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Rumour: Sony Changes Flagship Introduction

by Super User

Recently (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42), it was said that Sony Mobile was looking to withdraw from the smartphone business in emerging markets. Now sources in the Taiwan supply chain say that the …

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

Eyedak Uses Smartphone as Screen

by Super User

Eyedak, a company based in Scotland, is developing a VR headset called Vrase, to compete with the Oculus Rift and Sony’s Morpheus. Like Samsung’s (rumoured) Gear VR headset (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 28), …

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HTC Will Extend M8 Brand to New Flagship

by Super User

A new HTC flagship smartphone, the M8 Life, will be launched in Q4’14, Chinese media claims. The phone will apparently feature a 5.5″ display with 2048 x 1536 resolution and a 2.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon …

Tags:China| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

960 x 540 is New Nokia Resolution

by Super User

A dual-SIM Windows Phone smartphone from Nokia has passed through the USA’s FCC. The ‘RM-1090’ (or possibly RM-1091) is roughly the size of the Lumia 830, with a 5″ display and 960 x 540 …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Sharp’s UltraHD Smartphone Display Ready by 2016

by Super User

Sharp is developing an UltraHD smartphone display, according to China’s Tech Feng website. According to the source, demand from Chinese manufacturers is behind the move. The panel or panels, in 5″- 6″ sizes, will …

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

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

Blackberry Returns to Classic Form Factor

by Super User

A leaked image, apparently of the Blackberry Classic smartphone, shows a return to the company’s traditional physical keyboard form factor. Image source N4BB claims that the phone will have a 3.5″ LCD screen; 720 …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

UltraHD Tipped for Galaxy S6

by Super User

It hasn’t been long since the introduction of the Galaxy Note 4 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36), but speculation is already turning to Samsung’s next announcement. The company traditionally introduces a new flagship …

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

Asustek Signs Bilkom

by Super User

In Turkey, Asustek has appointed Bilkom as distributor for its smartphones and accessories.

Tags:Asus| Large Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Passport is Only Blackberry’s First Phone

by Super User

After the launch of the square-shaped Blackberry Passport, the Canadian company has said that it already has another unusual device under development. Blackberry will look to introduce at least one unconventional device each year. …

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

Google’s New Nexus Devices Feature Android L – for Lollipop

by Super User

Details about Google’s Nexus 6 smartphone were heavily leaked before it was officially announced this month. Even in March (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 9), rumours were appearing online. Now we can see that …

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