Vol 25 – Issue 13 – Page 4

LDM&MDM Vol 25 #13 Round-Up

by Bob Raikes

Xiaomi has introduced the Mi Gaming Laptop, a 15.6″ notebook with Nvidia GTX1050Ti or GTX1060 graphics, USB Type C and four USB 3.0 ports. The machine has 16GB of RAM, 256GB of SSD and …

LG G7 to Come in OLED and LCD Versions?

by Andrew Fenn

The LG G7, the company’s next flagship smartphone, will apparently come in two different models when it launches later this year according to Korean sources —one featuring an OLED screen and one with a …

Black Cattle OLED Fab Receives Additional Funding

by Bob Raikes

Black Cattle Foods (BCF) is a Chinese soyabeen producer which is getting into OLED panel manufacture, with help from Visionox. (Visionox Developing a 814 PPI AMOLED for VR). The OLED-A reported that the company …

TDDI Chips To Reach 5 Million in 2018

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes Research has forecast that shipments of TDDI (touch and display driver integrated) chips will hit five million in 2018 with Novatek Microelectronics and Himax Technologies expected start shipping in volume. Synaptics and FocalTech …

Tags:Display Drivers| Mobile Display Monitor| Synaptics| Touch Controllers| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Samsung Odyssey Z is for Gamers – Notebook 3 & 5 for Some Countries

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Electronics today announced the Samsung Notebook Odyssey Z, a thin and light laptop, that has been designed to optimise the gaming experience. It has a 15.6″ FullHD display. It was launched in Beijing, …

Oppo Phones Use OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Oppo has released two new phones in China which both have 6.28″ FullHD+ OLEDs with full screens. The R15 has a MediaTek Helio P60 processor while the R15 Dream Mirror Edition uses a Snapdragon …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 13

GS Reduces iPhone Forecast

by Bob Raikes

Goldman Sachs has downgraded its forecast for iPhone sales and expects 53 million sales in Q1 (down 1.7 million) and 40.3 million in Q2, down 3.2 million from its previous forecast. Over the whole …

HKC Launches Patent Infringement Counter Suit Against Innolux

by Andrew Fenn

HKC has filed a counter-claim against Innolux for patent infringement, according to the OLED Association. The news comes after Innolux filed its own patent infringement lawsuit against HKC back in February. The company alleged …

Tribeca Film Festival to Include VR Arcade and 360° Theatre

by Andrew Fenn

This year’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York will feature a special Immersive section, with a Virtual Arcade offering 35 virtual experiences for attendees, and Tribeca Cinama360, a special theatre where festival-goers can enjoy …

New VR desktop is for Linux

by Bob Raikes

Safespaces is a new way of getting a Linux desktop in a VR environment. The environment is still in development, but runs on top of the Arcan display server. You can check out the …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 13

MiniLED Better for Niche Applications

by Bob Raikes

Trendforce of Taiwan has said that the easing of supply in the OLED market will make life difficult for LCDs based on miniLED to flourish in the short term. The analyst said that some …

Tags:Automotive| LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 13

AT&T Extends Superb DirecTV Now and Apple TV 4K Offer

by Andrew Fenn

AT&T has extended its DirecTV Now and Apple TV 4K bundle offer that has been running since November. Back then, consumers could get a free 32GB Apple TV 4K when pre-paying for four months …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 13