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LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 29

by Milos Pavlovic

Andromium‘s Superbook (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19) – the laptop ‘shell’ powered by a smartphone – is now live on Kickstarter. Prices start at $85. It was funded within 10 minutes, …

MediaTek 10-core Chip to be Used in Sharp’s New Smartphone

by Isaac Oburu

Asian sources have reported that Sharp is developing a new smartphone using ing MediaTek’s 10-core Helio X20 chip (MT6797). The new Sharp smartphone, carrying a model number of FS8002, is apparently being designed and …

Tags:Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Developments in Wireless Power Transfer Between Mobile Devices

by Arthur Berman

A team within the Bristol Interaction Group at the University of Bristol (Bristol, UK) led by Paul Worgan is developing a novel means to address the issue of limited battery life in mobile devices. …

Tags:Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 29| Wireless Charging

OLEDs Will Impact Mobile Phone LEDs

by Tom Allen

The market for LEDs used in phones (including for display backlights, keypad illumination and camera flash) will fall at a 2.6% CAGR between 2015 and 2021, says IHS Markit. The rising penetration of OLED …

Nokia Licenses Brand to AMOLED Phones

by Tom Allen

Two new AMOLED smartphones are incoming from Nokia, according to rumours. The phones will be manufactured by Foxconn, with marketing and distribution by HMD Global (Nokia will license its brand name to the phones). …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 28

HTC Desire® 530 Coming To The U.S. With Unique Micro Splash Design

by Isaac Oburu

HTC America Inc., a leader in mobile innovation, announces the U.S. release of the new HTC Desire 530 smartphone, with impressive audio and great cameras. Customized with a specially created micro splash effect on …

Tags:Android| HTC| Smartphones

Handheld Launches the Nautiz X2 All-In-One Rugged Android Device

by Isaac Oburu

Handheld Group, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, today announced the new Nautiz X2 enterprise handheld which integrates a high-quality scanner, camera and mobile phone while offering the most compact and ergonomic form …

Tags:Mobile Phones| Rugged Displays| Smartphones

Handheld Combines Phone and Scanner for Mobile Computer

by Tom Allen

Sweden’s Handheld Group has developed a rugged device combining the qualities of a scanner, a camera and a mobile phone. The Nautiz X2 is designed to act as a mobile computer for professional users. …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 27

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 27

by Tom Allen

Asus has launched its Zenfone 3 (Asus is Firmly in Phablets) phone in Taiwan, and has said that launch events will be held in Europe, the USA and Japan later this quarter. HTC has …

Augmented Reality is About to go Mainstream

by Tom Allen

If you’ve watched sports on TV, you’ll have seen examples of augmented reality – the practice of placing virtual elements into the real world – when commentators highlight plays with graphics on the field. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Game Playing| Nintendo| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Samsung Positive With Earnings Guidance

by Tom Allen

Samsung Electronics’ earning guidance for Q2’16 is higher than expected. According to the company, revenues are up about 3% YoY to KRW49.8 trillion ($43.1 billion), and profits are up 17% to 6.7 trillion ($5.8 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Samsung Scraps Dual Display Hinge

by Tom Allen

The US PTO has published a Samsung patent application that describes a smartphone with dual displays – and no hinge. The intent of the patent, first seen by Patently Mobile, is to make the …