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Meizu is First With 10-Core Chip

by Tom Allen

The world’s first 10-core mobile chip, the Mediatek Helio X20 series, is due to become available this month – and China’s Meizu is the first to use the flagship Helio X25, in its dual-SIM …

Tags:AMOLED| Android| audio| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| SOCs| Vol 23 - Issue 14

RCA Promises ‘Affordable’ 120Hz UHD TVs

by Tom Allen

RCA has announced a new series of UltraHD Android TVs, which will be released across the USA in June. As well as the high resolution, each will feature a 120Hz panel, HEVC and VP9 …

Tags:Android| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 14

Global Payments Announces Full Support for Android Pay in the UK

by Isaac Oburu

Global Payments Inc., a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services, is pleased to offer merchants in the UK the ability to accept Android Pay™, which will offer a range of choices for Android …

Tags:Android| Mobile Apps| Payment Systems| UK (United Kingdom)

Wearables Battle the Hype Cycle at WTS 2016

by Tom Allen

This was our first year attending the Wearable Technology Show in London’s ExCel Centre, which has been running since 2014. Already, the event is beginning to branch out to cover more areas, such as …

Tags:Android| Android Wear| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Dialog Semiconductor| Epson| Events| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| iOS (Apple)| Mobile Apps| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Sensors| SOCs| sony| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 11| Vuzix| Wearables

Smartwatches Will Remain Dominant to 2020

by Tom Allen

An expanding vendor base, as well as rising consumer awareness and demand, will push annual wearable growth to double digits between 2015 and 2020, says IDC. This year, worldwide shipments are expected to reach …

Tags:Android| Apple| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 11| Wearables

Mobile World Round-Up Part 2

by Bob Raikes

Here is our second round-up from Mobile World 2016. We cover SK Telecom, Qualcomm, Intel, Nokia, Harman, Ericsson/Volvo, Acer, Fujitsu, Sunpartner, HP, Garmin, Epson, Vuzix, Imagination, Mediatek, Neonode and DisplayLink. For more details on …

Tags:Acer| Android| Augmented Reality| Automotive| DisplayLink| Fujitsu| GPUs| Imagination Tech| Intel| MWC 2016| Nokia| Solar Panels| tablets| Touch PCs| USB Monitors| Virtual Reality

2015 Was ‘Last Year’ for Double-Digit Phone Growth

by Tom Allen

2015 is likely to have been the last year of double-digit smartphone growth, IDC has forecast. 2015 shipments were up 10.4% YoY, to 1.44 billion units. Although projections for 2016 are higher (1.5 billion …

Tags:Android| Emerging Markets| IDC| iOS (Apple)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 23 - Issue 09| Windows| Worldwide

MWC Hits Six Figures

by Tom Allen

The organisers of Mobile World Congress, MWC, said that it saw 101,000 attendees this year, the first time the number has got into six digits and 6% up on 2015. Visitors were from 204 …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 08

MWC Round-Up

by Bob Raikes

France’s Archos was showing two new smartphones: the Diamond 2+ and Diamond 2 Note. The former has a 5.5″ (1920 x 1080) display, while the latter is 6″ (2560 x 1440). The 2+ has …

Tags:Android| Collaboration| Fingerprint Recognition| HP Inc| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 08| Wearables

Panasonic’s Tiny Tablets Are Smallest Toughpads Yet

by Tom Allen

Panasonic was showing off its connected IoT products, as well as a rugged smartphone in the Toughpad line. Although officially described as a tablet, the device is 4.7″, supports dual SIM cards and can …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Panasonic| Rugged Displays| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 08| Windows

Google Pushes Android 6.0 to Shield

by Isaac Oburu

The Nvidia Shield (Nvidia Reaffirms Move to Gaming Products With Streaming Console) is the first device to get version 6.0 (Marshmallow) of Android TV. The software update comes with new features and includes various …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 07