Vol 22 – Issue 31 – Page 11

LG Promises OLED Expansion

by Tom Allen

LG will release five new OLED TVs in its home market of Korea in the coming months, including a flat unit. Four of the new models will be UltraHD TVs. According to Business Korea, …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Canon saw Q2 profits of ¥68.2 billion ($559 million), down 16% from the year-ago profit of ¥80.8 billion ($663 million), on revenue of ¥974.4 billion ($7.99 billion), up 5% from ¥926.8 billion ($7.6 billion) …

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ViewSonic Shows Prototype in Cologne

by Tom Allen

ViewSonic will show off a prototype of a new curved monitor at Gamescom in Cologne this month. Seen for the first time in Europe (after previously being shown at trade shows in the USA …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| ViewSonic| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Flextronics Changes Name

by Tom Allen

Flextronics has officially changed its name. The company will now be known simply as ‘Flex’, to reflect the fact that it is ‘more than just an EMS, supply chain solutions or a ‘tronics’ company’.

Tags:Flex| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31

AUO Building Premium TV Panels

by Tom Allen

AUO is developing 65″ LCD TV panels combining quantum dots, UltraHD resolution and HDR technology, say Taiwanese media reports. These panels will also be released in 55″ and 85″ sizes, in the second half …

SkyQ Box Will Challenge OTT Operators

by Tom Allen

Sky is said to be finalising the development of a new set-top box, which it hopes will help to defend against OTT operators and BT. The box, called SkyQ, will also help to integrate …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Sky| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Voxon Set to License Volumetric 3D Technology

by Arthur Berman

Voxon, Co. (Adelaide, Australia and San Francisco, CA) has developed a volumetric 3D display called Voxiebox. Voxiebox works by rapidly moving a flat screen up and down. An extremely fast video projector synchronously projects …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31| Volumetric Displays

Huawei Chooses Synaptics for Smartwatch

by Tom Allen

Huawei has chosen to use the ClearPad touchscreen solution, from Synaptics, for the Huawei Watch. The ClearPad touch controller was chosen for its reliability, low power draw and responsive qualities.

Nichia/Everlight Dispute Ongoing

by Tom Allen

Patent disputes between Japan’s Nichia and Taiwan’s Everlight Electronics have been on-going since 2012. The two companies have been pursuing litigation against one another over LED patents. Everlight won a victory in late 2014 …

Samsung Brings Tizen to Emerging Markets

by Tom Allen

Samsung has confirmed that it has a smartphone called the Z3 (Tizen Moves Away From Entry-Level), running the Tizen OS, and has announced the launch markets. Samsung will first bring the phone to India, …

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

OLED Lighting May Move to LG Display

by Tom Allen

LG is considering moving its OLED lighting business from LG Chemical to LG Display. Reports from Korea say that the idea behind the move is the consolidation of LG’s OLED business in a single …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Leak Shows First Glimpse of iPhone 6S

by Tom Allen

The appearance of the iPhone 6S’s front panel has apparently been revealed, although it appears identical to the iPhone 6. The iPhone 6S is said to feature the pressure-sensing Force Touch as its biggest …

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