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Apple and Samsung Claim All Smartphone Profits

by Tom Allen

Financial services company Cannacord Genuity estimates that Apple took 94% of the smartphone industry’s profits in Q3 – while shipping only 13.5% of the volume. Samsung, meanwhile, made 11% of the smartphone industry’s profit. …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 46

Emerging Markets Boost Smartphones to 15.5% Growth

by Tom Allen

Worldwide smartphone sales were driven by continued demand for affordable models in emerging markets in Q3’15, says Gartner. Global sales reached 353 million units: up 15.5% YoY. The increased availability of low-cost smartphones in …

Motive Starts TabletTVPlus Pre-Orders

by Tom Allen

Motive/Granite Broadcasting’s Tablet TV LLC is now taking pre-orders for its TabletTVPlus product in the USA. The device can be used to watch live broadcast TV on a tablet, and access the internet. The …

Asbis Takes New iPhones

by Tom Allen

Asbis is now distributing Apple’s new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus models in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Ukraine.

Tags:Apple| Asbis (Prestigio)| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 45

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 45

by Tom Allen

Pre-orders have now started for Apple‘s iPad Pro tablet, with sales expected to begin this month. Pricing scales from $800 to $1,080. Asus has enhanced the Zenfone 2 smartphone (Asus Swims Against Current With …

Analyst Rubbishes Apple OLED Claims

by Tom Allen

The Apple Watch is the company’s only product with an OLED displayAlthough there have been rumours of Apple extending its OLED screen use from the Apple Watch to iPhones, an analyst now claims that …

Adaptor Fools a Mac to Work Headlessly

by Tom Allen

An interesting product, aimed at users of ‘headless’ Mac systems, has been released by US-based Newertech. The HDMI Headless Video Accelerator plugs into a Mac Mini’s HDMI port to fool the computer into thinking …

Tags:Apple| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Hon Hai May be Only 4″ iPhone Maker

by Milos Pavlovic

A client note from KGI Securities, quoted in the Taipei Times, said that Hon Hai is likely to be the only maker of Apple’s 4″ iPhone next year. The spec is likely to be …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Apple Wins Patent for Detachable Display on Notebook

by Norbert Hildebrand

Microsoft recently announced its Surface Book as a brand new idea in mobile computing and the first notebook class device that transforms from a notebook computer into a tablet by detaching the display unit …

Exploring the Potential for Printed LEDs

by Phillip Wright

The range of enterprises seeking to develop and apply printed inorganic light emitting diodes (LEDs) for lighting and display applications is expanding with some interesting recent developments. Rohinni with offices in Coeur d’Alene, ID, …

Apps Appear for Apple TV

by Milos Pavlovic

Apps have now started to appear on the Apple TV. Plex, a streaming app, is now available on the App store and the company raved about its happiness with the look of the app. …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Tablets Fall Again in Q3

by Tom Allen

Q3 was the fourth consecutive quarter of falling worldwide tablet shipments, says IDC. Despite signs of a slight seasonal improvement, shipments slipped 12.6% YoY to 48.7 million units. Many mature markets, such as North …