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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 16

by Tom Allen

UK and US customers can now pre-order Apple‘s new 12″ Macbook (Apple Plugs TV, Adds a New MacBook and erm…. Shows Some Watches), which features a single USB-C port. The waiting time is drastically …

Xiaomi Becomes Fastest-Selling Phone Vendor

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi has taken home a Guinness World Record for selling the most smartphones in a single day – passing Samsung, Apple et al. The achievement was reached during Xiaomi’s Mi Fan Festival, an anniversary …

Intel Shrinks Realsense for Handsets

by Tom Allen

Intel’s Realsense 3D camera has already been installed on monitors and tablets – Dell’s Venue 8 7000, for instance – and the company is now planning to bring the technology to smartphones. Intel CEO …

Tags:3D Cameras| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Means Under Development to Allow use of a Cellphone for 3D Modeling

by Arthur Berman

Simon Lucey, an Associate Research Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA) along with colleagues Surya Singh and Kit Hamm of the University of Queensland are developing a technology that …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| 3D Content Creation| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Samsung Disputes Insurer’s Bent Phone Claim

by Tom Allen

Insurance firm SquareTrade recently put the HTC One M9, iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge through bending tests. Both the iPhone and Galaxy were found to bend – but while the iPhone …

LG Gives Away 4,000 Smartphones

by Tom Allen

LG is to choose 4,000 consumers from 15 countries to receive a new G4 smartphone, weeks before its official launch. The lucky customers will help to test the handset before it goes on sale, …

Tags:Back Panel| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 15

China’s MIIT Reveals Huawei Flagship

by Tom Allen

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has shared the specifications of Huawei’s upcoming Ascend P8 smartphone. The handset will have a 5.2″ display (1920 x 1080) and run on an octa-core Kirin 930 …

Kyocera Chooses Also in Germany

by Helen Vince

Kyocera has chosen Also in Germany to distribute its Torque rugged smartphones.

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 15

by Tom Allen

Alcatel‘s Onetouch Watch (TCL Transitions From Manufacture to Entertainment) is now on sale. The Watch has a circular face with a rectangular 1.22″ display (240 x 204 resolution). It can be pre-ordered now, for …

Trends from MWC

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have posted a review of trends and developments at MWC by Norbert Hildebrand. He covers wearables and smartwatches as well as automotive and other technology developments.

Tags:Automotive| MWC 2015| Smartphones| Wearables

PEW Research Center Surveys US Smartphone Use

by Norbert Hildebrand

The PEW Research Center has released a new survey on the US usage of smartphones. The overview draws from surveys performed in October and December of 2014 and the report covers the use and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 15

First iPhone 6C Images Appear Online

by Tom Allen

Alleged pictures of the case of Apple’s iPhone 6C have been leaked. Blog “Future Supplier” published the images, which show a differently-shaped cutout for the camera and speakers compared to the iPhone 5C. View …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 14