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LG Unveils V10, A Smartphone Designed With Creativity in Mind

by Isaac Oburu

LG Electronics (LG) today took the wraps off its newest smartphone fuaturing multimedia capabilities never before seen in a mobile device. The first of its V Series phones, the LG V10 was designed to …

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FPC Claims LG Design Win

by Tom Allen

LG’s V10 smartphone (LG Goes Dual-Screen, Dual-Camera for Content Creation) features a fingerprint sensor from Fingerprint Cards AB. The sensor (FPC1035) supports 360° finger rotation.

Tags:Back Panel| Fingerprint Recognition| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Microsoft Mistake Shows Lumia Flagships

by Tom Allen

Whoops. Microsoft has an event planned for the 6th October, but has already let slip what (everyone already suspected) will be shown there: the Lumia 950 and 950 XL smartphones. The phones were posted …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 39

LG Goes Dual-Screen, Dual-Camera for Content Creation

by Tom Allen

LG has unveiled its V10 smartphone which features an unusual design – in that it has two screens, at an event in NYC. The phone, which has appeared in rumours in the past (Microsoft …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Google Learns from Competition With Dual Flagships

by Tom Allen

Google, with partners Huawei and LG, has released two new flagship smartphones. The Nexus 5X, made by LG, is similar to the older Nexus 4 and Nexus 5, while the Nexus 6P (made by …

Tags:Android| Huawei| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Magnets Delay Project Ara

by Tom Allen

We missed this in mid-August, but it appears that Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone has been delayed. The company was planning to hold the components together using electropermanent magnets, but they are said to …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Xiaomi is First With Synaptics’s Sidetouch

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi has chosen to use a capacitive touch controller solution from Synaptics in its Mi4c smartphone. The Clearpad S3708 controller enables Synaptics’s Sidetouch technology, which enables owners to use the side of the phone …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Synaptics| Touch Controllers| Vol 22 - Issue 39| Xiaomi

Synaptics Brings Unique SideTouch Technology to Xiaomi’s Mi4c Smartphone

by Tom Allen

Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA), the leader in human interface solutions, today announced that Xiaomi, one of the world’s largest mobile manufacturers, has adopted the Synaptics® ClearPad® S3708 capacitive touch controller solution to power its …

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Silent Circle Begins EPP With Secure Smartphone

by Tom Allen

If privacy is a concern, Silent Circle has the answer for you. The company announced its Enterprise Privacy Platform (EPP) at MWC this year, and has now released the first component: the Blackphone 2, …

Tags:Android| business| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 39

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 39

by Tom Allen

Combining its Pro Tablet 608 (USB-C Makes HP Appearance) and Payment Jacket with Verifone’s e355 mobile point of sale (mPOS) terminal, HP has created the HP Pro Tablet Mobile Payment Solution. The addition of …

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