a joint meeting titled “The Calibration Conundrum – Display Measurement in …

Apple and Augmented Reality

by Helen Vince

Augmented Reality – Augmented reality is often cited as one of the key technologies for the next few years or decades, depending whom you listen to. If we follow the recent logic of many …

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What I Learned About TV in the Last Two Weeks

by Helen Vince

TV – Over the last two weeks several conferences and exhibitions in New York were dedicated to the TV industry in the USA. This includes the whole spectrum from content creation and producers to broadcasters, …

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