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MDM CES Round-up

by Bob Raikes

Boarding VAR is from France and was part of the French contingent in the Eureka Park. The company believes it has a solution to the problems caused by VR upsetting people by causing motion …

Asus OLED Monitor is Previewed

by Bob Raikes

Asus had a couple of suites in the Wynn, one covering just the ROG gaming products and the other covering the rest. We started in the main room looking at smartphones, PCs and monitors. …

Huawei Shipped 153 Million Smartphones in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Huawei’s Rotating CEO Hu Houkun, also known as Ken Hu, recently announced that the firm shipped 153 million smartphones and made 600 billion yuan ($92.3 billion) in revenue in 2017, a shipment growth of …

Tags:Huawei| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Lawsuits Filed Against Apple After iPhone Slowdown Admission

by Andrew Fenn

Apple is facing legal action after its recent admission that modern software updates have purposefully slowed down older iPhone models. Apple said that this was done to preserve battery life. The iPhone 7, released …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 01| warranty

Full Screen Displays Head for Quarter Billion

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell has reported that almost a quarter billion ‘full screen’ displays have been sold in 2017, with nearly 200 million in the second half of the year. Samsung is by far the biggest supplier, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Oppo Plans Sim-free Phones for Japan

by Bob Raikes

Oppo of China, owned by BBK) is planning to start to sell its phones without SIMs in Japan in the spring of 2018 according to Reuters. The company is reported to be planning to …

Tags:Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Nokia 9 Specs Revealed in FCC Documents

by Andrew Fenn

Specifications for Nokia’s forthcoming smartphone, the Nokia 9, have been revealed via FCC documents. The Nokia 8 launched in August 2017. According to the documentation, the Nokia 9 will feature a 5.5″ OLED display …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Samsung A8 and A8+ Have OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Electronics announced the latest additions to the Galaxy A series: the Galaxy A8 (2018) and A8+ (2018). The displays have an 18.5:9 aspect ratio with the A8 having a 5.6″ display and the …

LG to Add Low End Phone at CES

by Bob Raikes

According to the ET News in Korea, LG will have a new low end smartphone at CES. The 2018 K10 will have a 5.3″ FullHD LCD display and 3GB of RAM and 32GB of …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Africa’s Smartphone Market Enters Early Stages of Recovery

by Bob Raikes

Africa’s smartphone market bounced back from two consecutive declines to post quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth of 4.4% in Q3 2017, according to IDC. Smartphone shipments for the quarter reached 21.7 million units, spurred by ongoing …

Tags:MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Samsung S9 Display to be Like S8

by Bob Raikes

The specification and design of the Samsung S9 has now been leaked via normally reliable including MobileFun (described as ‘ever reliable’) and SlashLeaks. The new phones will have displays that are very close to …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Apple Awards $390M to Finisar to Increase Production

by Norbert Hildebrand

After the investment into a Corning glass plant earlier in 2017, Apple announced the second recipient for a portion of its advanced manufacturing fund. The recipient of $390 million is Finisar Corporation, a US-based …

Tags:Apple| Laser| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 47