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Asahi Glass to Expand PVC Production in Vietnam

by Tom Allen

Asahi Glass will expand its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) capacity at a local subsidiary in Vietnam by 50% by early 2016. Annual capacity will reach 150,000 tons. In addition, the Vietnamese unit will increase procurement …

Tags:APAC| Asahi Glass Corporation (AGC)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 13

OPS Option Transforms Elo’s Monitor

by Tom Allen

The 69.5″ 7001LT is Elo’s new large-format multi-touch display, for retail, hospitality, real estate, education and other commercial applications. To facilitate use in commercial environments, the unit is slim (94mm), complying with the American …

SBB Expands Digitisation Plans

by Tom Allen

SBB, the Swiss railway operator, has expanded its digitisation project (SBB Invests CHF15 Million in LED Displays) and revealed the name of the display supplier. Rather than 44 LED displays, SBB now intends to …

Tags:Daktronics| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Switzerland| Vol 22 - Issue 13

New Process Lowers 1,000x Cost Difference of Gallium Arsenide

by Tom Allen

Stanford University researchers have developed a new manufacturing process for gallium arsenide – a semiconductor material that is faster than silicon, but around 1,000 times more expensive to work with. Smartphones already use gallium …

Samsung Distances Self From Fingerprints for Iris Recognition

by Tom Allen

Samsung is working with the Stanford Research Institute to improve the security of its mobile devices. SRI has an iris-scanning technology that Samsung will integrate into a custom version of its Galaxy Tab Pro …

VR Motion Sickness Countered – With a Fake Nose

by Tom Allen

An undergraduate at Purdue University in the USA has suggested a way to counter the ‘motion sickness of virtual reality’ by programming in a virtual nose. Motion sickness occurs when you see motion with …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Apple Watch…But Touch Makers are Optimistic

by Tom Allen

Supply chain sources, including touch panel maker TPK, have told Asian media that Apple Watch yields are rising, after a low Q1. Total shipments in 2015 are expected to reach 15 million units. Two …

Hybrid Chromebooks Coming in Q2

by Tom Allen

Intel will work with Google and partners including Asus, Acer, HP, Lenovo, Quanta and Pegatron to launch hybrid Chromebooks in Q2, say supply chain sources. The sources said that vendors will focus on on …

Acer Result 26/03/2015

by Helen Vince

Acer Inc. has released its fourth quarter and full year results, posting a net profit for the year of NT$1.8 billion ($56.4 million) on turnover of NT$329.7 billion ($10.4 billion). In Q4, the company …

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Three iPhone Models Claimed for 2015 Release

by Tom Allen

Three different iPhones will be released this year, say sources in Asia: the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and a 4″ model referred to as the iPhone 6C. All three will use LTPS displays, …

France Extends Use of 700MHz Spectrum

by Tom Allen

French regulator the CSA has approved the continued use of certain frequencies in the 700MHz spectrum, for a further six months. The frequencies will be in use at three transmission sites by rail operator …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 22 - Issue 13

UltraHD Comes to BitTorrent

by Tom Allen

BitTorrent ‘Bundle’ subscribers can now access UltraHD programming from film studio Mance Media. Four 90-minute programmes, shot in native UltraHD, are available for $5 – $6 each.

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 13