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by Tom Allen
China’s Meizu shipped 8.9 million smartphones in the first half of 2015, it has announced: a 540% YoY rise. Chinese media said that the company’s low-cost Meilan brand (targeting sub-CNY1,000 ($160) phones) has helped …
Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 29
by Helen Vince
Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are now available in Belarus through distributor Asbis.
Tags:Distribution| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 29
by Tom Allen
HP‘s Elitebook Folio 1020 (Core-M Drives HP’s Macbook Challenger) has been revamped by Bang & Olufsen. The ‘Elitebook Folio 1020 limited edition laptop’ features a B&O audio system. Although HP hasn’t revealed specifications, they …
Tags:AUO| HP Inc| IGZO| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| sharp| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 29
by Tom Allen
Area demand in the display cover glass market is still dominated by smartphones, says IHS. A key factor in this continued trend is the rise in smartphone screen sizes. However, revenue in the cover …
Tags:Glass| IHS DisplaySearch| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Smartwatches| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 29| Wearables
by Tom Allen
Taiwan-based handset makers say that China’s Zhengzhou Airport Comprehensive Economic Experimental Zone (ZACEEZ) is set to replace Shenzen as the world’s largest handset production base. The Zone, in northern China, has a cluster of …
Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 29
by Tom Allen
Peratech has worked with a company called Supenta, to create a smartphone case with a built-in game controller. Peratech’s Quantum Tunnelling Composite pressure-sensing technology is used in the Flitchio case; rather than using game …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Sensors| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 28
by Tom Allen
Jumptuit has added an all new iOS App to a seamless multi-platform solution that connects smart phones, tablets, PCs, smart TVs and leading cloud services. The all new Jumptuit iOS App is developed in …
Tags:iOS (Apple)| PCs| Smart TV| Smartphones| tablets
by Helen Vince
Exertis is now offering Kazam’s LTE smartphones in the UK.
Tags:Distribution| Exertis| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 28
by Tom Allen
More rumours of Blackberry creating Android phones have surfaced (Blackberry Makes Eyes at Android). The new sources claim that Foxconn, Wistron and Compal will build the handsets, which will be introduced this year. They …
Tags:Android| BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 28
by Tom Allen
Worldwide device (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) shipments are forecast to reach 2.5 billion this year: up 1.5% from 2014, although down from the Q4’14 forecast of 2.8% growth. Gartner expects end-user spending …
Tags:Convertible PCs| Devices| Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Phones| PCs| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 28
by Helen Vince
Microsoft says it will cut 7,500 jobs, around 7% of its workforce, primarily in its phone hardware business, and write down approximately $7.6 billion related to its Nokia phone business. Around one third of …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 28| Windows
by Helen Vince
Technavio has published a new report on the gesture recognition market for smartphones,which is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 76% from 2015-2019. Gesture recognition for smartphones market segmentation including geography …
Tags:Gesture Recognition| Smartphones
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