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• Hardware 14 Mar 18:41

  Worldwide TV shipments see first drop in years

  In 2011 worldwide shipments for TVs fell for the first time since DisplaySearch began tracking them back in 2004, with successive years of growth coming to a halt.
• Business 22 Feb 13:57

  Tablets and smartphones: Why PC vendors should panic

  AnalysisBut not all is bad news for TFT, if you’re willing to adapt. According to research firm NPD DisplaySearch, tablet PCs have accounted for a massive boost in TFT panel shipments.
• Hardware 14 Feb 14:18

  Panel market to bounce back in 2013

  Industry watchers at NPD Displaysearch claim that, despite all the doom and gloom poised for the panel market - not helped by a predicted economic nosedive into a second recession - long term, there should be "light at the end of the tunnel
• Hardware 09 Jan 16:19

  Smart TV hype suggests Android home invasion

  CommentA report from DisplaySearch also suggests that this could be a sign of things to come.  In many countries, replacing sets is largely pushed by consumer interest in web-connected TVs rather than 3D.
• Hardware 05 Jan 18:10

  Intel Ultrabooks will not do well for some time

  NPD DisplaySearch thinks that it is unlikely that Ultrabooks will make a significant impact because they are too expensive.
• Hardware 22 Dec 14:57

  Capacitive touch shipments to soar in 2012

  Analysts at DisplaySearch have noted that estimates for capacitive touchscreens will hit 566 million in 2011 as smartphones continue to proliferate across the electronics market.
• Hardware 19 Dec 15:33

  LG rushes to become early WiDi adopter

  Paul Gray at DisplaySearch believes that despite the joint venture showing “some possibilities” but there are many problems in widespread adoption.  This is at least partly due to LG’s history of quickly picking and dropping projects.
• Business 05 Dec 11:50

  Panel industry top dogs Chimei, AUO move closer to merger

  DisplaySearchpanel analyst Paul Gray told TechEye it's likely there is some back-room string pulling to make sure Chimei can operate in the cut-throat environment of the LCD industry.
• Hardware 22 Nov 16:09

  3D panel shipments remain healthy

  3D LCD panel shipments are still growing, according to the latest figures from NPD Displaysearch, managing 27 percent quarterly growth from the second quarter into the third quarter this year.
• Hardware 14 Nov 15:18

  Chinese sales buoy up global PC market

  While, as we reported earlier today, sales of PCs in Western Europe are in decline, China is a different story altogether.
• Chips 24 Oct 14:24

  x86 will find its feet in tablets - eventually

  DisplaySearch's beancounters have drummed up a set of statistics published in the new Tablet Quarterly report. They think that tablets are in it for the long haul, with global shipments expected to hit 330 million by 2017, which we admit is looking rather far ahead.
• Hardware 12 Oct 17:31

  PC notebook market turned upside down

  A fundamental change in buying patterns means that while Western Europe and North America and Japan are going tablet crazy, there's still a lot of growth for notebook vendors.
• Business 26 Sep 16:46

  PV industry needs cuts as inventory levels balloon

  If there aren't further production cuts, inventory levels could reach 22GW by the end of 2012. According to DisplaySearch, though, in order to keep the same levels of inventory days forecast for the end of this year, there needs to be roughly 11GW worth of cuts.
• Business 08 Sep 15:11

  Panel makers slash capacity in Q3

  They hope to keep that level steady, according to DisplaySearch, throughout the fourth quarter but they're still not sure which way the pendulum's going to swing for demand.
• Business 29 Aug 16:43

  LG Display slashes 2012 panel kitty

  LG Display has announced a significant drop in its spending for next year to make up for dwindling demand for flat screen TVs and PCs.
• Chips 24 Aug 14:49

  LED backlight competition hots up

  Backlit applications will peak around 2013, according to analysts at DisplaySearch. There will be a rise in LED usage and increased competition as different regions vie for the top spot.
• Hardware 23 Aug 16:36

  Samsung readies AMOLED monopoly

  Following the ramping up of Samsung Mobile Display’s 5.5G fab there are expectations that it will reach its maximum capacity of 80,000 substrates per month by the end of the first quarter in 2012, says a DisplaySearch report.
• Hardware 18 Aug 14:16

  Apple pips PC vendors on mobile notebook share

  Research outfit Displaysearch has issued a report that said Apple is in pole position, knocking other, more traditional PC vendors into second and third place.

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