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Asus Presents Zensation at Computex 2015

by Tom Allen

ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih went on stage at Computex today during the Zensation press event to unveil a stunning range of new products designed to bring harmony and simplicity to people’s personal and professional …

Tags:All-in-ones (AIOs)| Asus| Computex 2015| Desktop Monitors| Smartphones| tablets

Rumour: Project Valley is Samsung’s Foldable Phone

by Tom Allen

A dual-screen Samsung smartphone codenamed Project Valley has been ‘revealed’ by SamMobile. According to the website, multiple gestures will be supported that facilitate switching between the screens. The device may feature a foldable display.

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Smaller Zenfone Variant Appears in China

by Tom Allen

A new smartphone, rumoured to be the Zenfone 3, has appeared at China’s TENAA certification centre. The phone (model number: Asus Z00EDB) features a 5″ display (1280 x 720), compared to the Zenfone 2’s …

Tags:Asus| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Lenovo’s Touchscreen Not Limited by Physical Display

by Tom Allen

Click for a larger imageA video posted to YouTube (http://tinyurl.com/p866lsx) shows a conceptual handset from Lenovo, with an integrated focus-free laser projector. As well as showing films, photos and so on, the ‘Smart Cast’ …

Tags:Embedded Pico Projectors| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Gionee Packs in Dual Batteries for Four-Day Lifetime

by Tom Allen

A new smartphone from Gionee has appeared in a TENAA listing in China. The M5 is the successor to the M3, featuring two batteries and four days of lifetime. The display is a 5.5″ …

Tags:Batteries| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

HTC Switches to AMOLED

by Tom Allen

China’s Economic Daily News says that HTC is to use AMOLED displays on a version of its One E9+ smartphone. The One E9sw will be launching in China with a 5.5″ display and 1.5GHz …

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

Rumour: Two Nexus Phones Compensate for Lack of Tablet

by Tom Allen

Google’s newest tablet is the Nexus 9, released in 2014Google is likely to produce two new Nexus smartphones this year, but no tablet, according to Android Police. One phone will be produced by LG; …

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

OnePlus 2 Will Have 64-Bit CPU

by Tom Allen

Specifications have begun to appear for the OnePlus (the Chinese brand) 2 (OnePlus Plans Second Exclusive Handset). According to Geekbench Browser, the phone will run Android 5.1 on a Snapdragon 810 processor, with 3GB …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 22

by Tom Allen

China’s Gionee has said that it will launch a new smartphone, the Elife E8, in June. The phone will be launched worldwide on the 10th. Most specs are simply rumours at this point, including …

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Samsung’s Hero Phone Flies in to Asia

by Tom Allen

Samsung has finally shared images of the Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man edition (Samsung’s Hero Phone Becomes A Little More Heroic). The phone was launched in Korea at the end of May, and will …

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

LG Adds French Distributor

by Helen Vince

Exertis Banque Magnetique in France has expanded its LG offering and is now also distributing smartwatches, tablets and smartphones.

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

Wiko Claims Thinnest 4G Phone

by Tom Allen

France’s Wiko has presented a smartphone that it claims is the thinnest 4G unit on sale in Germany: the Highway Pure, which is 5.1mm thick and weighs 98g. The phone’s thin profile is possible …

Tags:AMOLED| Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22