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Rumour: Blackberry’s Android Phones Coming This Year

by Tom Allen

More rumours of Blackberry creating Android phones have surfaced (Blackberry Makes Eyes at Android). The new sources claim that Foxconn, Wistron and Compal will build the handsets, which will be introduced this year. They …

Tags:Android| BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Android Gaining Popularity in Embedded Applications

by Tom Allen

VIA Technologies has conducted a worldwide survey on the uses of Android as an embedded platform. 93% of the roughly 250 respondents were already or were considering its use, with the majority (28%) looking …

Android Smartwatch Users Now Have YouTube

by Helen Vince

A new app has been developed which allows Android smartwatch users to watch YouTube videos on their devices. Read the article here on Digital TV Europe.

Tags:Android| Smartwatches| YouTube

State of Android Changes by Region

by Tom Allen

Android remained the USA’s most popular smartphone operating system in the three months ending in May, data from Kantar Worldpanel shows. Google managed to increase the share of its OS by 2.8 percentage points, …

Rumour: Microsoft to Dump Windows for Phones

by Tom Allen

Microsoft is preparing to abandon Windows Phone and adopt Android for future smartphones and small tablets. So says the rumour (and we stress that it is a rumour) from Twitter tipster @MSNerd. The source …

Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses now Support both Apple iOS and Android Platforms

by Helen Vince

Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, enterprise, and entertainment markets, is pleased to announce that the Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses Manager app is …

Tags:Android| Apple| SmartGlasses| Vuzix

Mersive Adds Solstice Pod to its Collaboration Solution

by Norbert Hildebrand

Mersive, the Colorado, USA-based company, announced its new Solistic Pod solution at Infocomm. The box is Android-based and provides display support up to UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution via an HDMI 1.4 connector. 4k …

Kenwood Supports Android and iPhone Connections

by Tom Allen

Two new after-market multimedia receivers, with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, are now being shipped by Kenwood. The Excelon DDX9902S and DDX9702S were introduced at CES 2015. They are in-car modules for entertainment and …

Epson’s Latest Moverio Pro BT-2000 Smart Headset for Professionals

by Tom Allen

Epson reveals the latest plans for enhancing the Moverio lineup with the Moverio Pro BT-2000 smart headset, designed to revolutionize visual communications for hard-working professionals. The new Moverio Pro is a high-end device combining …

Tags:Android| Epson| SmartGlasses

Blackberry Makes Eyes at Android

by Tom Allen

Balsillie, unafraid of scorn, admitted that he still uses his Blackberry PlaybookFour sources ‘familiar with the matter’ have told Reuters that Blackberry is considering installing Android on an upcoming smartphone. The device would have …

Tags:Android| BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Android TV for Vestel

by Tom Allen

Vestel, one of the leading enterprises in Consumer Electronics Technology and Innovation, announces the adoption of the Android TV™ platform for its UHD TVs and Set Top Boxes. The new powerful TV and Set …

Tags:Android| Vestel

What are Wearables for Anyway – Wearable-Flexible Display Market Update (WF7)

by Phillip Wright

The Wearable-Flexible Market Focus Conference organized by IHS at SID’s 2015 Display Week included a presentation by IHS analysts that touched on What are Wearables for Anyway and a Wearable-Flexible Display Market Update. Coming …