Vol 22 – Issue 06 – Page 2

TV Brands Sign Up to Digitaleurope Logo

by Tom Allen

Five companies have signed up to use Digitaleurope’s UltraHD TV logo, unveiled at IFA 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 35). LG, Panasonic, Sony, Philips and Samsung will begin to use the logo, which …

Mobile Devices May Interfere with Children’s Development

by Norbert Hildebrand

Since the introduction of mobile devices, their use has been spreading from adults to the younger generation. In the US and many other countries this development has on the one hand created an increase …

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Plastic Logic Spin-Off Creates Flexible Circuit for OLEDs

by Tom Allen

FlexEnable’s OLED display reaches a 60Hz refresh rate and has a 0.25mm bend radiusFlexEnable, the new Cambridge-based company spun off of Plastic Logic (Plastic Logic Divides into Two Companies), claims that its work will …

Tech Data Adds MTT Rugged Phones

by Vanessa Browning

Tech Data Mobile Solutions in France is now distributing MTT rugged mobile phones.

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NEC Display Hires New Sales Director

by Helen Vince

NEC Display Solutions has appointed Russell Davis as the company’s new corporate sales director for the UK and Benelux region. Davis joins the company from Samsung where he most recently held the position of …

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BenQ Adds New Distributor in Europe

by Helen Vince

BenQ has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Colour Confidence for its PG2401PT colour critical monitor. The company will offer the monitor in the UK, Poland, France, the Nordics and Spain.

Mitsubishi Names Distec as Best Distributor

by Vanessa Browning

Mitsubishi has named Germany’s Distec as its best TFT-LCD distributor, for its ‘outstanding’ sales performance.

Sony Cuts Loss Forecast but Also Cuts More Jobs

by Vanessa Browning

Sony says it expects to record an annual net loss this year of ¥170 billion ($1.4 billion), a considerable improvement on the company’s previous forecast of a net loss of ¥230 billion ($1.9 billion). Sony cited …

ARM Reaches 120fps UltraHD on Mobile

by Tom Allen

ARM has IP for a new processor called the Cortex-A72, for mobile SoC, which can support UltraHD at 120fps. 10 vendors, including HiSilicon, MediaTek and Rockchip, have already licensed the processor. The Cortex-A72 is based …

Saygus Takes Aim at UltraHD on Mobile

by Tom Allen

Aiming to bring long-format UltraHD to mobiles, little-known US company Saygus has introduced the Saygus V² – a smartphone with up to 320GB of storage. UltraHD recorded at 30fps takes up about 2GB for every …

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Magna Buys Part of PLDS

by Norbert Hildebrand

Magna is to acquire the head-up display and electronic components units of Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions (PLDS), the joint venture company between Philips and Lite-On which focuses on the design, development, sales, marketing, customer …

Sharp to Cut Panel Prices

by Tom Allen

Asian sources, apparently quoting Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, have said that Sharp will cut the prices of the smartphone panels it sells to China’s Xiaomi, to maintain orders. The Nikkei said that prices would be …