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LG’s Take on Google Cardboard is Free

by Tom Allen

LG is the latest company to enter the ‘VR headsets that aren’t really VR headsets’ space, with its own take on Google Cardboard and the Gear VR. The VR for G3, predictably, is designed …

Canonical Promises Break from the Norm With Ubuntu

by Tom Allen

Canonical has revealed the first Ubuntu smartphone, created with Spain’s BQ. Designed to challenge smartphones using existing operating systems such as iOS and Android, the Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition ‘puts content at the heart …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 07

The W3D is a Game Console/Smartphone Hybrid

by Arthur Berman

The W3D, developed by Suzhou Snail Digital Technology Co. Ltd.(Suzhou, China), was demonstrated at the recent CES in Las Vegas. At first glance, the device looks a lot like the Sony PlayStation Vita. The …

Tags:Android| Autostereo 3D| Game Controllers| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 07

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 8

by Tom Allen

The Zenbook 305, revealed by Asus at IFA 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36), will be available soon. The 13.3″ unit, which has a Core-M processor and 1920 x 1080 resolution, will cost …

Did Google Goof?

by Ken Werner

For the first time ever, Motorola Mobility shipped more than 10 million smartphones in the October-December quarter – the first quarter under Lenovo ownership. That’s an increase of 188%. So, did Google goof? Did …

Tags:Lenovo| Motorola| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Mobile Devices May Interfere with Children’s Development

by Norbert Hildebrand

Since the introduction of mobile devices, their use has been spreading from adults to the younger generation. In the US and many other countries this development has on the one hand created an increase …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Tech Data Adds MTT Rugged Phones

by Vanessa Browning

Tech Data Mobile Solutions in France is now distributing MTT rugged mobile phones.

Tags:France| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06

ARM Reaches 120fps UltraHD on Mobile

by Tom Allen

ARM has IP for a new processor called the Cortex-A72, for mobile SoC, which can support UltraHD at 120fps. 10 vendors, including HiSilicon, MediaTek and Rockchip, have already licensed the processor. The Cortex-A72 is based …

Saygus Takes Aim at UltraHD on Mobile

by Tom Allen

Aiming to bring long-format UltraHD to mobiles, little-known US company Saygus has introduced the Saygus V² – a smartphone with up to 320GB of storage. UltraHD recorded at 30fps takes up about 2GB for every …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| UltraHD| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Sharp to Cut Panel Prices

by Tom Allen

Asian sources, apparently quoting Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, have said that Sharp will cut the prices of the smartphone panels it sells to China’s Xiaomi, to maintain orders. The Nikkei said that prices would be …

Smartphone Displays Keep Getting Better, But ASPs Are Falling

by Tom Allen

Panel manufacturers are being pressured to lower smartphone display module prices, even as resolution and average sizes continue to climb, says IHS. The firm believes that mobile phone display shipments reached 2 billion units …

Tags:IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Lenovo’s Next Vibe Set for MWC

by Tom Allen

Leaked photos from Gizmodo China appear to show an upcoming Lenovo smartphone, said to be the Vibe Z3 Pro. Like other Vibe models, it is characterised by straight edges and a metallic bumper. Rumoured …

Tags:Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06