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Exhibitors Eager for Anga Com

by Tom Allen

It is three months before Anga Com takes place in Cologne, but 400 exhibitors from 30 countries have already signed up to be at the event. The show will run from 9th – 11th …

Mobiles Continue to Outperform Other Device Market Segments in 2015

by Tom Allen

Worldwide device (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles (ultrabooks of various form factors) and mobile phones) shipments will rise 2.8% this year, to 2.5 billion units according to Gartner. However, the computing devices (PCs and ultramobiles) category …

NEC Reiterates Importance of Solutions

by Tom Allen

NEC’s presence largely followed in the tracks of its its ISE showing, with a similar message and and multiple models that were introduced in Amsterdam. Photo credit: Daily DOOH One model that we had …

Samsung Ensures Video Wall Uniformity

by Tom Allen

Samsung highlighted its Color Expert technology for video walls. This new feature will be integrated in all of Samsung’s 2015 video wall displays; it means that these screens will be factory-calibrated to ensure brightness …

Konica Shows Metal Mesh Film at Finetech

by Tom Allen

Konica Minolta will demonstrate a prototype of its metal mesh transparent conductive film at Finetech Japan (8th – 10th April, Tokyo Big Sight, stand 45-42). The film was manufactured by an inkjet process. A …

Lumia 430 Will be ‘Most Affordable’ Windows 10 Phone

by Tom Allen

A very low-cost smartphone has been introduced by Microsoft. The Lumia 430 is a Windows Phone with dual SIM slots, available for just $70. It is also ‘the most affordably-priced Lumia that will be …

Tags:Emerging Markets| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 13

MPEG Updates HEVC Patent License

by Tom Allen

The coverage of MPEG’s HEVC Patent Portfolio License has been updated, to conform with recent revisions to the HEVC standard. As a result, the profiles now include Main, Main 10; Main Still Picture; Multiview; …

O2 Goes to the Roots of Rugby for New Smartphone

by Tom Allen

A prototype smartphone for rugby lovers has been built – using grass from Twickenham Stadium. In an effort to boost its recycling credentials, O2 created the concept unit using tens of thousands of blades …

Atrust Provides OS Choice in Mobile Thin Client

by Tom Allen

Atrust of Taiwan has introduced a new mobile thin client running either Windows Embedded Standard (WE8S) (MT168W) or Linux (MT168L) The thin client is an 11.6″ model (1366 x 768) with a dual-core 1.58GHz …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 13

by Tom Allen

The UK price of Acer‘s Revo One RL85 (Acer Attempts to Kickstart Notebook Innovation) has been shared. The mini PC will be available from the 6th April and will start at £200 ($300), scaling …

Majority of US TVs Now HD

by Tom Allen

81% of US households own at least one HD TV, according to the Leichtman Research Group, and 51% own multiple HD TVs. This is up from 46% and 17% in 2010. UltraHD TV awareness …

Lenovo CEO Leaks New Moto 360

by Tom Allen

Lenovo (Motorola’s new owner) CEO Yang Yuanqing appears to have pre-empted an official announcement of a next-generation Moto 360 smartwatch, by sharing a picture on his Weibo account. Yang alluded to the smartwatch in …

Tags:Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 13