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Large-Screen Trend Continues, as Vendors Struggle to Differentiate

by Tom Allen

Smartphones with screens up to 5.6″ will become mainstream this year, says GfK. The prediction follows a spike in sales of larger handsets in 2014, as consumers replaced their older 4″ and 4.5″ smartphones. …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 11

by Tom Allen

Asus‘ Zenfone 2 smartphone, which we saw at CES (Asus Swims Against Current With Mobile Announcements), is now on sale in Taiwan. It will also roll out to China, Hong Kong, Singapore and France …

Prestigio Goes Dual-SIM

by Tom Allen

Prestigio’s Muze A3 smartphone is an entry-level/mid-range unit with a large battery. Boasting a 1.3GHz quad-core processor from Mediatek, running Android 4.4, the Muze A3 has a 3,000mAh battery and features dual SIM slots. …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 10

First LG Tablet from Sprint Launches March 13 FREE with 2-Year Agreement and Any Active Sprint Smartphone

by Helen Vince

Sometimes the best things in life really are free. Sprint (NYSE: S) is gearing up for a March 13 launch of LG G PadTM F 7.0, the first tablet from LG Electronics on Sprint’s …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Smartphones| tablets

Microsoft to Close Two China Phone Plants

by Helen Vince

Microsoft is reported to be planning to close two mobile phone manufacturing factories in Dongguan and Beijing, China by the end of this month. The two plants were previously operated by Nokia and came …

Microsoft Looks to China From Taiwan

by Tom Allen

Microsoft is increasing its orders to Chinese smartphone makers, as it switches away from Taiwanese manufacturers, say supply chain sources. The company has apparently made the shift to reduce its costs. Truly Optoelectronics is …

08 LG Display Can Reduce LCD Refresh Without Flicker

by Bob Raikes

Hee Eun Lee is from LG and she spoke about power reduction in mobile display devices by reducing refresh rates For smartphones, hardware is improving, but the power consumption remains an issue. Refreshing the …

HTC Kick-Starts New Promotion

by Tom Allen

A new version of the HTC One (M8) has been announced: a special edition model that will only be available to win, not buy. Created with the UEFA Champion’s League, the phone has the …

Tags:Back Panel| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Inventec Forecasts 50% Shipment Rise

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Inventec expects to raise its smart handheld device shipments from 51 million in 2014 to 75 million this year. These will include 50 million smartphones, produced for Xiaomi, and 5 million tablets for …

The Phone Changed our Lives, Now the Phone Market is Changing Itself

by Norbert Hildebrand

The good old phone changed our lives and our environment for good after its invention in the 1870s. Depending on on your perspective, different people can be credited with the invention, however, phones changed …

Tags:Mobile Phones| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Sunpartner Technologies and Kyocera Unveil the First Solar Smartphone Designed for Rugged, Outdoor Use

by Tom Allen

At this renowned international mobile technology trade show, Sunpartner Technologies, French specialists in innovative solar solutions, and Kyocera Corporation, a leading Japanese mobile phone maker, will unveil the first results of their partnership: a …

Tags:Kyocera| Rugged Displays| Smartphones

And Finally – MDM Vol 22 09

by Tom Allen

Well, the internet DID say the S6 would have three sides… Ever wondered what an all-glass phone would actually look like? Samsung has mocked internet rumour sites with its latest tongue-in-cheek references to the …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 09