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US TV Business Continues to Change

by Norbert Hildebrand

For some time now, the TV business in the US has been changing. Discussion of cable/cord cutting or cable/cord shaving (downgrading pay TV service) is affecting all areas of the home entertainment industry. The …

Mobile Payments: Awareness High, but Interest is Stagnant

by Tom Allen

Apple’s smartphone payment system – Apple Pay – was quietly launched in the UK in mid-July. Is it just a matter of time before we are all using smartphones as a digital wallet? Not …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Payment Systems| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Apple Shows Caution in iPad Orders

by Tom Allen

Apple is ‘cautious’ about placing supply chain orders for the long-rumoured 12.9″ iPad Pro, say sources in Taiwan. The tablet is expected to be launched in late September, but Apple’s caution means that initial …

Tags:Apple| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Smartphones Driving China’s Move to 4G Networks

by Tom Allen

Smartphones are on track to account for two-thirds of mobile connections in China by the end of this year, according to a new study published today by GSMA Intelligence, the research arm of the …

‘The iPhone is the Only Product That Matters’

by Tom Allen

Seeking Alpha has written an article discussing the dominance of the iPhone – over Apple’s own products. In the introduction, the website notes, ‘From a financial and business perspective, the iPhone is the only …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Smartphone Booms as Watch Woes Continue for Apple

by Steve Sechrist

The WSJ (Wall Street Journal) today reported Apple is getting the lion’s share (a whopping 92%) of all profits in the booming smartphone industry. The chart on the right shows global operating profits in …

PCs See Sharpest Fall Since 2013

by Tom Allen

68.4 million PCs (including desktops, notebooks and convertibles) were shipped in Q2’15: down 9.5% YoY, according to Gartner, which is the steepest shipment fall in the industry since Q3’13. For the year as a …

Apple Raises iPhone Orders From 2014

by Tom Allen

Apple has told its OEMs to produce 85 – 90 million 4.7″ and 5.5″ iPhone 6S units by the end of the year, says the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ says that 70 – …

Samsung Reclaims Smartphone Crown

by Tom Allen

Samsung lost its leading position in the US smartphone market to Apple in the three months ending in April, according to Kantar Worldpanel. The company passed its Californian rival to take back its first-place …

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 …

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OLED iPhone? Not For Three Years

by Tom Allen

A report from Business Korea claims that Apple will launch a curved-screen iPhone in 2018. The phone would feature an OLED display, according to the rumour. (frankly – I would treat with extreme caution …

Tablet Shipments Experience Largest Decline Since 2009 Category Inception, According to ABI Research

by Helen Vince

For branded tablets, the year 2015 is off to a rocky start. For the first time since inception, the popular consumer item experienced its largest QoQ decline to date of 35%. In addition, tablets …

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