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Prestigio Multiphone 5550 Duo smartphone

Prestigio Goes Quad-Core

by Tom Allen

The Multiphone 5550 Duo smartphone, from Prestigio, is a 5.5″ model with a large, 3,000mAh battery. Protected by Gorilla Glass 3, the display has 1280 x 720 resolution and uses an IPS panel. A 1.3GHz …

Tags:Asbis (Prestigio)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04

TCL Transitions From Manufacture to Entertainment

by Tom Allen

Li Dongsheng, TCL’s CEO, greeted the assembled journalists at the company’s press conference. The room was quiet when we arrived as most of the press was queueing for its lunch – although TCL had …

Tags:CES 2015| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Smartphones| Smartwatches| tablets| TCL| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 22 - Issue 04

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 4

by Vanessa Browning

Two new touchpanel PCs have been launched by Advantech. The 12.1″ TPC-1251T and 15″ TPC-1551T units feature Advantech’s iDoor modular design; customers can use this to add desired functionality without adding unnecessary hardware and costs. The modules …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Fujitsu| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| sharp| Smartphones| tablets| Touch PCs| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Samsung Combats Android With Windows

by Tom Allen

In a bid to reduce its reliance on Android, Samsung will release several affordable handsets based on Windows Phone 8.1 this year. The news comes from The Korea Times, whose source – a Samsung …

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

Samsung Galaxy A7 smartphone

Samsung Galaxy A7 is (Finally) Official

by Vanessa Browning

The Galaxy A7 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44), a thin smartphone challenging the iPhone 6, has been revealed by Samsung. Featuring a metal body and 5.5″ AMOLED display, the phone will be available …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Hisense ULED TV

Hisense Boasts of ULED Advantages

by Tom Allen

Hisense was showing the second generation of its ULED TVs, which – as was revealed at IFA – use quantum dots to enhance their colours. The new models widen contrast levels (30,000:1 static contrast …

Tags:CES 2015| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Smartphones| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 22 - Issue 03

LG press conference Tim Alessi and OLED TV

LG Stresses Importance of Colour

by Tom Allen

Skott Ahn, CTO of LG, was the first speaker on-stage at the first CES 2015 press conference. LG’s theme this year is ‘Innovation for a better life’: a life that is newer, more beautiful …

Tags:CES 2015| Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED TVs| OLEDs| Smartphones| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 22 - Issue 03| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

MDM Product Roundup: Vol 22 No 2

by Tom Allen

Blackberry has announced a partnership with Boeing to produce an ultra-secure smartphone called the Boeing Black. The phone will only be sold to ‘approved’ customers, each of which will have to sign an agreement …

Tags:BlackBerry| Huawei| Mitsubishi| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| tablets| Tizen| Vol 22 - Issue 02

Xiaomi Teases Thin Flagship

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi’s next ‘halo’ product will be unveiled on the 15th January, it is thought. The Chinese company has sent out invitations to an event in Beijing, where it says it will launch a new …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| tablets| Xiaomi

HD Panel Demand Remains Steady in New Year

by Tom Allen

Demand for high-definition panels for smartphones will be steady through the Chinese New Year period, say sources in Asia, as vendors continue to promote low-cost handsets. These vendors are building stock for the New …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Supply Chain

Samsung to Reduce Smartphone Line-up

by Helen Vince

In the same week that Samsung forecast its first fall in annual profit for three years, the company also unveiled plans to streamline its smartphone line-up, cutting new releases this year by 25-30% from …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 02

Asus Swims Against Current With Mobile Announcements

by Vanessa Browning

Few of the tier one and two firms showed new mobiles at CES – many were waiting for MWC in March. Asus was one that did, introducing a convertible series and two new smartphones. …

Tags:Asus| CES 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 03