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LG announces $13,500, 55-inch curved OLED for preorder in South Korea
- LG is officially bringing the world's first curved OLED display to market this June. The company is currently taking preorders with a price tag of 15 million Korean Won (about $13,500). However, LG is only accepting these preorders for the curved…
LG to ship smartphone with flexible OLED screen later this year
- LG vice president of mobile Yoon Bu-hyun recently told the Wall Street Journal that his company would be launching a smartphone featuring a flexible OLED display later this year. Specifically, the handset will reach consumers during the fourth quarter but…
Police raids Samsung offices in OLED technology theft investigation
- Samsung and LG’s display units have been battling it out in courts since 2010, with lawsuits flying from both sides alleging everything from patent violations to stolen technology secrets related to OLED panels. Although there’s been some speculation that their…
Verizon Lumia 928 pictured, OLED screen and thinner body rumored
- A leaked image has revealed a variant of the Nokia Lumia 920 for Verizon. Uploaded by Twitter user @evleaks, the picture includes front and back shots of the device, which looks similar to the Lumia 920 that launched through AT&T…
LG Display announces plans to invest $657 million in OLED plant
- LG Display recently announced plans to invest $657 million in cash into expanding their organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel production capabilities. The expansion will take place at the company’s Paju plant located in the Gyeonggi Province in South Korea,…
Panasonic, Sony show off 56-inch UHD/4K OLED TVs
- Although they're some of the smallest UHD-capable models you'll likely find, 56-inch televisions from both Sony and Panasonic are not only boasting UHD resolutions -- they are also OLED. These prototype TVs have turned the heads of Cnet, Gizmodo and others but…
LG beats Samsung to the punch with their 55-inch OLED TV
- LG was able to beat Samsung to the punch with regards to launching a 55-inch OLED TV. The technology isn’t new by any stretch of the imagination but thus far it has proven difficult to mass produce large OLED displays.…
Samsung sues LG for allegedly copying PLS display technology
- Samsung has hit LG with another lawsuit, this time for purportedly infringing on LCD patents. Filed with the Seoul Central District Court, the complaint aims to invalidate seven LG patents that allegedly copy a plane-to-line switching (PLS) design that Samsung…
Samsung countersues LG over OLED patent claims
- 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…
Samsung moves forward with plans to mass produce flexible displays
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Samsung is in the final development stage for their flexible display for mobile devices. The component is being built using special plastics rather than glass, a move that will ultimately make the screen more resilient to damage and weigh less than today’s glass displays.
Pricey 55-inch OLED TVs from LG, Samsung delayed until 2H 2013
- Remember those astonishingly thin, bright and feature-packed 55-inch OLED televisions slated to cost between $8,000 and $9,000? It appears those inordinately priced TVs are now inordinately delayed. The revised ETA is now a very distant "late next year", according to…
LG Display files suit against Samsung over OLED patents
- Samsung lawyers have had their hands full with Apple as of late and it appears their workload isn’t going to lighten up anytime soon. LG Display, the second largest maker of liquid crystal displays in the world, filed a lawsuit…
LG Display workers charged with stealing Samsung OLED secrets
- 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
- 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…
Samsung 55-inch OLED TV coming later this year, yours for $9,000
- Samsung is planning to release their ES9500 OLED TV in the second half of 2012. The 55-inch television will retail for nearly $9,000 and is set to rival LG’s EM9600 OLED unit, a product that won CNET’s Best of CES…
Patent suggests Apple's haptic feedback may reshape your screen
- RIM, long-time purveyor of fine QWERTY phones, has finally decided it's time to abandon physical keyboards. With that in mind, it appears we're entering a point of no return for such input devices as they continue to steadily disappear from the mobile…
LG to ship first 55" OLED TV in May for $7,928
- MK Business News reports that LG plans to be the first company to launch a full-sized, OLED-based television. The ultra-thin 55-inch television is expected to ship as early as May. Of course, the only thing more impressive than the TV…
Samsung's board agrees to spin off LCD business
- South Korean electronics giant Samsung will split the LCD division from the company ranks as of April 1, confirming the rumors circulating last week that suggested the firm would turn it into a separate business in an attempt to steer…
Samsung considers LCD unit spinoff to focus on OLED
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Samsung Electronics is apparently considering spinning off its LCD division as the South Korean company looks to streamline its business, jettison their loss making ventures and focus on more lucrative next-generation...
Corning and Samsung to jointly develop Lotus Glass for OLED devices
- Corning and Samsung have announced a new partnership between the two companies that will see Corning’s Lotus Glass technology utilized in upcoming OLED products from Samsung. Lotus Glass is said to be somewhat similar to Gorilla Glass but delivers higher…
LG reveals super skinny 55-inch OLED TV at CES
- The undisputed highlight of LG's CES press conference was the unveiling of its new TV, the world’s first 55-incher to feature an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display. LG says the TV is 3D-ready, offers better viewing angles and delivers more natural…
Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi join forces in LCD joint venture
- Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi, three of Japan's biggest electronics makers, have announced plans to merge their small and medium-sized LCD panel operations into a single entity called Japan Display. According to the Wall Street Journal, the new venture is likely to…
Rumor: Sony PSP2 to feature large OLED touchscreen, 3G
- The PSP2 will sport an OLED touchscreen and 3G data from NTT DoCoMo when it arrives later this year. The former means the screen will be physically larger, making the yet-to-be-announced specifications (Sony is said to be working on a…
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