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Google Learns from Competition With Dual Flagships

by Tom Allen

Google, with partners Huawei and LG, has released two new flagship smartphones. The Nexus 5X, made by LG, is similar to the older Nexus 4 and Nexus 5, while the Nexus 6P (made by …

BlackBody Uses LG Chem Panels in Design Installation

by Tom Allen

The recent London Design Festival held an installation called the Dispertion, which was constructed using LG Chem’s OLED lighting panels. Built by Blackbody, the installation used 550 square panels, as well as some circular …

Android 6.0 Arriving Soon

by Tom Allen

Google has confirmed that the rollout of Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) will begin next week. The software is being made available first on the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P (Google Learns from Competition With Dual …

Tags:Android| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Augmented Reality Solutions for Business Applications are Spreading

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we refer to augmented reality technology we often make a mental connection to head-mounted devices, even though most augmented reality applications will continue to run on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. …

Tags:Advertising| Augmented Reality| Mobile Apps| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Phones

Magnets Delay Project Ara

by Tom Allen

We missed this in mid-August, but it appears that Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone has been delayed. The company was planning to hold the components together using electropermanent magnets, but they are said to …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Statista Summarises European Streaming Challenges

by Tom Allen

Statista has put together a very interesting infographic on the rise of subscription video on demand (SVOD) services in Europe. Netflix is, of course, the market leader in SVOD. After a successful debut in …

Technicolor Acquisition Accelerates Drive 2020

by Tom Allen

Technicolor has acquired The Mill, a UK studio specialising in visual effects and content creation for the advertising industry. Technicolor paid €259 million, on a debt-free basis, for the acquisition. “In acquiring The Mill, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Technicolor| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Lobban Promoted to Atlona Head of Marketing

by Tom Allen

Atlona has promoted Garth Lobban to director of marketing. Lobban joined the company in December last year, as a senior marketing manager. He will now oversee all aspects of Atlona’s marketing department.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 39

TouchTurns Creates 3D Sensors

by Tom Allen

US-based TouchTurns said that it has developed flexible and 3D-formable capacitive touchscreen sensors. They are designed for use in consumer and business products, replacing traditional buttons with flexible, foldable or rollable touchscreen interfaces, or …

Tags:Flexible Devices| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Interfaces| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Microsoft Changes Finance Reports

by Tom Allen

Microsoft will change the way that it reports its financial results, starting with its Q1 2016 fiscal year results. These will be issued on the 22nd October. The change was implemented to reflect Microsoft’s …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 39

KPMG Asserts HP Aware of Autonomy’s Failings

by Tom Allen

The friction between HP and Autonomy – the UK company that it acquired in 2011 (Display Monitor Vol 18 No 33) have been well-documented. HP accused Autonomy of lying about its finances, more than …

Tags:HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 39

LG Enters US Laptop Market

by Tom Allen

LG has released its first-ever notebook in the US market – and it’s lighter than the Macbook Air, at 980g (compared to 1.1kg). Three models have been released: the Gram 13 (13.3″) and two …