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BBC Micro Returns to UK Schools

by Tom Allen

The BBC, working with ARM, Microsoft and Samsung, has finalised the design of a tiny computer, which will be supplied – for free – to every Year 7 schoolchild (11 year-olds) in the UK …

Tags:Arm| Back Panel| BBC| Education| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Tizen Moves Away From Entry-Level

by Tom Allen

A leaked Samsung phone, apparently called the Z3, has appeared online. The phone will run the Tizen OS and be the follow-up to the Z1 – despite the Z2 having never made an appearance …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Tizen| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Note 5 Follows S6 Design

by Tom Allen

A CAD render, apparently of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5, has been shared by Twitter-based @Onleaks and Nowhereelse.fr. The handset is similar in appearance to the Galaxy S6, with a curved metal frame. The display …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Samsung| USB| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Samsung To Begin Mass Large OLED Production This Year

by Tom Allen

Samsung unveiled new OLED displays at Retail Asia Expo last month (Samsung Debuts Mirror and Transparent OLEDs). Now, Korea’s Digital Times claims that Samsung Display will start mass production of these products on the …

Tags:AMOLED| Large Display Monitor| Mirror Displays| Samsung| Transparent Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Galaxy A8 Will Use Thin Camera Module

by Tom Allen

Competing for the title of ‘Samsung’s most-leaked device’ is the Galaxy A8, which has been almost fully-revealed over the last few months, despite no official word from Samsung. More specifications have been posted by …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Samsung Introduces Curved Monitors for Workspace

by Tom Allen

Employees can spend many hours in front of a computer screen, so it is important that they can focus on the content and avoid eye-strain. Samsung has developed two curved monitors specifically for these …

Tags:Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 28

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 28

by Tom Allen

An Ubuntu-powered version of Intel‘s Compute Stick (Intel to Challenge Rivals With Thumb-PC) has been launched. The STCK1A8LFC has half the RAM and quarter of the storage of the original Compute Stick (1GB and …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Pricing| Samsung| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Samsung Reclaims Smartphone Crown

by Tom Allen

Samsung lost its leading position in the US smartphone market to Apple in the three months ending in April, according to Kantar Worldpanel. The company passed its Californian rival to take back its first-place …

Tags:Apple| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Samsung to Ramp OLED Production

by Milos Pavlovic

Due to its ‘tumbling’ share in the global smartphone market, Asian sources claim that Samsung will ramp up its supply of OLED panels in Q3. Almost half of Samsung Display’s OLED panel capacity has …

Tags:AMOLED| Capacity| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Samsung Lowers SUHD Price

by Tom Allen

Samsung is preparing to launch a new ‘affordable’ SUHD (quantum dot LCD) TV in the USA and called the JS7000. As with the company’s other SUHD models, the JS7000 will feature a wide colour …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Quantum Dots| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Samsung Doubles Battery Power With Graphene

by Tom Allen

Samsung claims to have made a breakthrough in battery power, using graphene and silicon. Graphene layers, added to a lithium-ion battery, are able to boost claimed performance by almost 100%, says the company. A …

Tags:Batteries| Graphene| Mobile Display Monitor| Power Supplies| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Samsung Adds HDR to 2014 TVs

by Tom Allen

The 2015 edition of Samsung’s Evolution Kit brings HDR capabilities to the company’s 2014 TVs. Samsung’s first Evolution Kit was launched in 2012. The device connects to the rear of a Samsung TV, upgrading …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 27