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Hannspree’s Android Box Available from Entatech

by Helen Vince

Hannspree’s Android Box, which turns a normal PC into an Android device, is now available in the UK through Entatech. The Android Box was built to partner with HannsG touch screen monitors.

Tags:Android| Distributors| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 12

Microsoft Takes Over Android Phones

by Tom Allen

Microsoft is testing Windows 10 with select users of Xiaomi’s Mi 4 smartphone – which normally runs Android. According to Techcrunch’s sources, Windows is provided as a flashable ROM that effectively overrides Android, turning …

Apple to Expand iPhone Trade-Ins…to Android?

by Tom Allen

9 to 5 Mac claims that Apple will expand its iPhone trade-in programme to include Android phones, in an effort to entice new users. Apple staff will put a value on the device and …

Worldwide Tablet Growth Hits the Brakes, Slowing to the Low Single Digits in the Years Ahead, According to IDC

by Helen Vince

Following the first year-over-year decline in worldwide tablet shipments in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14), the International Data Corporation (IDC) has scaled back its five year forecast for the product category. Worldwide shipments …

Tags:Android| IDC| iOS (Apple)| Windows| Worldwide

Broadcom Powers First Ultra HD Android TV Set-top Box

by Helen Vince

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced it is powering the first Ultra High Definition (Ultra HD) Android TV set-top box (STB). Offered …

Tags:Android| Broadcom| STBs| UltraHD

Ad-Skipping Company Develops STB to Enable Service

by Tom Allen

US-based Skipr is developing an Android TV STB with a pass-through function for cable TV. Skipr’s primary offer is an ad-skipping service, redirecting viewers to alternative programming. However, at first this only worked with …

Tags:Android| Google| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Google Planning WiFi for Android Wear

by Tom Allen

The Verge claims that Google is planning to release an update to Android Wear that will bring Wi-Fi support to devices running the OS. Other smaller updates will add gesture control and UI changes.

HTC’s One E9 Appears as Upgrade to One M9

by Tom Allen

Last year, HTC offered a lower-priced version of the One M8 smartphone called the One E8; it sacrificed the metal body for plastic, as well as losing the duo camera. The HTC One E9, …

Tags:Android| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Playing It Smart: BroadSign International, LLC Announces BroadSign Xpress Pro Media Player

by Helen Vince

Two years after announcing its entrance into the media player market, the global provider of digital signage software, BroadSign International, LLC, is launching its second hardware product, BroadSign Xpress Pro. BroadSign Xpress Pro is …

Tags:Android| Broadsign| Digital Signage Software| Media Players

Microsoft Files Lawsuit Against Kyocera

by Helen Vince

Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against Kyocera alleging that three of the Japanese company’s phones infringed seven Microsoft patents. According to a Reuters report, Microsoft has asked a federal judge in Seattle to impose …

Nvidia’s New Shield Android Gaming Console Expanded to Three Choices

by Jon Peddie

Nvidia has been steadily investing in and expanding the capabilities of its Shield product line, combined with the Grid server system. The original product, the Shield Portable, which is a game controller with an …

Tags:Android| Consoles| Nvidia| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Google is Planning Android for VR

by Tom Allen

A team at Google is working on a version of Android designed for virtual reality devices, according to the Wall Street Journal. There are ‘tens’ of engineers working on the new operating system, which …