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Huawei Follows Apple With Self-Titled Smartwatch

by Tom Allen

Huawei has said that the Huawei Watch – an Android Wear device – will be released this month. The unit will feature a 1.4″ circular AMOLED display (400 x 400) (likely to be from …

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CPT Will Deliver Flexible AMOLEDs in 2017

by Tom Allen

CPT and ITRI agreed the transfer of flexible AMOLED technology and touch panel integration last month (CPT Signs Technology Agreement with ITRI). Now, there are reports that CPT expects to begin mass-production of flexible …

AUO’s Flexible AMOLED Makes Appearance

by Tom Allen

More information has been shared about AUO’s flexible AMOLED prototype, which was seen at Touch Taiwan (High Resolutions Rule Touch Taiwan). The display is a 5″ unit with an integrated touch sensor. It has …

LG and BenQ Prepare for Signage Summit

by Tom Allen

The OVAB Digital Signage Summit Europe takes place in Munich this month, and both LG and BenQ will have a presence. LG will show a new 55″ high-brightness screen called the 55XS2B, for in-window …

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Products using VESA Display Stream Compression (DSC) Coming Soon

by Chris Chinnock

The standards organization, VESA, has developed a compression codec that it calls Display Stream Compression (DSC). Now, silicon to support the encoding and decoding of video has been developed and should enable products to …

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FlexTech Alliance Secures $75 Million DoD Funding

by Helen Vince

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded FlexTech Alliance $75 million in federal funding to establish and manage a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) for Flexible Hybrid Electronics. The award will be made over …

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HP Speeds Up Mobile Thin Client

by Tom Allen

The MT42 is the ‘the world’s thinnest, lightest and most powerful quad-core mobile thin client’, according to HP/IDC data. Measuring 18.8mm thick and weighing 1.5kg, the unit features quad-core AMD processors up to 3GHz: …

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LG Prepares for 1.8mm Bezel in UK Market

by Tom Allen

LG has shown transparent displays before, such as this one at ISE 2015LG Electronics will bring its new 1.8mm-bezel video wall product to the UK market, showing it for the first time at Midwich …

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Calendars Are Marked for 9th September

by Tom Allen

Apple has sent out invitations to an event on Thursday 9th September, in San Francisco. The company traditionally reveals new iPhone models in the autumn. Unlike previous years, this invitation doesn’t hint at any …

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ZTE Result 01/09/2015

by Helen Vince

ZTE Corporation has released its interim results, recording a net profit of RMB1.6 billion ($251.4 million) on turnover of RMB45.9 billion ($7.2 billion), which compares with a net profit of RMB1.2 billion ($188.6 million) …

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Dell Readies First Gaming and Curved Displays

by Tom Allen

Dell has produced a couple of ‘firsts’, with two new 27″ LCD monitors. Just before gaming show PAX Prime, the company announced its first-ever monitor especially for gamers, with the S2716DG. At the same …

Hisense Prepares for ULED Launch

by Milos Pavlovic

Hisense revealed two new UltraHD TVs at an event in Times Square in late August, using its ‘ULED’ (UltraHD resolution with display enhancements) technology. The 65″ H10 (ULED) and 55″ H9 TVs are Hisense’s …