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Q4 Marked First Ever Tablet Decline, Says IDC

by Tom Allen

Q4’14 saw tablet shipments fall for the first time since the market became mainstream in 2010, says IDC. Overall shipments of tablets and hybrids reached 76.1 million units, a 3.2% YoY decline. However, full-year …

Worldwide Tablet Shipments Experience First YoY Decline in Q4 While Full Year Shipments Show Modest Growth

by Helen Vince

Worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline for the first time since the market’s inception in 2010. Overall shipments for tablets and 2-in-1 devices reached 76.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14) …

Tags:Apple| Asus| IDC| Lenovo| Samsung

Deluxe Steps Up Role in 4K-UHD Delivery Ecosystem

by Chris Chinnock

HD content today is delivered to a dizzying array of devices in a multitude of formats. While we are not there yet for the delivery of UHD-4k content, many of the same technologies and …

Samsung Changelog Suggests Large OLED

by Tom Allen

An update to Samsung’s Milk Music application accidentally showed compatibility with a new device listed as the Tab S Pro. Samsung’s original Tab S models, in 8.4″ and 10.5″ sizes, were the company’s first …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Samsung Will Ditch Plastic Body

by Tom Allen

In its recent financial report (Samsung Profit Fell for First Time in 3 Years), Samsung said that it is to adopt a new mobile device strategy, following a year of ‘weak earnings’. The company will …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Apple Becomes World’s Second Largest Mobile Phone Vendor in Q4 2014

by Helen Vince

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile phone shipments grew 7 percent annually to reach 515 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014. It was the first time worldwide mobile …

Tags:Apple| Lenovo| Microsoft| Samsung| Smartphone Market

Apple Enjoys Best Quarter of Best Smartphone Year in Q4

by Tom Allen

Apple closed the gap with Samsung in the worldwide smartphone market in Q4’14, while the products themselves set a new record for both the quarter and the year, according to IDC’s preliminary data. Vendors shipped …

Qantas & Samsung Unveil Industry-First Virtual Reality Experience for Travellers

by Tom Allen

Qantas together with Samsung Electronics Australia has launched a new trial entertainment service that uses Samsung virtual reality (VR) technology to give customers a spectacular three dimensional experience in a 360 degree style interactive …

Tags:In Flight Entertainment| Samsung| Virtual Reality

Samsung Joins the Mile High Club

by Tom Allen

Forget seatback screens; Samsung and Australian airline Qantas have launched a trial entertainment service using the former’s Gear VR headset. The headsets will be provided to customers in Sydney and Melbourne International First Lounges, as …

Samsung Takes Inspiration From Alcatel

by Tom Allen

Polish blog Android.com/pl claims that owners of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 will be able to use accessories to enhance the phone’s functionality. Similar to Alcatel’s Hero line, the site claims that the S6 will have …

Tags:EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Samsung Profit Fell for First Time in 3 Years

by Helen Vince

Samsung warned earlier this month that its yearly profit would fall for the first time in three years, and this week its results were confirmed. For the year, Samsung posted a net profit of …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Samsung Kicks Off Indonesian Production

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s smartphone production lines in Indonesia (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 33) have begun operation, according to Korea’s Edaily. The lines will produce phones specifically for the Indonesian market – about 900,000 per month.