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LG Leak Suggests 3k Resolution

by Tom Allen

A leaked user agent profile, sent to LG community website Mylgphones.com, shows a high resolution for the device: 2880 x 1620. The phone in the profile used the code LG-VS999, which has been taken …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Resolution| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Tango Leaves Google Labs

by Tom Allen

Google’s Project Tango, the 3D-sensing smartphone (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 9), has been moved from the conceptual ATAP labs and into the main body of Google. What the move means isn’t clear, but …

Huawei to Reveal New Phone in London

by Tom Allen

Jerry Huang, director of communications at Huawei, has revealed that the company will not launch a new phone at MWC, instead focusing on wearables. The next addition to the company’s premium P-Series (likely to …

NTT Trials Smartphone-Signage Links

by Tom Allen

NTT Communications is testing information sharing between smartphones and digital signage, using communication technology based on the Websocket and WebRTC protocols. Users will be able to download sightseeing- and disaster-related information from signage installed in …

Samsung Will Ditch Plastic Body

by Tom Allen

In its recent financial report (Samsung Profit Fell for First Time in 3 Years), Samsung said that it is to adopt a new mobile device strategy, following a year of ‘weak earnings’. The company will …

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

Asustek Sees Tough Year Ahead

by Helen Vince

Asustek said it managed to achieve revenue growth in 2014 and is optimistic about its performance this year, despite tough competition in mobile devices. The company shipped 20.1 million notebooks in 2014, a 6.9% …

Apple Enjoys Best Quarter of Best Smartphone Year in Q4

by Tom Allen

Apple closed the gap with Samsung in the worldwide smartphone market in Q4’14, while the products themselves set a new record for both the quarter and the year, according to IDC’s preliminary data. Vendors shipped …

TV, Mobile and Automotive Drive Area Demand Growth

by Tom Allen

Significant increases in flat-panel display (FPD) area demand are being driven by steadily rising TV, smartphone, mobile and PC and automotive displays, according to IHS. The global FPD industry was focused on unit growth …

Samsung Takes Inspiration From Alcatel

by Tom Allen

Polish blog Android.com/pl claims that owners of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 will be able to use accessories to enhance the phone’s functionality. Similar to Alcatel’s Hero line, the site claims that the S6 will have …

Tags:EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Feeling Rich? Invest in a Gold-Plated Phone

by Tom Allen

Do friends laugh at your plebeian smartphone? Does it just not fit your power-buying, power-dressing lifestyle? How about getting it gold plated? London-based Goldgenie is a start-up that offers what could be called ‘affordable’ plating. The Blackberry …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Huawei Backs Away From Android at MWC

by Tom Allen

Huawei has said that it will introduce new wearables and tablets at MWC in March. The company’s focus will be on premium devices. Although specifics were not announced, Huawei did say that it would …

Pay-TV Rises in UK but TV Ownership Falls

by Tom Allen

According to UK regulator Ofcom, 61% of adults in the country take a pay-TV service, an increase from 58% in 2013. DTT coverage is ‘almost universal’ (98.5%), although there was an increase in non-ownership …