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Apple has promoted Jony Ive to the newly created position of chief design officer. CEO Tim Cook said in a memo to Apple staff that in his new role, Ive will remain responsible for all Apple’s current design projects, new ideas and future initiatives. From 1st July, he will hand over his day-to-day managerial responsibilities … Read more
Blackberry is once again the subject of rumours about a possible take-over of its business, having already been linked to both Samsung and Apple so far this year as a potential acquisition target. Microsoft is the latest company rumoured to be interested in the struggling smartphone vendor, with reports suggesting that it has hired investment … Read more
Specifications have begun to appear for the OnePlus (the Chinese brand) 2 (OnePlus Plans Second Exclusive Handset). According to Geekbench Browser, the phone will run Android 5.1 on a Snapdragon 810 processor, with 3GB of RAM. Meanwhile, Android Headlines claims that the phone will have 1920 x 1080 resolution and that the processor will be … Read more
TPV Technology Limited has released its first quarter results, posting a net loss of $53.1 million on turnover of $2.4 billion, which compares with a net loss in Q1 of the previous year of $90.3 million on turnover of $2.5 billion. The company blamed the 5.7% year on year drop in turnover on adversity in … Read more
A new Surface 3 configuration has been spotted in Germany. The tablet differs from the standard model in that it has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage (the other 64GB model has 2GB of RAM). It is priced at €555 ex VAT, mid-way between the tablet’s existing price points. Microsoft said that the tablet … Read more
China’s Gionee has said that it will launch a new smartphone, the Elife E8, in June. The phone will be launched worldwide on the 10th. Most specs are simply rumours at this point, including a 4.6″ AMOLED display with 2560 x 1440 resolution and a 2GHz octa-core Mediatek processor. Android 5.0 will be the OS, … Read more
Ignis Innovation, an emissive display technology company, says it has secured $14 million in financing to accelerate product development using its True Vision Display technology. Last week, the company said that it would be showing its new True Vision Display, an HDR AMOLED display for smartphones, at SID in June (Ignis Claims HDR Mobile Display). … Read more
Samsung has finally shared images of the Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man edition (Samsung’s Hero Phone Becomes A Little More Heroic). The phone was launched in Korea at the end of May, and will be launched in China and Hong Kong in June.
G Rajeswaran, formerly of Eastman Kodak, is attempting to kickstart OLED manufacturing in India. Rajeswaran is working with the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras on the INR5 billion ($72.2 million) project. The partners are developing ideas for a project to manufacture OLED screens at a low cost. If approved and funded by the government, … Read more
The TFT LCD display market will grow at a 3.62% CAGR between 2014 and 2019, according to a new report (http://tinyurl.com/q2sz9xb) on Research and Markets. The report (paid) covers both small and large display applications.
Best Buy says that there is “genuine customer interest” for large TVsThe NPD Group’s Stephen Baker has told Marketwatch that US consumer appetites to trade up in TVs are being fuelled by falling prices. UltraHD TVs in Q1’15 cost about half what they did when they were introduced in Q4’13 – on average, around $1,600. … Read more
UK-based shoe company, Clarks, has begun measuring children’s feet in a very 21st-century way – with iPads. Innovation manager Chris Towns said that he hopes using the tablets will make the experience more fun – the iPads have cartoon characters talking the children through the process. Quieter shops might also be a benefit! Clarks will … Read more
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