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Bloomberg: Samsung’s Bendable Phones at MWC 2017

by Tom Allen

Bloomberg sources have revealed more details about the rumoured bendable smartphones (codenamed Project Valley), which are said to be under development by Samsung. There will be two units, expected to be unveiled in early …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Samsung Goes Active – Again

by Tom Allen

A rugged version of Samsung’s Galaxy S7 (Samsung Chooses VR, Cameras and Gaming), the Galaxy S7 Active, has been unveiled by AT&T. Compared to last year’s S6 Active, the new model features a Snapdragon …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Batteries, Displays and Connectivity Are Key for Mobile

by Tom Allen

Gartner’s Roberta Cozza has chosen the top 10 technologies that mobile device vendors must investigate over the next two years. The full article is available as a Gartner blog post. The top technologies are: …

Tags:Gartner| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Philips Uses USB-C to Power and Drive Monitor

by Tom Allen

MMD’s 258B6QUEB is its first Philips monitor with a USB-C connector, which can be used for one-cable docking. Specifically aimed at users with notebooks, the 25″ display takes video, data and power (from a …

Globomatik Signs With Hisense

by Tom Allen

Globomatik will distribute Hisense TVs to its 4,000 dealers in Spain.

IEE Prepares Low-Latency for Eurosatory

by Tom Allen

Military display maker IEE Inc. will show a new 12.1″ screen for ground vehicles at Eurosatory (13th-17th June) in Paris, with distributor Ginsbury. The Control & Display Unit (CDU) is a 5-point resistive touch …

MuraControl Compatible With New Matrox Cards

by Tom Allen

Matrox’s MuraControl video wall management software, for Windows and iPad, now supports two Matrox C-Series cards: the C900 and C680.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Matrox| Software| Video Wall Processors| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Toshiba Cuts Ingram

by Tom Allen

Toshiba has stopped working with Ingram Micro in France, as part of a review of its local distributor network. Toshiba will instead focus on its work with Also and Tech Data.

LG Hosts Workshops at DSS Europe

by Tom Allen

LG’s 49WEC transparent cooler display will also be shown LG has discussed its upcoming presence at the Digital Signage Summit Europe in Munich. On its stand, the firm will exhibit video wall, large format …

Schönebeck Leaves LG

by Tom Allen

After two years, Herbert Schönebeck – VP of consumer electronics at LG Germany – is leaving the company for personal reasons. COO Martin Winkler will provisionally take over his role.

Giantplus Confident of Automotive Growth

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Giantplus Technology, an LCD panel maker, has said that it expects a 30%-40% increase in revenues from the automotive segment this year. The firm will produce 25 models of automotive display panels in …

Tags:Automotive| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Chip Makers Rise in May

by Tom Allen

Mediatek‘s consolidated May revenues reached NT$24.6 billion ($764.5 million): a new record high for the month. This was the second month in a row to set a new record. Revenues were up about 60.9% …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| TSMC| Vol 23 - Issue 22