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Foxconn Looks To Automate Production Completely

by Bob Raikes

Foxconn is looking to automate its iPhone production in China according to a number of reports. The process will be in three phases and will start with activities that are either dangerous or less …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Mobile Display Monitor| Production Technology| Vol 24 - Issue 01

LGD & Sony Agree OLED Supply Deal

by Bob Raikes

Korean sources have reported that Sony has signed a deal with LG Displays to buy OLED panels from Q2 this year, with a target volume of 100,000 panels this year, compared to 110,000 to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 01

AUO Replaces Polariser with Filter in Flexible OLED

by Milos Pavlovic

OLED.Net reported that AUO showed a new flexible (folding inward and outward) OLED at the recent IDW event in Japan. The panel was based on a white OLED + filter architecture with a 10 …

Tags:AMOLED| AUO| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

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Sharp Aims BigPad at Higher Education

by Bob Raikes

In a blog post published by Invidis, Markus Eisemann of Sharp said that the focus for the company in Europe this year would be on interactive displays. There have been new products with more …

Tags:Education| Large Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 24 - Issue 01

New SDP $8.8 billion LCD Plant Confirmed

by Bob Raikes

Sakai Display Products (SDP), which is now majority owned by Foxconn Group, rather than by Sharp, is to build a new G10.5 plant in Guangzhou province, China. The target start date of the plant …

Tags:China| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| sharp| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Quanta to to Make Next Apple Watch?

by Bob Raikes

The Economic Daily News is reported to have identified Quanta as the company that will make the next generation of the Apple Watch which is expected to be launched in Q3 of this year …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Quanta| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Nokia Launches OZO Player SDK for VR

by Bob Raikes

Nokia has released the Ozo Player SDK, which is designed to act as a cross-platform technology for VR video. The platform will work with any 360º content, not just the content captured with the …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Samsung to Upgrade Galaxy A Series with 12-Mp Front Camera

by Bob Raikes

ET News of Korea said that Samsung’s Galaxy A series (models A5 and A7) will be upgraded to include 12 megapixel front cameras and that the cameras will be significantly better. The A3 will …

Tags:Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Tech Data Makes Webstores Easy for Partners

by Bob Raikes

TechData in the UK has introduced a TDengage webstore so that resellers can easily offer an online presence for products sold by the broadliner. The basic level of service is available free of charge, …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TechData| Vol 24 - Issue 01

LG’s Wallpaper TV Available For Commercial Use

by Bob Raikes

LG has released a commercial version of its ‘wallpaper’ OLED in 55″ and with FullHD resolution. The 55EJ5C-B is available from Midwich in the UK with a list price of £5,599 ($7,000). Brightness is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Customer Wins Refund for No ‘Evolution Kit’

by Bob Raikes

Flatpanels.DK has reported that a US customer had got a full refund of the cost of a Smart TV that he bought in 2013 and that was sold as being upgradable with the Evolution …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 01