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Restructuring Halts Toshiba Product Launch

by Tom Allen

Wearvue grew out of the Toshiba Glass concept, first seen in 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41)An augmented reality product from Toshiba, called the Wearvue TG-01, has been scrapped – just one week …

Tags:AR Glasses| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| toshiba| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Panasonic’s Tiny Tablets Are Smallest Toughpads Yet

by Tom Allen

Panasonic was showing off its connected IoT products, as well as a rugged smartphone in the Toughpad line. Although officially described as a tablet, the device is 4.7″, supports dual SIM cards and can …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Panasonic| Rugged Displays| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 08| Windows

Users to Blame for 75% of Device ‘Failures’

by Tom Allen

No trouble is found with almost 75% of mobile devices returned to mobile network operators and manufacturers in Europe and North America, according to Blancco Technology Group – a provider of mobile device diagnostic …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 07| warranty

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Zenfone Shipments Lowered

by Isaac Oburu

Asus has adjusted the set target for worldwide shipments of its Zenfone-series smartphones from 30 million to 25 million units. Analysts suspect the downward adjustment is due to increasing competition from China-based smartphone vendors …

Tags:Asus| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Google Pushes Android 6.0 to Shield

by Isaac Oburu

The Nvidia Shield (Nvidia Reaffirms Move to Gaming Products With Streaming Console) is the first device to get version 6.0 (Marshmallow) of Android TV. The software update comes with new features and includes various …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Sony Focuses on Iteration, Not innovation

by Tom Allen

Thanks to Sony’s press conference kicking off as MWC opened on the first day, we didn’t make it in time for opening remarks. However, we were there for the launch of the company’s newest …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Smartphones| sony| UST Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Asustek Challenges Knox

by Tom Allen

Asus has released a video showing off a new series of business tablets called the Zenpad M Series, although information about them is still thin. Built for business, the 7″ and 10″ units are …

Tags:Asus| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Software| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 07

HTC Surprises with Vive Price

by Tom Allen

HTC had two stands, located opposite from one another: one was dedicated to the Vive VR headset (and was very busy for all four days of the show), while the other, larger stand held …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 08| Wearables

Liberty Global Prepares UHD Boxes

by Isaac Oburu

Balan Nair, CTO of Liberty Global, has said that their set-top boxes will be UltraHD-capable beginning next year. However, Liberty Global has said that it has no plans to introduce UltraHD services itself this …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Liberty Global| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Arris Warns of 10% Cuts

by Tom Allen

Arris has made ‘substantial progress’ in the integration of UK STB company Pace (Arris to Acquire Pace for $2.1 Billion). The company closed the deal in January, following a declaration of full year 2015 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Technicolor Uncovers Extra Cisco Synergies

by Tom Allen

Technicolor has ‘found’ an additional €30 million in synergies, following its acquisition of Cisco’s Connected Devices (set-top) business last year (Technicolor Acquires Cisco’s CPE Business). Synergies are now expected to exceed €130 million by …

Tags:Cisco| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Technicolor| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Huawei Lays Down Productivity Gauntlet

by Tom Allen

Huawei showed off a new convertible tablet to challenge productivity devices like the Surface Book and iPad Pro, and called the Mate Book. It will be available in a range of prices, set by …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 08| Windows