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In its yearly update, Samsung showed its flagship smartphone duo at the Mobile World Congress on Sunday including the Galaxy S7 and Edge (curved display) models. But beyond the extended hype, some say the pair failed to generate the excitement, traditionally seen in a new consumer product launch. Samsung introduced just incremental upgrades and in … Read more
Panasonic was showing off its connected IoT products, as well as a rugged smartphone in the Toughpad line. Although officially described as a tablet, the device is 4.7″, supports dual SIM cards and can be used for voice calls – enough, in our eyes, to classify it as a smartphone! Two Toughpad models are available: … Read more
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 and secure data erasure solutions. Based on data collected from ‘millions’ of Android and iOS smartphones using the SmartChk platform, Blancco … Read more
LEADER Electronics Corporation, a globally active producer of high-grade test and measurement equipment for the broadcast industry, announces that it has joined the TICO Alliance. This decision forms part of LEADER’s commitment to ensure that its hardware and software solutions conform to the IP-based data-exchange formats increasingly being used in broadcast television, radio and professional … Read more
Asus has adjusted the set target for worldwide shipments of its Zenfone-series smartphones from 30 million to 25 million units. Analysts suspect the downward adjustment is due to increasing competition from China-based smartphone vendors in India, Brazil, Russia, Southeast Asia and Africa.
The Nvidia Shield (Nvidia Reaffirms Move to Gaming Products With Streaming Console) is the first device to get version 6.0 (Marshmallow) of Android TV. The software update comes with new features and includes various bug fixes. Google has mainly focused on fixing errors and bring devices up to speed. The update includes: improved colour support … Read more
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 devices – and the reasoning behind them. “We are spending too much time on screens” was the message of Hiroki Totoki, … Read more
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 pre-loaded with the Asus Device Admin for Mobile (ADAM) system, which can be used for local or remote device management. Tablets … Read more
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 new phones and wearables. The consumer edition of the HTC Vive is available to pre-order now, for $800 (significantly lower than … Read more
Balan Nair, CTO of Liberty Global, has said that their set-top boxes will be UltraHD-capable beginning next year. However, Liberty Global has said that it has no plans to introduce UltraHD services itself this year.
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 revenues of $4.8 billion. Arris has predicted Q1’16 revenues of $1.5 billion $1.6 billion. In a recent media statement, Arris said … Read more
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 2018, compared to initial guidance of €100 million.
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