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Competition to Cause Panel Price Drop

by Super User

According to reports from Asia, handset panel module prices are expected to fall more than 10% in Q4. The slump will be caused by competition for Chinese orders between vendors from Taiwan, China, Japan …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Changes at Tech Data

by Super User

Tech Data Mobile’s senior VP in the UK, Rod Millar, has resigned from the company and is to be replaced by Stephen Nolan.

Ingram Micro Result 29/10/2014

by Super User

Ingram Micro posted a net profit in Q3 of $72.2 million on turnover of $11.2 billion, while a year earlier the company’s net profit was $78.9 million on turnover of $10.1 billion. In the …

Headless Ghost Scares Up GPU

by Super User

An interesting peripheral is seeking funding on Kickstarter (http://tinyurl.com/ojljme3). The Headless Ghost is a display emulator, which can ‘trick’ a PC into thinking that a monitor is attached. Because many PCs disable their GPU …

LG Puts Mobile SoC to Work

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A new mobile SoC has been developed by LG Electronics and is already being used in a smartphone. The ‘Nuclun’ CPU has been installed in the LG G3 Screen, a Korea-exclusive handset. Built with …

Samsung Refresh Surfaces Online

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A ‘new’ Samsung mobile device has been spotted online. The tablet is a refresh of the Galaxy Note 10.1, with references to a 2015 edition spotted on Samsung’s own website. Aside from the mention …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Rumour: Sony Developing Metal-Body Smartphones

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Sources in the Taiwan supply chain claim that Sony is developing smartphones (plural) with a metal-alloy chassis. These phones will be produced by Foxconn, with the chassis likely to be supplied by Foxconn Technology. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 35

Vestel Will Feed UltraHD TVs Through Own STB

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IFA, as a consumer electronics show, has always been an odd place for Vestel to exhibit, as the only products on display are OEM items, which may not even come to market. The company …

ZTE Takes Phablet to the Mid-Range

by Super User

The ZMax phablet, from ZTE, is a mid-range device with a 5.7″ display (1280 x 720) and 3,400mAh battery – lasting for two days on average, the company claims. Android 4.4 runs on a …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Intel to Invest $6 Billion Upgrading Israeli Plant

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Intel has received approval from Israel’s finance and economy ministries for a planned investment of $6 billion to upgrade a chip manufacturing plant in the country. The investment if reported to be the largest …

Sharp Brings 8k and Free-Form to Ceatec

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Ceatec Japan will take place between 7th and 11th October this year in Chiba City. Sharp will be at the show, centering around the theme of ‘Discover Good Life’. Sharp’s stand (Hall 1, L02) …

Intel Looks to Peak Performance

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Following its acquisition of Basis in March (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 10), Intel has revealed its first smartwatch. The Basis Peak will be shipped this year and will be thinner and lighter than …

Tags:Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21