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Microsoft to Cut Almost 3,000 More Jobs

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has revisited its plans to cut 1,850 jobs in its smartphone division (Microsoft Restructures Smartphones and Cuts Jobs) – but not in a good way. In addition to the already-announced cuts, Microsoft will …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 23 - Issue 30

E Fun is Ready for Term Time

by Tom Allen

E Fun has designed its new convertible tablet for the back-to-school season. The Nextbook Flex 11A runs Windows 10 on a quad-core Intel Atom processor, with Microsoft Office Mobile. Control is possible through the …

Xiaomi Turns to China for OLED

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi’s latest flagship smartphone boasts an OLED screen – which may not have come from Samsung Display. According to Xiaomi, the suppliers for the Redmi Pro’s 5.5″ (1920 x 1080) screen are two Chinese …

DACH Signage Expectations Rise

by Tom Allen

OVAB Europe’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) tracks sentiment in the signage industry. Sentiment was up in the latest results (July/August) from the DACH region; the professional displays segment performed especially well in …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 30

by Tom Allen

The Superbook (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19) by Andromium, a laptop ‘shell’ for a smartphone, reached Kickstarter last month. It has now passed several goals, one of which means that users …

Shih Names Successor at Asus

by Tom Allen

Asus’ chairman Jonney Shih has announced that CSO, Ted Hsu, will succeed him within the next two years. Hsu was a founder of Asus and a former VP of Pegatron, who rejoined Asus in …

Tricolor Uses Eutelsat’s SmartBeam

by Tom Allen

Eutelsat and Tricolor TV are working together to deploy a network in Russia using SmartBeam, Eutelsat’s new multi-screen video delivery tool. SmartBeam uses a small satellite receiver, acting as a local CDN, to receive …

Chinese Firms Filling Smartphone Top Five

by Tom Allen

343.3 million smartphones were shipped worldwide in Q2’16: a relatively flat result, up 0.3% from Q2’15 (342.4 million units), says IDC. Quarterly growth was higher, up 3.1% from 331.3 million. Ryan Reith, IDC’s mobile …

Blu Brings Premium to $100 Phone

by Tom Allen

US-based BLU Products has introduced a smartphone called the BLU Studio Touch: a low-cost model with premium features. These include a metal chassis, 4G connectivity and a fingerprint scanner. As well as the above, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 29

No Need for Connected Devices With BenQ’s i500

by Tom Allen

The Colorific i500 is BenQ’s newest home entertainment DLP projector, combining a short throw distance, integrated wireless streaming and integrated audio. Set-top boxes and other connected devices are not required to use the i500’s …

Tags:BenQ| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Microsoft Takes Schaefer from Sony

by Tom Allen

Microsoft Germany has promoted Henrik Schaefer to the position of head of Microsoft devices. He will be responsible for marketing Surface and Lumia products, as well as PC accessories. Schaefer was previously at Sony …

Codename Hints at VR Focus for Samsung’s S8

by Tom Allen

Google’s Daydream VR platformRumours have begun to circulate about Samsung’s Galaxy S8 smartphone. The codename of the device, Project Dream, hints at a certification for Google’s Daydream VR platform. Another feature supporting VR would …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 29