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Global smartphone shipments remained above 300 million units in Q3’14, having reached that point in Q2. According to IDC, new releases and an increased emphasis on emerging markets were key. In total, vendors shipped 327.6 million smartphones, representing 25.2% YoY growth from Q3’13’s 261.7 million units. The figure was also 8.7% higher than the 301.3 … Read more
Following an alleged fall-out earlier this year, Tech Data Mobile is once again distributing HTC handsets and tablets in the UK.
Huawei’s consumer mobility and telephony products are to be distributed by Ingram Micro in Switzerland.
HTC will use Tech Data to distribute the new Nexus 9 tablet in the UK.
The Pebble and Pebble Steel smartwatches will be distributed to UK and Benelux retailers and resellers through Widget’s associate company, Now Mobile.
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
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.
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
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
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 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
Motorola’s Moto360 smartwatch (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12) is now available in the UK for
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