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ZTE Becomes Major Member of NB-IoT Forum to Help Operators Enter a Market of 100 Billion Connected Devices

February 29, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today announced that it officially joined the GSMA NB-IoT (Narrow Band-IoT) Forum as a major member, at the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona. The NB-IoT forum mainly comprises mainstream operators, major equipment manufacturers, chip providers and terminal … Read more

2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress Surpasses Record 100,000 Visitors

February 29, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

Visitors to the 2016 edition of the Mobile World Congress surpassed the 100,000 mark for the first time in the event’s history, with nearly 101,000 attendees, the GSMA reported today, an increase of more than six per cent over last year. Additionally, nearly 4,000 people participated in the ESL Expo Barcelona, which took place the … Read more

SunPartner Boosts Mobile Power Using Solar

February 29, 2016 by Bob Raikes

SunPartner Technologies has developed a technology that it calls “Wysips” that consists of a transparent solar cell technology, together with the related optical stack and semiconductor know how. The company sees applications in “smart surfaces” but in particular is interested in the use of the cells in wearables and other low power applications (including electronic … Read more

Fujitsu Brings Palm Secure to Tablets

December 21, 2022February 29, 2016 by Bob Raikes

Fujitsu was at the show to demonstrate its strength in big systems (big data, IoT and servers) as well as its client devices. The company has previously explained to us the benefits of its “PalmSecure” security system which uses the pattern of veins in the user’s palm to authenticate. One of the advantages of the … Read more

Harman Wants to Keep Cars Up to Date

February 29, 2016 by Bob Raikes

Harman has gradually been intruding on our consciousness over the last few months and at MWC the company was showing some interesting automotive applications. The company has developed audio systems for cars and other applications for a long time, but has been repositioning itself, especially since the acquisition of Redbend, an Israeli technology company, last … Read more

VESA Enjoying DP Success

February 29, 2016 by Bob Raikes

VESA was in a meeting room and was talking about the latest developments in DisplayStream and DisplayPort and to talk to OEMs about the forthcoming update to DisplayPort, which is in the final phase of documentation (and is, apparently, close to 900 pages!). The group had one of the latest Asus USB monitors (MB169C+) which … Read more

Fujitsu’s Tablets are Adaptable

February 29, 2016 by Tom Allen

Fujitsu has refreshed its series of Lifebook convertible tablets, and added a new model to its Stylistic detachable range. The firm has focused on security in these new devices (Lifebook T936 and T726; Stylistic Q736): each features a fingerprint sensor, smart card reeader, embedded Trusted Platform Module and Intel vPro support. They also have optional … Read more

Mike Marusic Honored as 2016 CRN Channel Chief

February 29, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

CRN has added Mike Marusic, SVP of marketing, operations & services at Sharp America, to its list of 2016 Channel Chiefs. The executives on this annual list represent top leaders in the IT channel who excel at driving growth and revenue in their organisations through channel partners. Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN’s editorial … Read more

LG Emerges As Big Winner at iF Design 2016 With Record Number of Awards

February 29, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

LG Electronics (LG) received a total of 28 awards at the iF Design Award 2016 setting the record for a Korean company. Three unique products from LG took home prestigious iF Gold Awards, with the LG SIGNATURE refrigerator and LG SIGNATURE washing machine winning their categories, while the LG SIGNATURE OLED TV and LG SIGNATURE … Read more

MWC Hits Six Figures

February 29, 2016 by Tom Allen

The organisers of Mobile World Congress, MWC, said that it saw 101,000 attendees this year, the first time the number has got into six digits and 6% up on 2015. Visitors were from 204 countries. On the Sunday before the event, there were a number of big product launches from LG and Samsung as well … Read more

Samsung Wins Patent Appeal

February 29, 2016 by Tom Allen

A federal appeals court in Washington has overturned a $120 million infringement ruling, made in Apple’s favour, against Samsung. The court said that Apple’s patents on the ‘slide-to-unlock’ feature and autocorrect were invalid, and also that Samsung did not violate IP related to turning alphanumeric characters into links. The court also said that Apple may … Read more

E Ink Plans to Beat 32″

February 29, 2016 by Tom Allen

E Ink Holdings is developing products larger than its current maximum of 32″, some of which will be released this year, according to company president Frank Ko. However, the firm only has a G2.5 factory and will likely need to partner with panel makers such as AUO, CPT and Innolux.