Idemitsu Kosan opened a new office in Shanghai to support OLED material sales to OLED panel makers in China, and to collect information about the Chinese market.

Idemistsu expects OLED demand to increase due to the expansion of the OLED industry in China. The Shanghai Office is Idemitsu’s third overseas base for the OLED materials business, following those in South Korea and Taiwan.

We're excited to announce our new platform, the OLED Auditorium, which we've been working on for almost a year. The Auditorium, an online library of OLED presentations, is a new and exciting way to learn about OLEDs, whether you're working in the industry or simply taking your first steps in getting to know OLED technology.

The OLED Auditorium at a glance

• An online library of OLED presentations
• Lectures by leading OLED experts from the industry and academia
• A virtual, growing online OLED conference
• Networking opportunities
• Yearly subscription, for only $199.99 (special launch price!)
• The easiest and most affordable way to stay on top of the OLED industry!

Update: it turns out that OSRAM is the supplier of those OLEDs

A few weeks ago, BMW unveiled their latest top-of-the-range racing-grade road car, the Concept M4 GTS, that has OLED taillights. BMW has announced now that they are starting to produce this car commercially - but at very limited quantities - in fact only 700 will be made, and deliveries are planned to begin in March 2016.

So this will be the first commercial car with OLED lighting - although this really very limited production so I'm not sure if it counts. A few days ago Audi announced their intentions to be the world's first automaker to launch a car with OLED taillights - but I think BMW will now claim that first. BMW actually always targeted 2017 for their first OLED car, so it's great to see them release this new technology ahead of schedule

Gildas Sorin has been appointed CEO of Bruchsal-based Cynora with immediate effect. His great experience in the OLED and display industry makes Mr. Sorin the ideal candidate to take Cynora to the next stage.

This is a strong sign for the development of Cynora being a technology leader in the field of TADF emitter systems for OLEDs since its start in 2008. The French top manager brings his long and international experiences in OLED industries, and his change to the management is also regarded as a signal of the Cynora partners to use the technology leap and translate it into specific economic successes.

Microsoft just announced several new devices, including three ones with AMOLED displays. So first up with have the Lumia 950 smartphone, which is the company's first Windows 10 mobile phones. It features a 5.2" WQHD (2560x1440) AMOLED display, hexa-core CPU, 32GB of storage, a microSD slot, a 20mp PureView camera (with 4K video support and optical image stabilization) and a USB Type-C port.

Microsoft also launched the Lumia 950 XL, which offers the same hardware with a larger 5.7" display. The Lumia 950 will launch in November 2015 for $549 and the 950 XL will cost $649.

We just posted on LG's new lower prices for their new (2015-models) 4K curved and flat OLEDs, with the 55" one shipping for $2,999. If you can live with a Full-HD resolution, you'd be please to know that LG also lowered the price of its Full-HD OLEDs. The 2015 model (the 55EG9100) is now shipping for $1,999.

LG also lowered the price of the 2014 model (55EC9300) to only $1,799.

Yesterday we reported that LG slashed $1,000 off their curved 4K OLED TVs, and today the company also lowered the price of the flat models (the EF9500) to match those curved ones.

So now you can buy the 55" flat 4K OLED for $2,999, and the 65" flat 4K one for $4,999. This is still priced quite high but much more affordable than only a few weeks ago when LG first launched those TVs and priced them at $6,999 for the 65" model and $5,499 for the 55" model.

Samsung's latest smart watch, the Gear S2, is now shipping for $299 (black or silver) or $349 (classic). The Gear S2 is a Tizen-based that sports a 1.2" 360x360 (302 PPI) circular Super AMOLED display.

Other features include a dual-core 1 Ghz CPU, 4GB of internal memory, several sensor and a 250 mAh battery (300 mAh on the 3G model). The Gear S2 is offered in two models, the regular and the "classic" which has a black finish and is smaller and lighter.

LG's OLED TV prices keep dropping, and today the company reduced the prices of its 55" and 65" curved 4K OLED TVs by $1,000. The 65" 65EG9600 is now on sale at Amazon.com for $4,999 while the 55" 55EG9600 is shipping for $2,999.

This makes LG's current OLED pricing a bit confusing. The flat 4K OLEDs are now more expensive than the curved OLEDs - but it's likely that LG will match those prices soon. The latest 55" FHD curved model, the 55EG9100 is shipping for $2,499 - which means that you only need to add $500 to get 4K resolution.

DuPont announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art, scale-up manufacturing facility designed to deliver production scale quantities of advanced solution-based printed OLED materials. DuPont specifically says that these materials will target OLED TV applications.

The new OLED facility has large-scale formulation systems and can support simultaneous production of multiple product lines. DuPont invested over $20 million in this new facility, which was also funded by a grant from the state of Delaware back in 2012.