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Sony Looked at Flexible Displays for Its Smartphone Line

by Super User

When we talk about smartphone leadership, Sony is not the first name that comes to mind. In a recent interview of Thomas Waldner, Senior Design Manager at Sony Mobile Communications by Trusted Reviews, the …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

‘FingerShadow’ Saves OLED Power

by Super User

A paper published by Microsoft Research (http://tinyurl.com/nqvq736) has shown a new way to conserve power on mobile devices. Recognising that the screen is the most power-hungry component in a smartphone, Microsoft researchers have developed …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Other| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Smartphones Reach New High as Xiaomi Joins Top Vendors

by Super User

Global smartphone shipments remained above 300 million units in Q3’14, having reached that point in Q2. According to IDC, new releases and an increased emphasis on emerging markets were key. In total, vendors shipped …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Microsoft Competes With Chromecast

by Super User

Windows Phone Daily has uncovered an FCC filing detailing a Chromecast-like dongle for Windows Phone smartphones. The ‘Microsoft HD-10’ possesses WiFi, HDMI and USB connectivity. It also supports Miracast (used for Windows Phone 8.1’s …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smartphones| Streaming Dongles| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21| Windows

Blackberry Passport Veers From ‘Traditional’ Design

by Super User

The Blackberry Passport is perhaps Blackberry’s least conventional device of recent years. With a 4.5″ square display (1440 x 1440, 453ppi) and physical keyboard, the Passport is a long way from the iPhone 6. …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

US Consumers Value Cars and Smartphones

by Super User

A very interesting article has been posted by Warranty Week, about the market for product protection plans (aka extended warranties) in the USA. Despite the urgings of so-called watchdogs, the adoption of these insurance …

Tags:Life Cycle Management| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Huawei Looks to Embedded Touch

by Super User

Embedded touch panel solutions are being investigated by Huawei, for smartphones to be released next year, say industry sources. Huawei currently uses embedded touch in its Ascend P7 smartphones; the sources indicated that it …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| On-cell| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Apple to Replace Sub-Par iPhone Batteries

by Super User

A number of iPhone 5 smartphones have been found to have underperforming batteries. These units, sold between September 2012 and January 2013, have a shorter battery life than intended. Customers in Europe, the USA …

Tags:Batteries| iPhone| Large Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Lenovo Phones Reach Czech Republic

by Super User

Lenovo smartphones are now being distributed in the Czech Republic by AT Computers and SWS.

Tags:Czech Republic| Distributors| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

4G Arrives on Asus’ Padfone Series

by Super User

The PF451CL is a 4.5″ addition to Asus’ Padfone line-up – a range of smartphones that can dock into a larger chassis to power a tablet. In the case of the PF451CL (aka Padfone …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Blackberry Classic to Arrive in Mid-December

by Super User

Blackberry CEO John Chen let the release date of the Blackberry Classic (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41) slip during a talk in China last month. Speaking at the MIT Enterprise Forum in Hong …

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

Wearables Will be Big at IFA

by Super User

Archos will show new Android and Windows Phone mobile devices in hall 12, at stand 103. The 50B Platinum (£100 ($165)) is an Android 4.4 smartphone with a quad-core processor and IPS panel. The …

Tags:Curved Displays| Large Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21