MWC 2015 – Page 2 – Display Daily

Sony Improves the Look of its Waterproof Devices

by Norbert Hildebrand

The new Xperia M4 Aqua is indeed, as the name suggests, waterproof. This is not a completely new function among smartphones, however, the Sony Xperia M4 can do so without looking like a ruggedized …

Wearables and Smartphones Are The Focus for LG

by Norbert Hildebrand

The LG Flex 2 is one of the highlights of the show with its curved front panel and the ability to flex under force. A lesser known fact is that even the midrange phone …

Samsung Demos Wearable Technology at MWC 2015

by Norbert Hildebrand

Samsung VR Samsung’s VR device will take the S6 and S6 Edge (Samsung Unpacks Two New Phones) as the display source. The carrier headset provides a snug fit for the smartphone, so a new …

Smartwatches – The Future of Wearables?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Wearables were mainly represented by smartwatches at MWC 2015. Most top OEMs have smartwatches in their portfolio or have first models announced with many new announcements coming out at the MWC 2015 in Barcelona. …

MWC Round-Up

by Bob Raikes

We wrote about the Analogix Nano-console at CES. Now the product is getting close to shipment. The firm was also at the show to promote the Slimport/MyDP technology, but there was no news since …

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Asus Reveals More Information on New Phones, Convertibles and Projector

by Bob Raikes

Asus was highlighting the ZenFone 2 which was previewed at CES. The display is a 5.5″ IPS unit with FullHD resolution (a 1280 x 720 lower cost option is available), 400 cd/m² of brightness …

Samsung Unpacks Two New Phones

by Bob Raikes

Samsung held its “Unpacked 2015” event at the Barcelona Conference Centre on the evening before the show proper opened. It was a big event – with many partners and Samsung staff as well as …

Blackberry Shows new Smartphone and Prototype with Curved AMOLED Display

by Norbert Hildebrand

Blackberry released a new phone and showed a new smartphone prototype at MWC 2015, even though the company was not officially listed as an exhibitor. In a private event, the company showed that it …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 12

VESA Bangs the Drum for USB Type-C

by Bob Raikes

VESA was at the show to talk about DisplayPort in particular. There is, of course, a lot of interest in the alternate mode for USB-C. We saw a number of USB-type C connectors and …

Tags:DisplayPort| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| VESA| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Tianma Shows OLEDs and A-si Tablet Panels

by Bob Raikes

Tianma’s OLEDs Looked good and should be here by the end of 2015Tianma was one of only two LCD makers that had meeting rooms on the show floor (the other was Samsung) and had …

The Eye Tribe Shows Eye Tracking on Phones and TVs

by Bob Raikes

The Eye Tribe showed fruit ninja being played using eye trackingDanish Eye Tracking software company, The Eye Tribe was on the Denmark booth and was showing how its eye-tracking technology could be used in …

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Silicon Image Supports MHL Notebook Application

by Bob Raikes

Silicon Image had a booth with several topics as it also housed SiBeam and MHL LLC. Andromium’s dock converts a smartphone into a notebookThe first product that we looked at was a new notebook …