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Apple’s iPad Pro is a Light Heavyweight

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Apple special event on September 9, 2015 was the usual iPhone update show accompanied by some other Apple news about the iPad, Apple Watch and the Apple TV. As expected Apple announced the …

Flagship HTC Models Will be Launched in Japan

by Tom Allen

We have heard that HTC has plans for two new flagship smartphones, to be launched in Japan at the end of the month. They will be updated versions of the One M9+ (with laser …

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Alcatel Has Rugged Devices

by Tom Allen

Near to the TCL stand was the Alcatel Onetouch area. This is a subsidiary of the Chinese company, focusing on mobile devices. Two products intended to be used together are the Go Watch smartwatch …

Connected Device Penetration Will Explode Worldwide

by Tom Allen

There will be at least five connected media devices in every household in the world by 2019, according to Merrick Kingston – principal analyst at IHS. The world’s mature hardware market will still be …

Vestel Looks to Automotive and Better Pixels

by Tom Allen

Vestel is one of the world’s largest display makers, but most people visiting IFA will have never heard the name. This is because the majority of TVs and public displays made by the company …

Acer Looks to Gamers, Chromebooks and “PC Phone”

by Bob Raikes

Acer had a bigger than usual conference that was full with press. Clearly, the difficult financial times have not stopped the company from trying to market its message! Jason Chen, who clearly sees himself …

It’s All Gone Mobile at Showstoppers

by Tom Allen

Showstoppers is the official pre-IFA press event, consisting only of those companies with a presence on the show floor. It is a chance for journalists to see representatives in a (very, very slightly) less …

IFA 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

Amazon introduced UltraHD HDR content streaming earlier in the year (High Dynamic Range Coming to Amazon Prime Instant Video This Year), but it was only available to customers using Samsung’s SUHD TVs. Now, the …

Haier in Multiple Display Segments

by Tom Allen

We always spend a long time on Haier’s stand, because the company seems to cram in all sorts of products that we’re interested in, from mobile screens to large TV sets. This year was …

Medion Goes Premium – We Think

by Tom Allen

Lenovo subsidiary Medion was not showing all of its new products on the stand – the brand had, somewhat oddly, decided to give the space to existing products, instead. However, there was enough information …

Huawei Beats Apple to Force Touch

by Tom Allen

Taking a leaf from Apple’s book, Huawei revealed its self-titled Huawei Watch at IFA – with an Apple-like price tag. Starting at €335 for the leather version, the most expensive steel model (plated with …

Hisense Opens ULED to Public Comparisons

by Tom Allen

Hisense was enjoying its second year in Hall 6, having moved there in 2014 to be closer to German partner Loewe. Loewe was absent from the show this year, but Hisense remained in place! …