Vol 25 – Issue 06 – Page 12

IHS Predicts AMOLED Capacity Will Grow 322% by 2022

by Andrew Fenn

A new blog from IHS Markit shows that global AMOLED capacity will rise from 11.9 million m² in 2017 to 50.1 million m² in 2022, equivalent to 322% growth. The numbers include capacity for …

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Audi Releases Quattro Coaster AR App for iOS

by Andrew Fenn

Audi has released a new AR app, a collaboration between Audi Norway and Norwegian creative agency POL Oslo. The Quattro Coaster app is triggered by the company’s TV adverts; when the app detects an …

Panel Makers Have Mixed Start To Year

by Yvette Raikes

Hannstar Display reported revenue of NT$1.93 billion ($65.5 million) for January, an increase of 9.6% MoM but falling 12.2% YoY. The company shipped 44.651 million small and medium panels, a fall of 5.3% MoM …

Smartwatches Outselling Swiss Watches Again

by Andrew Fenn

After a slow 2016, global smartwatch shipments grew 40% year-on-year during 2017 and are now outselling Swiss watches once again, according to Strategy Analytics. New models from Apple and Fitbit were reported to be …

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Returns Growing To Etailers

by Bob Raikes

Showing how the same thing can mean different things to different people, the Reverse Logisitics Association in the US has pointed out at its national conference that the increasing behaviour of consumers in buying …

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Design Interactive and Atheer Launch Joint AR Solution for Industrial Enterprise

by Andrew Fenn

Design Interactive, a virtual, augmented and mixed reality development firm and Atheer, an AR solutions provider for industrial enterprise, have announced the launch of their first joint product, Augmentor, powered by Atheer AiR Enterprise. …

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Visionox Signs OLED Evaluation Agreement with UDC

by Andrew Fenn

Universal Display Corporation has announced an OLED evaluation agreement with Visionox. Under this agreement, UDC will supply Visionox with its proprietary UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED materials for display applications. Details and financial terms of the …

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Apple Adds Live News Section to TV App

by Andrew Fenn

The latest firmware updates for iOS and tvOS have introduced a live news section into Apple’s TV app. The app now provides direct access to live feeds to news from Bloomberg, CBS News, Cheddar, …

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Sony Announces Pricing for 2018 LCD TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has released pricing information for its new X900F and X850F ranges of LCD TVs. The X900F, which features full array local dimming, the best kind of backlighting for HDR, retails from $1100. It …

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AUO President Predicts Stable 2018 for LCD Panel Market

by Andrew Fenn

Michael Tsai, president of AU Optronics, recently said, as reported by Digitimes, that the company anticipates that the global LCD market will be stable in 2018. AUO reportedly estimates a 6-8% annual increase in …

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Chromebooks with Ultra HD Displays Coming Soon?

by Andrew Fenn

Google has let slip that an Ultra HD edition of its Chromebook device is on the way. A technical commit regarding an update to the Chrome logo was posted recently, saying “As an added …

Parade Technologies Result 7/02/2018

by Vijaya

Parade Technologies reported fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017 results. Revenue for the quarter was NT$ 2,657 million ($88.25 million), compared to NT$2,447 million reported in Q4 of 2016. Net income was NT$436.94 million …

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