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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

Samsung Showcases Collaborative Classroom Technology at TCEA 2015

by Helen Vince

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. is highlighting its fully integrated one-to-one learning package – Samsung School – at TCEA 2015 this week, as well as its full suite of education products and solutions including Galaxy tablets and smartphones, …

Spark II Revisits the Selfie Cam

by Tom Allen

Infosonics’ ‘Verykool’ S5015 smartphone focuses on the art of the selfie. The phone, also known as the Spark II, features an 8MP rear camera with dual flash and 5mp front camera, with auto focus and …

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

Samsung To Show Off Curves in Barcelona

by Tom Allen

Samsung has announced what is widely expected to be the launch date of the next Galaxy smartphone: the 1st March, just before MWC, in Barcelona. The invitation sent to the Display Monitor team indicates …

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Processor Powers Premium Tier Mobile Experiences of 2015

by Helen Vince

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), has a growing customer design pipeline in excess of 60 premium tier mobile devices based on the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 810 processor. New devices based on …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Processors| Qualcomm| Smartphones| Xiaomi

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 6

by Tom Allen

A USB 3.0-to-DisplayPort graphics adapter has been released by Diamond Multimedia and supporting UltraHD resolution. The BVU5500 uses DisplayLink’s DL-5500 chipset (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 3) and is compatible with Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, …