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Invitation Hints at Another Curve for Samsung

by Tom Allen

Samsung has sent out invitations to its Galaxy Unpacked event, which will take place on the 13th August – two weeks earlier than normal (presumably to get ahead of Apple’s iPhone announcement). The invitation …

Tags:Back Panel| Curved Displays| Events| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones

Windows 10’s First Flagship

by Tom Allen

A new Microsoft Lumia flagship phone is expected to be unveiled later this year, alongside the launch of Windows 10 for mobiles. The Lumia 950 XL, appearing in leaks from China’s Wpxap, is thought …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Goldgenie Commemorates Cecil the Lion

by Tom Allen

Several HTC phones have been customised in the past, with special logos and designs, including the One M8 Tattoo (HTC Takes The Needle to a Smartphone) and One M9 Ink (Inking Up With HTC). …

Tags:Back Panel| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Mid-Range Sony Phones Suit Consumer and Commercial Use

by Tom Allen

Two premium smartphones have been unveiled by Sony. Although designed for the consumer markets, certain features may give them enterprise appeal. Both run Android 5.0. The Xperia C5 Ultra is a 6″ phablet (with …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Samsung’s Next Phones Leak Online

by Tom Allen

Prolific tipster Evan Blass (aka @EVLeaks) has done it again – this time sharing images of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge Plus smartphones. Blass says that the new Note will have …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Bevel Will Enable 3D Photography on Smartphones and Tablets

by Arthur Berman

Matter and Form Inc. (New York, NY) is currently engaged in a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds needed to commercialize the “Bevel.” The Bevel is an attachment for smartphones or tablets that will …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 34

Apple Leads LTPS Demand Rise

by Tom Allen

Smartphone growth continues to slow worldwide – but demand for LTPS TFT-LCD screens for these products is on the rise. According to IHS, LTPS TFT-LCD smartphone display shipments grew 31% YoY in the first …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| LTPS TFT| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 31

LG Looks to Past to Inspire Future

by Tom Allen

LG has become nostalgic, announcing an old-style clamshell handset running Android. The LG Gentle, ‘the world’s first smart flip-phone’, will be released in Korea soon. Android Central points out that LG wants to return …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Sony to Contest Apple and Samsung Launches

by Tom Allen

Rumours point to an upcoming announcement of Sony’s next flagship phone, the Xperia Z5, followed by a September launch. Leaksfly claims that the Z5 will have a 5.5″ display, 1920 x 1080 resolution and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 31

HTC’s Desire Range Keeps on Kicking

by Tom Allen

HTC’s Desire series is a long-running smartphone range, with the newest model – the Desire 626 – just launched in Europe. Billed as an affordable alternative to the HTC One M9, the phone uses …

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Fast Charging Defines Motorola’s 2015 Phones

by Tom Allen

The Moto X and Moto G smartphones from Motorola have been greeted as solid premium and budget phones, respectively; the company is now hoping to repeat its success with the newly-announced 2015 versions. These …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 31| Worldwide

Quantum Dots: Not just for Displays Anymore

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Everyone in the display community knows (or should know) of the application of quantum dots to improve display colorimetry to near Rec. 2020 standards. The high spectral purity that makes quantum dots usable for …

Tags:Colour (Color)| MIT| Quantum Dots| Sensors| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 31