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Sony 55" and 65" 4K UHD TVs competitively priced, arrive this summer

Sony 55" and 65" 4K UHD TVs competitively priced, arrive this summer
  • Posted April 8, 2013, 2:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Sony announced yesterday that its 55-inch (XBR-55X900A) and 65-inch (XBR-65X900A) 4K UHD LED televisions will retail for $4,999 and $6,999, respectively. The company says it will be taking orders for the new consumer TVs as early as April 21, although…

VESA updates DisplayPort Dual-Mode, pushes 4K UHD over HDMI

VESA updates DisplayPort Dual-Mode, pushes 4K UHD over HDMI
  • Posted February 1, 2013, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Industry standards body VESA has officially updated its DisplayPort Dual-Mode 1.1 standard to provide better performance, higher resolutions and increased interoperability when hooking up to HDMI and DVI ports through a cable or adapter. Under Dual-Mode, a DisplayPort can output…

iPhone 5S to debut this spring? May feature less input lag, colors

iPhone 5S to debut this spring? May feature less input lag, colors
  • Posted January 4, 2013, 8:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple With Video
  • The latest crop of Apple-related rumors suggest the iPhone 5's successor could make an appearance as soon as this spring. In addition, whispers from anonymous Chinese sources indicate that Apple is exploring a new touch display technology (Chinese) developed by display-maker (and…

Samsung countersues LG over OLED patent claims

Samsung countersues LG over OLED patent claims
  • Posted November 19, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • It looks like Samsung and LG Display are still at it. The latest wrinkle between the two companies is a Samsung-led lawsuit filed in Korea which alleges seven of LG's OLED patents "lack innovation". Apparently, Samsung hopes to invalidate those…

Every laptop display should be 2560x1600, dreams Linus Torvalds

Every laptop display should be 2560x1600, dreams Linus Torvalds
  • Posted November 1, 2012, 7:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Mobile Computing
  • Linus Torvalds -- famous for Linux and his outspoken candor -- took to Google+ to voice an industry request: give all laptops resolutions of 2560x1600. Apple may have been the first to deliver such high resolutions to consumer laptop displays…

Viewsonic unveils 27" IPS and 22" Android ICS LCDs, HD projector

Viewsonic unveils 27" IPS and 22" Android ICS LCDs, HD projector
  • Posted September 12, 2012, 12:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Hardware
  • Celebrating its 25th anniversary at an event in London, Viewsonic has unveiled several new display products, including a 22-inch Smart Display running Android, a 27-inch display aimed at graphics professionals as well as a 1080p hybrid laser and LED home…

Samsung may begin producing flexible AMOLED displays this quarter

Samsung may begin producing flexible AMOLED displays this quarter
  • Posted July 20, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • According to The Verge, Korean news site DDaily says Samsung is set to begin manufacturing its long-rumored "Youm" displays -- a new type of ultra-thin AMOLED panel which is bendable, stretchable, rollable and possibly even foldable. This jibes with rumors we heard…

LG Display workers charged with stealing Samsung OLED secrets

LG Display workers charged with stealing Samsung OLED secrets
  • Posted July 18, 2012, 7:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • According to a report by The Associated Press, LG's display arm has admitted to six of its employees being involved in the possible misappropriation of OLED technology secrets from Samsung. Samsung has accused the display maker of having "systematically stole its…

Panasonic: Cheap OLED TVs not coming any time soon

Panasonic: Cheap OLED TVs not coming any time soon
  • Posted June 28, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • Earlier this week, Sony and Panasonic touted their new-found partnership -- a joint effort which would focus on mass producing low-cost, high-resolution OLED panels. Today, Panasonic's president Kazuhiro Tsuga clarified the announcement, explaining to journalists that Panasonic does not expect…

Intel expects touchscreens on "majority" of Ultrabooks in 2013

Intel expects touchscreens on "majority" of Ultrabooks in 2013
  • Posted June 5, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • As highlighted in this press release, Intel has been creating agreements with display manufacturers in order to promote touch-enabled Ultrabooks. This confirms earlier reports which claimed Intel had begun encouraging OEMs to include touch-sensitive displays on their Ultrabook products.

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