Vol 22 - Issue 31

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Pixelligent Claims to Double OLED Light Output

by Tom Allen

Pixelligent, a US-based company, has developed OLED lighting materials using its own light extraction materials. The company says that OLED lighting panels using its materials deliver more than twice the amount of light as …

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

Samsung’s Next Phones Leak Online

by Tom Allen

Prolific tipster Evan Blass (aka @EVLeaks) has done it again – this time sharing images of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge Plus smartphones. Blass says that the new Note will have …

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Q2 Will Reverse Large Panel Declines, Says MIC

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s MIC says that shipments of large-area TFT-LCD panels, for notebooks, monitors and TVs, reached 148.8 million units in Q1’15. This is a 4.1% QoQ fall. Monitor panels slipped the most, by 11.2%, while …

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Asus’ Bold Market Share Claim

by Tom Allen

Asus has said that it accounted for more than half of notebook and desktop PC sales in Taiwan in June. Citing data from an unnamed research firm, Asus said that it had a 50.9% …

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Chip Sales Enter 26th Month of Growth

by Tom Allen

Worldwide semiconductor sales reached $84 billion in Q2’15: a 2% YoY and 1% QoQ increase. Data from the Semiconductor Industry Association shows that global sales in June were $28 billion (up 2% YoY, down …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 22 - Issue 31| Worldwide

Xiaomi and Huawei Lead Chinese Smartphones

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi and Huawei were China’s most popular smartphone vendors in Q2’15, says Canalys. The two companies had market shares of 15.9% and 15.7%, respectively, covering a combined third of the market. The other top …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 31

MediaTek Cuts Shipment Target

by Tom Allen

Mediatek has revised its handset-IC shipment target for this year, from 450 million units to 400 million. The company has also cut its tablet-IC target by 10%, to 45 million units. Mediatek suffered a …

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Nokia Announces Ozo VR Camera for Professional Users

by Arthur Berman

Conceived at the company’s R&D facilities in Tampere, Finland, Nokia introduced Ozo at a recent event in Los Angeles attended by representatives from major studios, production houses and media and technology companies. OZO is …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Apple Leads LTPS Demand Rise

by Tom Allen

Smartphone growth continues to slow worldwide – but demand for LTPS TFT-LCD screens for these products is on the rise. According to IHS, LTPS TFT-LCD smartphone display shipments grew 31% YoY in the first …

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Google Glass Makes Quiet Return

by Tom Allen

The Wall Street Journal says that Google is quietly relaunching Google Glass – but only for business users. According to the source, Google has redesigned the headset; instead of a frame, it is supplied …

Tags:Google Glass| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31| Wearables

DTG Finalists Travel to IBC

by Tom Allen

The finalists for the DTG’s Television Innovation Awards (DTG Holds Third TV Innovation Awards) have been announced. Having made it through the finals on the 21st July, goHDR, Motive Television, Parabola, Smartzer, TV App …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| DTG| IBC 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 31