First Tizen Phone to Arrive in India
Samsung will launch its Tizen-powered smartphone in India before the end of the year. The news comes from an interview with Tarun Malik, director of Samsung
Flexible Phones Next Year, Says Smartkem
Flexible smartphones will be available by ‘late 2015’, according to UK-based organic semiconductor materials supplier Smartkem. Mike Cowin, head of strategic marketing, told Mobile Today that this year’s fixed-curve models are “just the beginning… [I]t will be a progression to bi-foldable and tri-foldable”. Cowin said that Smartkem is in discussions with “two most popular phone … Read more
HTC Will Extend M8 Brand to New Flagship
A new HTC flagship smartphone, the M8 Life, will be launched in Q4’14, Chinese media claims. The phone will apparently feature a 5.5″ display with 2048 x 1536 resolution and a 2.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor. In addition there will be a ‘selfie phone’ called the HTC Eye, expected to be announced on the 8th … Read more
LG to Use In-House Processor
A 5.9″ smartphone, using an application processor developed in-house, will be announced by LG before the end of the year. The claim comes from a Korean-language article in Money Today.
Note 4 Owners Discover Screen Gap
After rushing to take advantage of Apple’s bending iPhones (http://tinyurl.com/qjdvdjy), the last thing that Samsung wanted was its own manufacturing defect. Even Samsung can’t get everything its own way, however. According to Korea’s IT Today, some owners have noticed a gap between the phone’s frame and the display panel, on the top, bottom and/or sides … Read more
Passport is Only Blackberry’s First Phone
After the launch of the square-shaped Blackberry Passport, the Canadian company has said that it already has another unusual device under development. Blackberry will look to introduce at least one unconventional device each year. Ron Louks, head of the company’s devices division, has also hinted that Blackberry is working on a version of the Passport … Read more
Rumour: Nexus 6 Will be First With Android L
9to5Google claims that the rumoured Nexus 6 smartphone will be launched this month, alongside the HTC-produced Nexus 9 tablet (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26). The website claims that an alternative name for the phone may be ‘Nexus X’. Arriving with customers in November, the next Nexus phone will apparently feature a 5.9″ display with … Read more
Unowhy Cooks Up Third-Gen With Tegra 4
The third generation of the Qooq tablet (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 6), by French company Unowhy, is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 4 processor (1.9GHz, quad-core). The Qooq v3 is designed for use in the kitchen. It runs Android and features a shock- and splash-resistant case. There is a kickstand on the rear and the … Read more
Apple Will Check Bent iPhones Before Replacement
Apple has recently come under fire for releasing a phone that is so thin that it can be bent in a user’s pocket (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38). A company representative has told The Next Web that the iPhone 6 Plus handsets in question could be replaced under warranty, if they pass a test … Read more
Apple Watch Delayed by ‘Development Issues’
According to The Information, citing a source close to Apple, the Apple Watch is unlikely to arrive by mid-February. ‘Development issues’ could delay the early 2015 launch date.
Intel Peaks Interest With Smartwatch
After purchasing fitness tracker firm Basis in March (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 10), Intel is preparing to deliver its first smartwatch: the Basis Peak. The name was announced at the Intel Developer Forum last week, but now the chipmaker has shared more details. The watch will have an aluminium body and a ‘low power’ … Read more
Nanomarkets: LCoS May Overtake LCD as Common Mobile Display
Nanomarkets has published a new report on the components and subsystems markets for smartglasses (http://tinyurl.com/p9gy3kg). The firm estimates that there is an opportunity in the market worth $3.2 billion, for makers of sensors, lightguides, microdisplays and micromirrors. According to Nanomarkets, the ‘average’ mobile display – if smartglasses take off – will become more likely to … Read more
