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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

Qualcomm Supports Higher Mobile Resolutions

by Raverstead

Qualcomm has spoken out in support of UltraHD smartphone screens. By mid- to late-2015, there will be several smartphones on the market using the format, the company believes. In an open document, Qualcomm argues …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Resolution| Smartphones| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 49

by Raverstead

The Iconia Talk S is Acer’s first 4G tablet. With support for voice calling and two SIM slots, it is intended to fully replace a smartphone. A quad-core Snapdragon processor runs Android on the …

Tags:Acer| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Sony to Rethink Smartphone Strategy

by Raverstead

In an interview with The Nikkei newspaper (http://tinyurl.com/o5vybsm), Sony CFO Kenichiro Yoshida said that the company plans to rethink its smartphone strategy. While the recent finance results (see elsewhere in this issue) showed poor …

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

MDM Product Roundup Vol 21 No 48

by Raverstead

The Blackberry Classic smartphone (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41) is now available for pre-order in the UK. It is listed for £290 ($455). The world’s thinnest tablet – Dell‘s Venue 8 7000 (Display …

Tags:BlackBerry| Dell| HTC| India| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| tablets| toshiba| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Wearables

Infoquest Introduces Own Phones

by Raverstead

Infoquest is now distributing its own Android phone brand, Bitmore, in Greece.

Tags:Android| Distributors| Greece| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 48

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)

Google Preparing for Android One?

by Super User

A launch of Google’s Android One initiative, which aims to unify the fragmented OS in entry-level smartphones, may be approaching. Invitations have been sent to an event in India on 15th September. Google has …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 36

LG to Use In-House Processor

by Super User

A 5.9″ smartphone, using an application processor developed in-house, will be announced by LG before the end of the year. The claim comes from a Korean-language article in Money Today.

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21