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BOE Looks to OLED Production in 2015

by Tom Allen

OLED-Info, citing ‘reports’, says that China’s BOE is aiming to start small-sized OLED production in the second half of this year. The company is ordering equipment for its G5.5 LTPS fab in Ordos, which …

Dolby Previews Dolby Vision in USA and Europe

by Tom Allen

The Dolby Vision HDR format will be launched on Vizio’s upcoming Reference series of TVs this year – but on 22nd May, you can experience Dolby Vision content for yourself with the premiere of …

Bang & Olufsen Result 23/04/2015

by Helen Vince

Bang & Olufsen a/s returned to profit in the third quarter, posting a net profit of DKK17 million ($2.4 million) on turnover of DKK800 million ($115 million), which compares with a net loss in …

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LA Schools Ask Apple for Multi-Million Dollar Refund

by Tom Allen

It’s a bad time for iPads in education. First, schools began to favour Chromebooks over the expensive tablets – and now the Los Angeles Unified School District has asked Apple for a multi-million dollar …

LG Teases Brighter, More Colourful Display

by Tom Allen

LG has issued a teaser video about the display of its upcoming G4 smartphone. The video says that the phone will have 2560 x 1440 resolution and will be 25% brighter, with a 20% …

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Acer Eases Projector Set-Up

by Tom Allen

Acer’s H6517ST short-throw DLP projector is designed to make projection a matter of plug and play. It features Acer’s SmartFormat, which supports all wide-format PC signals. A PC can simply be connected and the …

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IoT Drives WiFi Device Growth

by Tom Allen

Around 2.3 billion WiFi-connected devices were shipped worldwide last year, says Taiwan’s MIC, driven by smartphone and Internet of Things (IoT) demand. The figure was an 18% YoY rise. All sectors of the computing …

TSMC Cuts Capex by $1 Billion

by Helen Vince

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) says it is reducing its capital expenditure budget this year by $1 billion to $11 billion, because of disappointing demand for smartphone chips this quarter. Last week Intel also revised …

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Apple Watch Touch Marked for Use on iPhone 6S

by Tom Allen

The next iPhone will use the same Force Touch technology as is featured on the Apple Watch, say Taiwanese panel makers. The sources say that Apple is experimenting with the placement of the sensor, …

Asus Touch Orders Return to Taiwan

by Tom Allen

Touch panel orders for Asus’ Zenfone smartphones will be moved from O-Film back to makers in Taiwan, say sources in the country. The new suppliers will include JTouch, TPK and Young Fast Electronics. O-Film …

Cellphones that can Reconfigure into a Bracelet Format

by Arthur Berman

During this past week, there was patent activity that indicates a continuing interest on the part of major cellphone makers in devices that can be mechanically switched from a conventional flat form to a …

Arri Revises Cameras and Monitors With Partnerships

by Tom Allen

Arri is developing a camera with Imax, it announced at the show. The new camera will be based on the popular 6k Alexa 65 camera, which will be used to film the third instalment …