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October Pointed to for iPad Refresh

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According to the the Daily Dot, Apple will unveil the second-generation iPad Air on 21st October. ‘Sources familiar with the matter’ also claim that a refreshed iPad Mini will be introduced on the same …

Tags:Apple| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Nvidia Accidentally Confirms HTC Nexus

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The Nexus 9 tablet will be built by HTC, Nvidia has accidentally revealed. HTC’s involvement was rumoured earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26). A paper filed with the US International Trade …

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Microsoft Makes Wireless Charging ‘Affordable’

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Microsoft’s newest Nokia smartphones, running Windows Phone 8.1, are the Lumia 830, Lumia 735 and Lumia 730 Dual SIM, all of which are described as affordable. The flagship Lumia 830 features wireless charging and …

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Low-Cost Vendors to Challenge Tier Ones

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Juniper Research has said that smartphone shipments will reach 1.2 billion this year: a 19% YoY rise from 2013’s 985 million. Emerging markets, with high uptake of low-cost models, will drive growth. Products from …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21| Worldwide

Intel Highlights Android Reference and Core-M Hybrids

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At its recent Developer Forum, Intel showed off an Android reference design programme, intended to simplify the development of Intel-based Android tablets. OEMs will be able to choose from a set of components or …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Huawei Rises to Phablet Space

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We missed Huawei at IFA, but the company announced two new smartphones called the Ascend Mate 7 and Ascend G7. The former features a 6″ display (1920 x 1080), aluminium chassis and octa-core processor …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

HTC’s Desire 820 is Future-Proofed

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HTC is seeking to challenge rivals’ large-screen phones with its own middle-of-the-road offering. The Desire 820 features a 5.5″ display and 1280 x 720 resolution, as well as 4G connectivity. The 64-bit octa-core processor …

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Hannspree Prepares for Smartphone Market Entry

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Hannspree will expand its mobile product portfolio in Q4, adding large-screen smartphones to its line-up, as well as new tablet PCs. The products will be marketed at ‘affordable…entry-level price points’. The first smartphone, the …

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Google Takes Aim at Emergings With Android One

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As expected, Google has launched its first Android One smartphones in India. The initiative is a reference platform where OEMs are offered sub-$100 reference designs, for developing markets. The first three phones are the …

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Dell Goes OLED on World’s Thinnest Tablet

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The ‘world’s thinnest tablet’, the Dell Venue 8 7000, has been announced at the Intel Developer Forum- using an OLED display. The 6mm-thick product has an 8.4″ OLED screen, with 2560 x 1600 resolution …

Tags:3D Acquisition| Dell| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Chinese Vendors Drive White-Box Growth

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Gartner predicts that white-box mobile devices will grow strongly this year: smartphones rising 50% YoY and tablets 15.6%. White-box products are typically aimed at the lower-end of the market, and Gartner expects both established …

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Production Begins at LG’s Guangzhou Plant

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Mass-production has begun at LG Display’s G8.5 line in Guangzhou, China. The Beijing News says that the fab is manufacturing medium- and large-sized (mainly 42″, 49″ and 55″) UltraHD LCD TV panels.

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