Vol 24 – Issue 20 – Page 4

Panasonic Detachable Toughbook Has Highly Specified Display

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic has added to its Toughbook range by adding the “33” detachable notebook which has a 12″ 2160 x 1440 (3:2) chosen to give more vertical height for reading 8.5″ x 11 (US Letter) …

Pixelworks to Acquire ViXS Systems

by Bob Raikes

Pixelworks is to acquire Vixs in a deal that values the company at $20.2 million, a premium of nearly 50% to the stock price at the time of the announcement. The deal is expected …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Pixelworks| ViXS| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Loewe Adds Third OLED TV Design

by Bob Raikes

Loewe of Germany has added another OLED TV to its line up, the bild 5 OLED and is said to have been inspired by the designs of the 1960s. It can be wall, floor …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Picture Clears on LG G10 Fab Plans

by Milos Pavlovic

There have been a number of reports that LG Display is unsure about how to use the P10 G10.5 fab in Paju (LGD Confirms Plans for Large OLED Factory), which is intended to allow …

Nanoco and Kyulux to Collaborate on OLED/QLED Displays

by Bob Raikes

Nanoco and Kyulux said that they would work together to develop displays that can exploit Kyulux’s hyperflourescent emitters and Nanoco’s heavy metal free quantum dots Analyst Comment I have mentioned before that it seemed …

Samsung & Apple Sign Contract for 2018

by Bob Raikes

The Korea Herald is reporting that Apple has signed a contract with Samsung Display for the supply of flexible OLEDs for the iPhone that will be launched in 2018, the iPhone 9. That would …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung Display| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Philips LFDs & Hotel TVs to Tour Germany

by Bob Raikes

MMD is taking its Professional Display LFDs and Hospitality TVs on tour in Germany in June. The cities are Munich (29th), Frankfurt (22nd), Cologne (27th) and Hamburg (29th). The full day events include training …

Android Increases its Dominance in Q1

by Bob Raikes

Gartner has put out its numbers for Q1 and went through what the top brands are doing, but we have covered this with IDC & IHS (IHS Markit Sees First Positive Year-Over-Year Smartphone Shipment …

Sharp Buys eLux

by Bob Raikes

Foxconn will acquire US-based MicroLED company, eLux, for around $28 million through shareholdings by Sharp (31.82%), Cybernet (45.45%), Innolux (13.64%) and AOT (9.09%) – all of which are owned by Foxconn. The company was …

Acer Looks for Higher ASPs from Gaming

by Bob Raikes

Sources in Taiwan have reported that Acer is looking to raise its monitor ASP this year, while keeping shipments stable, by increasing the share of its product mix of monitors for gamers. Victor Chien, …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Google to Work with Asustek?

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes reports that Google is working with Asustek to make a new smartphone with a 5.7″ display and intended to give a good VR experience that it may launch later in 2017. As we …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Apple iPad Shipments Growing

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes is quoting ‘upstream supply chain’ sources as saying that the shipment of Apple tablets will grow to around 600K units in Jjuly, around 20% ahead of current numbers which include a new 10.5″ …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 20