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Huawei Hits Out at Windows Phone – Again

by Raverstead

Earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 34), Huawei said that it had not made any profit on its Windows Phone venture. Now Joe Kelly, head of international media affairs, has gone a …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Windows

LG Chooses Informática

by Raverstead

Informática Megasur, in Spain, in now distributing LG’s smartphones and tablets.

Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Smartphones| Spain| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Snapdragon 810 Unlocks Powerful Mobiles

by Raverstead

Qualcomm has shown a reference handset that demonstrates the capabilities of the Snapdragon 810 SoC. The ‘Qualcomm Mobile Development Platform Smartphone’ has a 6.17″ display with 2560 x 1600 resolution. 4GB of DDR4 RAM …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Smartphones| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 47

ZTE Sees Brightstar

by Raverstead

Brightstar 20:20 has been chosen by ZTE as the official distributor for its smartphones and tablets in Spain.

Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Smartphones| Spain| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 44| ZTE

Yota Upgrades From LCD to AMOLED

by Raverstead

The YotaPhone 2, from Russia’s Yota Devices, has received an upgrade from the original handset (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 50) – notably in screen technology. Like the original, the second-generation smartphone features both …

Tags:AMOLED| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Yota Devices

Sony Replaces Mobile Unit CEO

by Raverstead

Sony has appointed Hiroki Totoki as the new president and CEO of Sony Mobile Communications, replacing Kunimasa Suzuki who has been made executive VP of Sony Entertainment. The announcement came as Sony released its …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Smartphones| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 44

MDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 43

by Super User

Various firms have confirmed Android 5.0 (Lollipop) will be arriving on their devices soon. The OS will be available on HTC’s One and One M8; Motorola’s Moto G (2013 and 2014, Moto X (2013 …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Kyocera Proteus: a “Wearable and Collapsible Smartphone”

by Helen Vince

Smartphones – It is easy to become fascinated by some of the high tech product concepts seen at exhibitions. The best of these are a blend of highly creative industrial design and technology that …

Tags:Ceatec 2014| Flexible Displays| Kyocera| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

AAA Studies Driver Distraction in the US

by Helen Vince

sAutomotive – When navigation systems entered the automotive market, the rave for larger screens and head up displays in automobiles started.  Smartphones and now augmented reality headsets could be used in cars while driving.  Some …

Tags:Automotive| Health and Safety| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 40

Successful Mobile Ad Design Depends on GDP – Says Todacell

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Mobile Displays – Todacell is an international advertising network with offices in the US, Europe and Israel. The company found that there were some inconsistencies in advertising response which they could not explain -what worked …

Tags:Advertising| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Prestigio’s Phones Differ in Size, Price

by Super User

The Prestigio Multiphones 5453 and 5504 Duo are new smartphones that are similar in all aspects, aside from size and price. The 5453 is 4.5″ while the 5504 is 5″. Both have 1.3GHz quad-core …

Tags:Asbis (Prestigio)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

First Tizen Phone to Arrive in India

by Super User

Samsung will launch its Tizen-powered smartphone in India before the end of the year. The news comes from an interview with Tarun Malik, director of Samsung

Tags:India| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21