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• Mobile 01 Apr 13:14

  HTC said to be working on Windows tablet

  NPD DisplaySearch seems convinced that HTC is planning to get back into the tablet game with a Windows tablet.
• Mobile 04 Mar 10:56

  Steve Jobs made major tablet mistake

  NPD DisplaySearch recently released some estimates on tablet panel shipments in January, and the data shows a huge drop in larger sizes nine inches and above accompanied by an increase in smaller sizes at seven to 8.9 inches.
• Business 30 Jan 09:01

  LG in a spin

  FinancialNow it seems that winter is coming to the television market this year and research firm DisplaySearch thinks that there will be flat global TV sales. In times of economic uncertainty in developed economies people don't buy new flat screens when they already own one.
• Hardware 24 Oct 11:32

  iPad Mini in supply chain gamble

  According to DisplaySearch, Apple has changed up its supply chain for the Mini, continuing to work with LG Display, which will supply to Apple's Taiwanese manufacturing partner Foxconn, and adding a new supplier to its chain, AUO, which provides panels to Pegatron.
• Hardware 17 Jul 15:38

  Windows 8 to drive touchscreen boom

  According to DisplaySearch, the market for touchscreen module revenues is set to hit $16 billion this year, before doubling to $31.9 billion in 2018. This is largely driven by smartphone, tablet and handheld console sales, such as the PS Vita.
• Business 25 Jun 17:57

  Sony and Panasonic team up for OLED production

  CommentAs DisplaySearch analyst Paul Gray pointed out to TechEye, the problem isn’t as simple as making screens bigger by scaling up. The real trouble is in finding a suitable technology that will work at large sizes, and without costing the earth.
• Hardware 20 Jun 14:21

  TV shipments faced steep quarterly decline

  TV shipments fell eight percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012, which is the steepest rate of decline seen since Q2 2009.
• 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.

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