Mobile Display Monitor – Page 208

Qualcomm Gains Share in Processors

by Bob Raikes

Strategy Analytics reports that the market for Application Processors (APs) fell by 5% from last year to $9.4 billion for the first half of the year, but Qualcomm went up and the company believes …

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Creator of Jelly Phone Acknowledges Its Shortcomings

by Andrew Fenn

Unihertz, the company behind the Jelly phone, claimed to be “the world’s smallest 4G phone”, has gone on record, talking to the BBC about the smartphone’s failings. The Jelly device has been criticised for …

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Vivo X20 Handsets Use OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Vivo has released two new handset, the X20, that uses a 6.01″ 1080 x 2160 (18:9 aspect ratio) Super AMOLED that covers 79.5% of the front of the phone and the X20 Plus that …

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QVC to Launch Ultra HD Channel in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

Home shopping giant QVC will soon launch Germany’s seventh Ultra HD satellite channel under a new ten-year deal with SES, which also includes a renewal of the company’s standard and HD channels. QVC will …

$200 Price Drop for Essential Smartphone

by Andrew Fenn

Essential has dropped the price of its first smartphone by $200, bringing it down to $499 off-contract. The price drop has been implemented by the company to improve consumer word-of-mouth and perceived value, and …

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Google Investigating Pixel 2 XL OLED Burn-In Issues

by Andrew Fenn

Google’s newest smartphones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, are still hot off the assembly line, but early adopters of the Pixel 2 XL are already reporting issues of burn-in and image retention …

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Ergo Partners with Fleet Ad on Taxi Tablet Advertising Campaign

by Andrew Fenn

Insurance group Ergo has extended its Emoji campaign until mid-December, in collaboration with taxi advertising specialist, Fleet Ad. Via in-car passenger tablets, Ergo’s campaign uses icons and what-if scenarios to educate users about accident …

Tags:DOOH| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Transport| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Foxconn and Sharp Combine for Smartphones

by Andrew Fenn

Foxconn and Sharp will team up to drive Sharp’s presence in the smartphone market, according to press reports. The Economic Daily News revealed that under a new internal agreement, the two companies will form …

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Foxconnto Ship 2-3 Million iPhone X Handsets Ahead of Release

by Andrew Fenn

Foxconn will ship 2-3 million iPhone X handsets ahead of the smartphone’s official release on November 3rd, according to Economic Daily Report. EDR states that analyst Ming-chi Kuo of KGI Securities has predicted that …

Oxide Taking Increasing LCD Share

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese sources have quoted IHS as forecasting the shipment of oxide-based TFT LCD panels for tablet, notebook, monitor and TV applications to hit 55.6 million in 2017, up from 20 million last year and …

Lumens Planning HD HUD Using Micro-LED Soon

by Bob Raikes

Lumens of Korea, described as a long term partner of Samsung, has said in an interview with the Korea Herald that it plans to develop HUDs for automotive applications based on MicroLED technology. Jung …

Magic Leap Raises Half a Billion Dollars in Latest Funding Round

by Andrew Fenn

Mixed and augmented reality start-up Magic Leap has announced that it has raised another $502 million in its Series D round of funding. Temasek leads the investment round, with further contributions from EDBI, Grupo …

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