Tech Data for HTC’s Nexus 9
HTC will use Tech Data to distribute the new Nexus 9 tablet in the UK.
Widget Takes on Pebble
The Pebble and Pebble Steel smartwatches will be distributed to UK and Benelux retailers and resellers through Widget’s associate company, Now Mobile.
LG Puts Mobile SoC to Work
A new mobile SoC has been developed by LG Electronics and is already being used in a smartphone. The ‘Nuclun’ CPU has been installed in the LG G3 Screen, a Korea-exclusive handset. Built with ARM’s Big.Little technology Nuclun is an octa-core processor. It has four 1.5GHz Cortex-A15 cores for intensive tasks and four 1.2GHz Cortex-A7 … Read more
Huawei Looks to Embedded Touch
Embedded touch panel solutions are being investigated by Huawei, for smartphones to be released next year, say industry sources. Huawei currently uses embedded touch in its Ascend P7 smartphones; the sources indicated that it will be used on entry-level, mid-range and high-end units in 2015.
iPhone 6 Orders Reach 50 Million
Pegatron is expected to ship about 25 million iPhone 6 handsets before the end of 2014, say reports from Asia. A similar number is expected from Foxconn, putting overall iPhone 6 shipments at around 50 million units this year. The figure excludes the iPhone 6 Plus. Pegatron is also manufacturing the iPad Mini 3. The … Read more
Rumour: Apple to Raise Payments on High Demand
After experiencing higher demand for the iPhone 6 Plus than expected, Apple is debating whether to raise its payments to producer Foxconn, according to reports from Asia. Supply chain sources say that Apple is considering raising its payments-per-iPhone by 20% – 25%, to increase mass-production efficiency. It is thought that the company pays Foxconn around … Read more
Large Tablet Rumour Mill Points to Sony
A 12″ tablet will be launched by Sony in Q1’15, say Taiwanese vendors. The sources said that the tablet will be supplied with a stylus and will have ‘high-end’ specifications, targeting graphics-intensive applications.
Fitbit Slots in to Smartwatches
Fitbit has revealed a fitness tracker that also acts as a smartwatch. Joining two other wearables (the Charge and Charge HR, with small AMOLED screens), the Fitbit Surge features an LCD display. It includes eight sensors (3-axis accelerometers, gyroscope, compass, ambient light sensor, GPS and heart rate), activity recording, notification display, music control and up … Read more
Moto360 Sees Limited UK Release
Motorola’s Moto360 smartwatch (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12) is now available in the UK for
SMI Refreshes Eye Tracking Glasses for OEMs
Sensomotric Instruments (SMI) has developed a glasses-type eye-tracking platform for OEM use. The ‘Eye Tracking Glasses 2 Wireless’ product is designed for integration into head-mounted displays and smartglasses. It is an iteration on the existing Eye Tracking Glasses technology. New to the platform is wireless control, 60Hz eye tracking and new interaction functionalities. It is … Read more
Blackberry Classic to Arrive in Mid-December
Blackberry CEO John Chen let the release date of the Blackberry Classic (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41) slip during a talk in China last month. Speaking at the MIT Enterprise Forum in Hong Kong, Chen told attendees that the Blackberry Enterprise Service 12 (BES12) platform will be launched on the 12th November. The Blackberry … Read more
eMagin Contract Dramatically Improved OLED Performance
In October (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41), eMagin announced that it had been awarded three new R&D contracts, totalling $6.8 million. The company has now revealed that $6.45 million of that total is to go towards the development and production of an ultra-high resolution, high brightness, high contrast and full color OLED microdisplay, at … Read more
