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Kyocera and SunPartner Boost Solar Efficiency

by Tom Allen

Kyocera primarily produces smartphones for the US and Japanese markets. The company is now expanding to Canada and Latin America, as well. In the USA, the company’s focus is on rugged models: from waterproof …

Tags:Kyocera| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Solar Panels| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Panasonic’s Tiny Tablets Are Smallest Toughpads Yet

by Tom Allen

Panasonic was showing off its connected IoT products, as well as a rugged smartphone in the Toughpad line. Although officially described as a tablet, the device is 4.7″, supports dual SIM cards and can …

Users to Blame for 75% of Device ‘Failures’

by Tom Allen

No trouble is found with almost 75% of mobile devices returned to mobile network operators and manufacturers in Europe and North America, according to Blancco Technology Group – a provider of mobile device diagnostic …

Zenfone Shipments Lowered

by Isaac Oburu

Asus has adjusted the set target for worldwide shipments of its Zenfone-series smartphones from 30 million to 25 million units. Analysts suspect the downward adjustment is due to increasing competition from China-based smartphone vendors …

Tags:Asus| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Sony Focuses on Iteration, Not innovation

by Tom Allen

Thanks to Sony’s press conference kicking off as MWC opened on the first day, we didn’t make it in time for opening remarks. However, we were there for the launch of the company’s newest …

HTC Surprises with Vive Price

by Tom Allen

HTC had two stands, located opposite from one another: one was dedicated to the Vive VR headset (and was very busy for all four days of the show), while the other, larger stand held …

ZTE Continues to Build Mobile Projector Family

by Tom Allen

ZTE introduced a new generation of its SPro mobile projector. The first of these was launched at CES 2014, and the second at CES 2015. MWC 2016 show saw the SPro Plus tablet, with …

Samsung Chooses VR, Cameras and Gaming

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s launch event for its next phone, the Galaxy S7, was unusual. The stage was located in the middle of the room, with the press conference conducted ‘in the round’. It meant that the …

LG Differentiates With Friends

by Tom Allen

LG ran its launch event for the new flagship phone, the G5, at the Sant Jordi Club on a hill overlooking Barcelona. Having arrived in plenty of time, we managed to secure a seat …

Alcatel Rebrands and Repositions

by Tom Allen

TCL subsidiary Alcatel Onetouch rebranded itself to simply ‘Alcatel’ at the show, which it believes will help it reach its millenial target market. The new products are aimed at young adults such as university …

Alltron to Distribute ZTE Smartphones

by Isaac Oburu

Alltron will start distributing ZTE smartphones in Switzerland, followng a distribution deal it entered with ZTE. Alltron will initially stock the Blade series.

Xiaomi Will Show Off Mi 5 in Barcelona

by Tom Allen

China’s Economic Daily News says that Xiaomi will reveal a new smartphone, the Mi 5, at MWC. The phone will be unveiled on the 24th February, concurrently in both Barcelona and Beijing. The source …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Smartphones| Xiaomi