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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 23

by Tom Allen

HP has begun to ship its Spectre x360 convertible OLED laptop (Digital Experience Has Lots to See). It is 13.3″ and weighs 50g less than the LCD model. Prices start at $1,500. Reviews of …

UHD Playstation is Official – But…

by Tom Allen

Sony has confirmed that the Playstation 4.5 ‘Neo’ is real, ahead of its E3 conference. However, the release date may disappoint. Speaking to the Financial Times, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Andrew House, said …

Samsung Tied to UHD Phone Rumour

by Tom Allen

Several sources, most notably Korea’s UBI Research, have claimed that Samsung’s Galaxy S8 phone will have an UltraHD AMOLED display. Since the first Galaxy S was introduced in 2010, screen sizes have risen by …

Gionee Abandons AMOLED

by Tom Allen

Last November, Gionee launched its 5.5″ AMOLED (1280 x 720) smartphone, the S6, with a metal chassis and thin, light design. Now the firm has changed the screen for an LCD (IPS panel) and …

ZTE Preps Mid-Range AMOLED Handset

by Tom Allen

ZTE is preparing to launch a new phone, the Z11, under the Nubia sub-brand in China. The phone will be launched on the 28th June, and specifications have been revealed through a TENAA filing. …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 23| ZTE

Dual-Screen Phone Coming From Samsung

by Tom Allen

A new flip-case smartphone is under development by Samsung, according to a rumour. The code-named SM-W2017 will be a successor to last year’s SM-W2016, and like its predecessor will feature a high-end Exynos 8890 …

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

Samsung Leads OLEDs With 95% Share

by Tom Allen

Korea’s UBI Research estimates that Samsung Display’s OLED shipments now represent 95% of the global total, as rising numbers of smartphone makers adopt its AMOLED panels. In Q1’16, 91.3 million OLED displays were shipped …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung Display| Vol 23 - Issue 23

Solarin is Expensive & Secure – But Misses Features

by Tom Allen

Sirin Labs is a Swiss smartphone developer, whose name is not the most well-known. This is because the company steers clear of the mainstream market, and focuses on (very, very) niche segments. Its latest …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 23| WiGIG

Taiwanese Makers Are Up and Down

by Tom Allen

Chunghwa Picture Tubes reported revenues up 2.4% MoM, but down 11.7% YoY in May. The firm made NT$3.3 billion ($101 million), and shipped 75,000 large panels (up 73.3% QoQ and 8.3% YoY). Small- to …

Fraport Goes 4mm at Frankfurt T1

by Tom Allen

The new digital signage at Frankfurt Airport (‘Digital Brand Space’ Opens in Frankfurt) is now open at Terminal 1. Frankfurt Airport operator, Fraport, told us that a total of six LED screens have been …

Tags:Aviation| Digital Signage| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 23

IHS: Connected Devices Pass 8 Billion

by Tom Allen

IHS’s Connected Device Market Monitor shows that there were 8.1 billion connected devices worldwide by the end of 2015. This includes smartphones, tablets, connected TVs (and enabling devices like consoles), PCs and audio products. …

IDC Revises PC Forecast Downward

by Tom Allen

PC shipments will fall 7.3% YoY in 2016, according to an updated forecast from IDC, followed by progressively smaller declines through 2017, and stabilisation in 2018. The new forecast is roughly 2% lower than …