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Samsung Combats Android With Windows

by Tom Allen

In a bid to reduce its reliance on Android, Samsung will release several affordable handsets based on Windows Phone 8.1 this year. The news comes from The Korea Times, whose source – a Samsung …

Ex-Googlers Re-Skin Android on Surface Look-a-like

by Vanessa Browning

A team of ex-Google employees in China, who left to form their own firm last year, have now released their first tablet. The Remix ‘ultra tablet’, from Jide Technologies, is very similar in appearance …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Google Lays Android Auto Groundwork

by Bob Raikes

Sources have told Reuters that Google is preparing a version of Android that will be built directly into cars. Drivers will be able to access the internet without connecting a 3G device such as …

Tags:Android| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Android Spurs MEA Tablet Growth

by Bob Raikes

Tablet sales grew strongly in the MEA region in Q3’14, says IDC, spurred by significant Android shipments. Volume rose 29.6%, to 4.15 million units. Growth was most evident in the consumer segment, which was …

Jolla’s Sailfish Tablet Funded in Hours

by Raverstead

Jolla, a spin-off from Nokia that pushes a mobile OS called Sailfish, has successfully crowdfunded a tablet. Actually, the company smashed its $380,000 target on Indiegogo. At the time of writing the campaign still …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Sony Integrates Playstation Services in Android

by Raverstead

Sources speaking to Mobile Geeks have said that mass production of Sony’s Android TV products (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 29) will begin in January, with release dates beginning in February. As well as …

Infoquest Introduces Own Phones

by Raverstead

Infoquest is now distributing its own Android phone brand, Bitmore, in Greece.

Smartphone Growth Halves From 2014 to 2015

by Raverstead

Almost 1.3 billion smartphones will be shipped worldwide this year, says IDC, representing a 26.3% YoY gain. Growth will slow significantly next year to 12.2%, when 1.4 billion units are forecast to be sold. …

MDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 43

by Super User

Various firms have confirmed Android 5.0 (Lollipop) will be arriving on their devices soon. The OS will be available on HTC’s One and One M8; Motorola’s Moto G (2013 and 2014, Moto X (2013 …

Bouygues Enters UltraHD Space With Miami

by Super User

An Android-based hybrid set-top box known as ‘Miami’, supporting UltraHD content, will be launched by Bouygues Telecom in France by the end of the year. It is compatible with IPTV and DVB signals. Display …

Samsung Owes Microsoft Over $1 Billion

by Super User

Back in 2010, Microsoft started bringing legal action against Android stakeholders, which resulted in various licensing deals. The company refused to announce what was being licensed to the stakeholders – 25 of them, including …

Nexus Player Offers Gaming Continuity

by Super User

Google has unveiled the first Android TV (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 40) product: a streaming media player for films, music and videos, called the Nexus Player. Produced by Asus, the Player will also …