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Notebook Computer Displays Evolve

by Phillip Wright

The new 12″ MacBook (available April 10) announced this week by Apple and the new XPS 13 notebook PC from Dell (available now) that was first shown at CES 2015, are both great examples …

Tags:Apple| CES 2015| Dell| LCD displays| Narrow Bezels| Notebooks| Operating Systems| Touch PCs| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Apple Plugs TV, Adds a New MacBook and erm…. Shows Some Watches

by Bob Raikes

We have held off from the flood of initial streams and comment that came with the Apple announcements on Monday. We’re covering the Apple watch in detail in one article and have a separate …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| iOS (Apple)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Apple Updates 13″ MacBook Pro with Retina Display & MacBook Air

by Helen Vince

Apple® today updated the 13-inch MacBook Pro® with Retina® display with the all-new Force Touch trackpad, fifth generation Intel Core processors and Intel Iris Graphics 6100, two times faster flash and longer battery life, …

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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 …

Tags:Lattice Semiconductor (Silicon Image)| MHL| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Notebooks| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Andromium MHL Dock turns Smartphones into Notebooks

by Bob Raikes

Andromium has developed a “guest OS” and hardware dock to turn smartphones into notebooks, exploiting the MHL architecture. The product is aimed at developing markets and the firm says that complete packages of phone …

Tags:Android| Emerging Markets| MHL| Notebooks| USB| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Toshiba’s Satellite is Designed for Entertainment

by Tom Allen

Continuing its rapid notebook release schedule, Toshiba’s newest model is the Satellite P50-B-11M: a 15.6″ model that functions as a desktop replacement. An Intel Core i7-4720HQ (Haswell) processor runs 64-bit Windows 8.1, while graphics …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| toshiba| Vol 22 - Issue 09

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 9

by Tom Allen

Asian sources have said that three major notebook vendors – Dell, HP and Lenovo – are expected to release models with on-cell touch in the first half of this year. The sources said that …

Tags:Android| Dell| HP Inc| HTC| Lenovo| LG Electronics (LGE)| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| Motorola| Notebooks| Smartphones| toshiba| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 09| Windows

Repairs Programme Launched for Faulty Macbooks

by Tom Allen

Apple has launched a repair service for Macbook Pro notebooks affected by video issues. These include distorted video, no image and unexpected system restarts, and affect 15″ and 17″ products sold between February 2011 …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Repair| Vol 22 - Issue 09| warranty

Dell Readies 2015 Education Lineup

by Tom Allen

Dell’s new additions to its education portfolio include a laptop, tablets and a Chromebook. All four products (Chromebook 11; Venue 10 and 10 Pro tablets; and Latitude 11 Education Series laptop) are ‘playground-proof’, with …

Tags:Android| Chromebooks| Dell| Education| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Windows

Vaio Narrows Light Angle to Save Power

by Tom Allen

Vaio, now an independent company after being spun out of Sony (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 27), has announced its first new products, with a return to the premium ‘Z’ series. The Vaio Z …

Tags:AdobeRGB| Convertible PCs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Pen Input| tablets| Vaio| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Lenovo Declines to Ramp Production

by Tom Allen

Notebook shipments at LCFC (Hefei) Electronics, a joint venture between Lenovo and Compal, will not be ramped higher in the next fiscal year, say sources in the supply chain. The decision was taken due …

Tags:Compal| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 08