After 18 months from the date of signing the agreement on joint development of OLED-TV panels from Sony and Panasonic have decided to terminate it.

Online resource Publishing Wall Street Journal , citing sources familiar with the plans of companies, reports that Sony and Panasonic have decided to work towards the creation apart LCD-TV with a resolution of 4K.

It is worth noting that some fruits, this cooperation has brought yet. As Sony, Panasonic and brought to CES 2013 prototype 56-inch OLED-TVs with 4K. However, none of the companies in this year and has not released a commercial version presented in the beginning of the year the prototype, leaving the market Samsung and LG.

Wall Street Journal Reporters do not exclude the possibility that in the future, Sony and Panasonic may be reunited, but so far it seems unlikely, as OLED technology has reached a deadlock.

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LG is the end of the year is about to release a smartphone with a curved display, the resource CNET, who managed to get a sketch of new items.

According to the source, citing people familiar with the plans of LG, for smartphones with displays on a flexible substrate, the company plans to use the name G Flex. According to preliminary data, the novelty will receive a 6-inch shatterproof OLED display type and will go on sale in November this year. At the same time, Samsung is about to release a smartphone with a curved display later this month.

It can be assumed that the autumn will stand for LG tense. She has recently released a flagship smartphone and G2 in the next few weeks is going to work with Google to introduce Nexus 5. At this rate by the end of the year, LG will be able to attract a lot of attention.

Earlier work on a smart phone with a flexible screen has been repeatedly confirmed by the officials of the company.

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Samsung is seriously considering the purchase of the German company Novaled, specializing in the development of technologies for OLED panels of the new generation.

Novaled company was founded by the Institute of Integrated Circuits Fraunhofer Society (Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen, FIIS) and the Technical University of Dresden (Technische Universität Dresden, TUD) in 2001. It should also be noted that as of 2011 the balance of Samsung were 10 percent stake Novaled.

The German manufacturer of light-emitting diodes for displays and lighting has a very valuable patents in the amount of more than 500 pieces, as well as promising developments in the field of production of panels based on organic light emitting diodes. Among the recent achievements of the German company worth remembering OLED panels with high light performance.

According to sources, WSJ , purchase price is estimated at $ 200 million

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American retailer of televisions Value Electronics announces the start of sales of Samsung KN55SN with curved screen, according to The Verge. Previously, this model has already been presented at CES 2013. 55-inch original model of TV is available in very limited quantities. Moreover, an order can only be personally directly to the store, no online orders will not be accepted. The price of the first batch will be a staggering $ 14,999 (for the money you can buy a nice car).

In late June, the model appeared on the shelves of South Korean stores at a price of $ 13,000, respectively, with the advent of TV competitors may reduce the price in U.S. stores. Notable is the fact that the store’s website Value Electronics does not inspire much confidence about the reliability of information. But on the other hand, journalists from Cnet and The Verge personally contacted the owner, who confirmed the presence of televisions and start selling fast.

Not far behind rival and second South Korean company offering a similar model of exactly the same size and the same price. LG 55EA9800 model is based on the technology WGRB OLED, 3D-supported content is certified THX and weighs 17 kg, with a thickness of only 4.3 mm (similar to Samsung’s 10 pounds heavier). “Bent” TV from LG is now available in Best Buy stores in Los Angeles, Nu York, San Francisco and other major cities in the U.S. at a price of $ 14,999.

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