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LG to Avoid Competition With April Launch

by Tom Allen

An LG source has told Pocket-Lint that the G4 smartphone will not be launched at MWC next month; instead, the company’s next flagship will not make an appearance until April. LG will use the …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Kyocera’s European Smartphone Survives Rugged Use

by Tom Allen

Marking the company’s entrance into the European mobile phone market, Kyocera’s Torque smartphone (KC-S701) is a rugged model meeting the MIL-STD-810 standard in 11 categories. These categories include dust, shocks, vibrations, humidity and immersion. …

Tags:Kyocera| Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Feature Phones Cannibalise Smartphones in Japan

by Tom Allen

According to data from MM Research Institute, shipments of flip-phones rose in Japan last year, for the first time in seven years, while smartphone shipments fell. Flip-phones were up 5.7% YoY, to 10.6 million, …

Seer Headset Brings 100º FOV to Augmented Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

Augmented reality headsets either try to be very subtle in appearance, as in the sunglasses styles, or try to provide a superior optical performance without looking at the aesthetic consequences. In this group are …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Wiko Goes Dual-SIM For First Qualcomm Phone

by Tom Allen

French company Wiko has unveiled the Ridge 4G: a 5″ smartphone with dual SIM slots and – new for Wiko – a Qualcomm processor. The 1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 processor is a quad-core device with …

Tags:Europe| France| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Xiaomi Readies US Launch – Minus Smartphones

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi is preparing to launch its products outside Asia – but that doesn’t include mobiles. Hugo Barra, VP of international at the company (and formerly head of product management at Google’s Android unit), said …

BOE Bundles Touch Sensors With Panels

by Tom Allen

Asian sources claim that BOE has been promoting on-cell touch solutions to smartphone vendors by bundling free sensors with display panels. The move is said to be equivalent to reducing panel prices by between …

TVs and Tablets to Dominate OLED Share

by Tom Allen

OLED panel revenue fell 4% YoY in 2014, says Korea’s UBI Research, due to low sales of the Galaxy S5. Additionally, many TV manufacturers -including Samsung – are now looking at quantum dot LCD …

LG G3 and Google Cardboard Bring Mobile Virtual Reality to Everyday Life

by Vanessa Browning

LG Electronics (LG) and Google are making virtual reality (VR) more accessible to mainstream consumers. LG today announced a free VR for G3 giveaway for customers who purchase new LG G3 smartphones. LG’s VR …

Tags:Google| LG Electronics (LGE)| Smartphones| Virtual Reality

Upgrade Boosts Sony Battery to Two Days

by Tom Allen

Sony’s new Xperia E4 is an entry-level Android smartphone with a two-day battery life. A slight update from the Xperia E3 (Sony is Committed to ‘Kando’, Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36), the E4 …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Weak Smartphone Demand Hits Panel Makers

by Vanessa Browning

Weak smartphone demand in Q1 has caused panel makers to lower prices to compete for orders, say players in the Taiwanese supply chain. Samsung Display is said to have lowered the cost of a …

Chinese Smartphone Vendors want Full HD Panels

by Helen Vince

Sources in the Taiwan supply chain are expecting an increase in orders for FullHD panels from smartphone vendors in China, following the recent release of a 5.5″ FullHD equipped smartphone from Meizu costing $160. …

Tags:FullHD (1080P)| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 08