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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 19

by Tom Allen

An ultra-light laptop, the LaVie Z, was introduced at CES 2015 by Lenovo (Too Much from Lenovo…). It is now on sale for $1,500. A convertible model with a 360° hinge (LaVie Z 360) …

Asus Leaves Android Behind

by Tom Allen

Apps cannot be installed on the Vivowatch, unlike Android Wear devices, because it lacks a mobile processorAsus has launched its Vivowatch (Asus Claims 10-Day Smartwatch Battery) in Taiwan, with its own ‘Kood’ OS. Kood …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Ingram Micro Result 06/05/2015

by Helen Vince

Ingram Micro Inc. reported a 72% increase in net profit in the first quarter of year at $43 million, compared with a net profit of $25 million in Q1 of the previous year. Turnover …

Tags:Financial Data| Ingram Micro| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Komsa Expands Wearables Offering

by Helen Vince

German mobile distributor Komsa has expanded the range of wearable products it offers. The company revealed at the recent Fitness Fair in Köln that it is supplying products from Beewi, HSTI, Fitbit, Misfit, Pebble, …

Tags:Distributors| Fitbit| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19| Wearables

Display is Apple Watch’s Most Expensive Component

by Tom Allen

IHS estimates that the components of the Apple Watch (Sport edition) are $81.20 (New Apple Watch Has Lowest Ratio of Hardware Costs to Retail Price, IHS Teardown Reveals). The total cost of the product …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Toshiba Notebook Storage Expands

by Tom Allen

Toshiba’s new Portege Z30-B and Tecra Z40-B notebooks expand users’ options for RAM and storage. All four new models run on Intel Broadwell processors. These enable longer battery life – up to 13.5 hours …

LG Loses Mobile Head

by Helen Vince

LG in Germany has announced the departure of Olive Kinne as director of marketing and sales for its mobile communications business. No reason has been given for his departure, nor the name of a …

Tags:Germany| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Large iPad Render Appears in Leak

by Tom Allen

A render of the supposed 12.9″ iPad Pro has been leaked on Twitter, by @Onleaks. It shows a tablet measuring 223 x 306 x 7.2mm (this area has a 14.9″ diagonal, which could feasibly …

Tags:Apple| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Windows 10 Flagship Leaked

by Tom Allen

Microsoft is said to be working on two new Lumia phones running Windows 10. They are code-named Cityman and Talkman. Unleash the Phones claims that the Cityman is high-end, with a 5.7″ display, 2560 …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 19| Windows

Samsung’s Hero Phone Becomes A Little More Heroic

by Tom Allen

Samsung, continuing its partnership with Marvel Entertainment (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25) will release an ‘Iron Man edition’ of its Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone within a month. The phone’s cover will feature an …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Foxconn Shelves Sharp Investment Plan

by Helen Vince

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) is reported to have abandoned its plan to invest in Sharp, following news that the Japanese firm has secured loans of ¥200 billion ($1.7 billion) from its major lenders. A …

C3nano Buys Silver Nanowire Maker

by Helen Vince

US firm C3nano says it has acquire Asia’s major supplier of silver nanowire (AgNW), Aiden of Korea. The company said that in addition to establishing a vertically integrated AgNW supply, the acquisition provides C3nanowith …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Silver Nanowire| Vol 22 - Issue 19