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Users to Blame for 75% of Device ‘Failures’

by Tom Allen

No trouble is found with almost 75% of mobile devices returned to mobile network operators and manufacturers in Europe and North America, according to Blancco Technology Group – a provider of mobile device diagnostic …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 07| warranty

Sony Focuses on Iteration, Not innovation

by Tom Allen

Thanks to Sony’s press conference kicking off as MWC opened on the first day, we didn’t make it in time for opening remarks. However, we were there for the launch of the company’s newest …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Smartphones| sony| UST Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Asustek Challenges Knox

by Tom Allen

Asus has released a video showing off a new series of business tablets called the Zenpad M Series, although information about them is still thin. Built for business, the 7″ and 10″ units are …

Tags:Asus| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Software| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 07

HTC Surprises with Vive Price

by Tom Allen

HTC had two stands, located opposite from one another: one was dedicated to the Vive VR headset (and was very busy for all four days of the show), while the other, larger stand held …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 08| Wearables

Arris Warns of 10% Cuts

by Tom Allen

Arris has made ‘substantial progress’ in the integration of UK STB company Pace (Arris to Acquire Pace for $2.1 Billion). The company closed the deal in January, following a declaration of full year 2015 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Technicolor Uncovers Extra Cisco Synergies

by Tom Allen

Technicolor has ‘found’ an additional €30 million in synergies, following its acquisition of Cisco’s Connected Devices (set-top) business last year (Technicolor Acquires Cisco’s CPE Business). Synergies are now expected to exceed €130 million by …

Tags:Cisco| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Technicolor| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Huawei Lays Down Productivity Gauntlet

by Tom Allen

Huawei showed off a new convertible tablet to challenge productivity devices like the Surface Book and iPad Pro, and called the Mate Book. It will be available in a range of prices, set by …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 08| Windows

ZTE Continues to Build Mobile Projector Family

by Tom Allen

ZTE introduced a new generation of its SPro mobile projector. The first of these was launched at CES 2014, and the second at CES 2015. MWC 2016 show saw the SPro Plus tablet, with …

Tags:DLP| LED Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 08| ZTE

Sharp Closes Tenri in Restructure

by Tom Allen

Image credit: Nikkei,Local sources say that Sharp is to close its Tenri LCD factory in Nara Prefecture, Japan, although there will be no job losses. The move is being taken as part of a …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| sharp| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Wortmann Opens Mobile Division

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Wortmann AG has opened a division dedicated to mobile phones and tablets. The new business, Wortmann Telecom, is managed by Stefan Bollman. It will stock Wortmann’s own Terra tablets, as well as ‘all’ …

Tags:Distribution| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 07| Wortmann (Terra)

Samsung Chooses VR, Cameras and Gaming

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s launch event for its next phone, the Galaxy S7, was unusual. The stage was located in the middle of the room, with the press conference conducted ‘in the round’. It meant that the …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Samsung| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 08

LG Differentiates With Friends

by Tom Allen

LG ran its launch event for the new flagship phone, the G5, at the Sant Jordi Club on a hill overlooking Barcelona. Having arrived in plenty of time, we managed to secure a seat …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 08