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Sharp has raised the proportion of small- and medium-size panels being produced at its Kameyama fab to 50% of the total. The move was taken to meet demand from Chinese vendors, according to Taiwan’s Economic Daily News.
Taiwan’s Commercial Times claims that the iPad Air 2 will be launched in October. A second-generation iPad Mini with Retina Display may also arrive in early 2015, followed by the (long-rumoured) 12.9″ iPad Pro in Q2’15. Updated A8 processors, camera improvements and the Touch ID fingerprint sensors will apparently be featured on the Air 2 … Read more
Meet Blackberry’s answer to the Note 4 and iPhone 6: the Porsche Design P’9983. Boasting a glass-weave rear, ‘glass-like’ keys on the keyboard, a sapphire lens on the rear camera and the Porsche logo, the phone will certainly not be cheap. However, the specifications are underwhelming, as the P’9983’s internals are almost identical to last … Read more
Considering the success of Tesco’s Hudl tablet last year, a second-generation model was always going to be in the works. The supermarket has sent out invitations to a Hudl-related event in London in October. Evidence that it is for a tablet is pretty overwhelming: Tesco’s webiste says that the Hudl 2 will be “coming soon”, … Read more
A new variant on LG’s G3 smartphone is now available in the USA. The G3 Vigor (on AT&T) loses several features, such as the replaceable battery, DLNA and wireless charging, for a smaller form factor and lower price. It has a 5″ screen with 1280 x 720 resolution, running Android 4.4 on a 1.2GHz quad-core … Read more
The Galaxy Note 4 is now on sale in Korea, and will be rolled out to around 140 other countries next month. The price is KRW870,000 ($835) ex VAT.
No charger? No problem. Samsung’s newest accessory is called the Power Sharing Cable, and its usage is pretty self-explanatory. Able to tether most smart devices or digital cameras together, the micro-USB to micro-USB cable will transfer power from one product to the other (indicated by arrows on the cable). If one is an Android device, … Read more
The Apple Watch will drive increased adoption of smartwatches, Gartner believes. The space is growing rapidly, with 7/10 of the top smartphone vendors now operating in it, compared to 2 last year. By 2015, the ASP of Android watches will fall to $150 as Chinese OEMs and ODMs enter the market. By 2016, smartwatches will … Read more
Following its acquisition of Basis in March (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 10), Intel has revealed its first smartwatch. The Basis Peak will be shipped this year and will be thinner and lighter than Basis’ previous watch (produced before the acquisition). It will also feature ‘a better screen’ and battery life, according to Intel CEO … Read more
Sony’s Smart Eyeglass wearable – first seen at CES 2014, and again at IFA this year – will go on sale in March 2015, the company has said.
A new wearables advisory service has been launched by the NPD Group. Led by Eddie Hold (VP of NPD’s Connected Intelligence group), the service will provide information including consumer-based panel reporting; point-of-sale (PoS) data from the USA; analysis; and qualitative reports. Canadian consumer-based reports and PoS data, as well as global shipment data and analysis, … Read more
Samsung’s Gear S will be launched in the USA in the autumn, the company has announced. An exact date and pricing have not been shared yet.
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