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HTC MWC invitation

Rumors of new HTC device

by Vanessa Browning

HTC has sent out invitations to a pre-MWC media event in Barcelona, starting rumours about the introduction of new products. The invitation shows a starry sky and the words ‘Utopic in progress’ – sufficiently …

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Samsung Display Backs OLED

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Display (SD) had lots to show us, but also lots of “no photos” signs and staff were keen to really limit what we snapped. That was a disappointment, so we’ll have to stick …

Tags:AMOLED| CES 2015| Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Samsung Display| Smartphones| tablets| Transparent Displays| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Analogix Launches “Nano-console”

by Bob Raikes

Analogix was promoting a new idea of the “nano-console”. The firm, which is behind the SlimPort variant of the myDP connection standard, has developed a small box that connects to a TV by wire …

Tags:CES 2015| DisplayPort| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Tcons (Timing Controllers)| USB| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Google to test modular cellphone in Puerto Rico

by Vanessa Browning

Google will begin a trial of its Project Ara modular smartphone concept (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 48) in Puerto Rico this year. The trial will take place in partnership with Mexican carrier Claro …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Xiaomi Targets Internationals With Low-Cost Phablet

by Vanessa Browning

Xiaomi has unveiled the latest in its premium ‘Mi’ series of mobile devices: the Mi Note. While still low cost for a phablet of its specifications, the Mi Note will be offered in several …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04| Xiaomi

Falling White-Box Shipments Affect Supply Chain

by Vanessa Browning

As large vendors produce more low-cost smartphones, international shipments are falling for Chinese white-box handset manufacturers. Asian sources say that the component orders placed by white-box vendors are falling because of the shift in …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04

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Silicon Image Surprises Us with SiBeam Move

by Vanessa Browning

This reporter went along to Silicon Image not expecting to see much as somebody else was covering the new Super MHL interface. However, we found a lot of interest! First, we looked at the …

Tags:CES 2015| Interfaces| Large Display Monitor| Lattice Semiconductor (Silicon Image)| MHL| Mobile Display Monitor| Radio| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 03

New Price Point Achieved for Lumia Series

by Vanessa Browning

Microsoft showed off a low-cost feature phone at CES (since 2013, the company has made its biggest announcements at its own events), and has now revealed two affordable Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones: the Lumia …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04| Windows

Micromax Canvas Hue smartphone

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 3

by Tom Allen

Consumers in India, who might struggle to afford Samsung’s AMOLED smartphones, are now being offered a lower-cost option in the form of Micromax‘s Canvas Hue. The 5″ device has an AMOLED display (1280 x 720), …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Nintendo| Notebooks| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Lenovo Stacks

Too Much from Lenovo….

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo had a huge range of new products at CES, but was not showing publicly on the show floor. Fortunately, we have friends in high places and we were able to meet the company …

Tags:CES 2015| Embedded Pico Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Pcap (Procap)| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Huawei Reports Slower Growth

by Helen Vince

Chinese phone maker, Huawei, reported a slowdown in growth last year as the company begins to increase investment in its smartphone business. Huawei said that it expects its operating profit to be between $5.46 …

Tags:Financial Data| Huawei| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 03