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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 27

by Milos Pavlovic

HTC‘s One M9+ smartphone is now available to pre-order in the UK, confirming a story that we published last month (Rumour: HTC’s M9+ Coming to Europe). China’s Meizu has introduced its newest flagship, the …

Microsoft Developing a “Holographic Interface” for Surface Devices

by Arthur Berman

The means of interface between people and computers is currently dominated by the use of a sextet of well-known devices: mice, trackpads, joy sticks, keyboards, styluses and touch screens. The latest news, however, is …

Tags:Holography| Microsoft| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Microsoft Shows Off the Surface Hub

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft had a large area that it occupied along with partners, to promote its Surface Hub product. (Maverick: “Surface Hub is a Game Changer”). The product is built around either an 84″ (Intel core …

Nokia Plans Smartphone Return

by Tom Allen

Rajeev Suri, CEO of Nokia, has said that he wants to resurrect the brand’s name on smartphones. Speaking to Germany’s Manager Magazin, Sureev said that Microsoft will lose control of the brand name in …

At Infocomm, Less is More

by Bob Raikes

Infocomm had a good buzz this year. It was the first Infocomm that this reporter has attended personally for around ten years. The event now sits in second place after ISE in terms of …

Hybrid Vendors Achieve Triple-Digit Growth

by Tom Allen

Hybrid device popularity is climbing rapidly, with shipments expected to be up 70% from 2014 levels this year. Gartner believes that shipments will reach 21.5 million units, representing 12% of total mobile PC sales …

Microsoft Reorganises Management

by Helen Vince

In an email to employees, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, has outlined changes to the company’s senior management team, which includes the departure of Stephen Elop, Nokia’s former CEO. Nadella said he wanted to reorganise …

Tags:Employment and Redundancies| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Nokia’s Unfinished Smartwatch Hits Tumblr

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeA Nokia smartwatch, which was axed by Microsoft after the company’s takeover, has been revealed. Known as ‘Moonraker’, the unreleased smartwatch was said to be close to launch when Microsoft scrapped it. …

Apple Outclassed by Microsoft – And…Tesco?

by Tom Allen

A test by consumer magazine Which? has found that Apple’s iPad Mini 3 is outclassed by Tesco’s budget Hudl 2 – at least in speed. The Geekbench benchmarking software gave the Mini 3 a …

Maverick: “Surface Hub is a Game Changer”

by Tom Allen

Microsoft’s flagship large-format Windows 10 device, the Surface Hub (Microsoft Announces Surface Hub as a Collaborative Display Tool), is being ‘launched’ worldwide next month. Surface Hub is a single collaborative display, with an internal …

Windows 10 Flagship is Leaked

by Tom Allen

Click to enlarge. The Lumia 940XL is said to be the successor to the Lumia 930.The Lumia 940XL is expected to be Microsoft’s flagship Windows 10 smartphone. Nokiapoweruser claims to have seen leaked specifications …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 23| Windows

Computex Roundup

by Tom Allen

Image credit: The Inquirer While many companies had lots to show at Computex, some remained quiet, sharing only a little information – or at least, little relevant to the display industry. Eyevis focused on …