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Merlion Ties Up for Motorola

by Bob Raikes

In Russia, Merlion, a broadline distributor, has taken on the Motorola brand from Lenovo. The smartphone market is growing well in Russia as the economy continues to recover and Merlion sees a good opportunity …

Tags:Distribution| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 27

High-End Phone Maker Vertu Goes Into Liquidation

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC has reported that Vertu, a manufacturer of extraordinarily luxurious mobile phone handsets, has gone into liquidation following a period of financial difficulty. Vertu handsets were typically crafted from precious materials, encrusted with …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Just two topics this Week

by Bob Raikes

This week we include in LDM a special report on the Digital Signage Summit in Munich, which continues to gain momentum. Our Mobile Display Monitor issue, on the other hand has all of the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Will LG Supply a 2:1 OLED for the Next Google Pixel XL?

by Bob Raikes

The Android Police blog claims to have “Exclusive” information that the next version of Google’s top-of-the-line smartphone, the Pixel XL, will have a 6″ flexible OLED display with a an 18:9 aspect ratio and …

Tags:Google| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active and Mini Models on the Way?

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung will be launching a tougher Active edition of the Galaxy S8 after all, according to rumours reported by several tech news sites. The technology giant usually announces its Galaxy S Active phone models …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Xiaomi Sees Big Upswing in Q2

by Bob Raikes

The Commercial Times in China reports that Xiaomi sold 23.16 million smartphone shipments in Q2, up 70% on the number for Q1 by continuing to innovate in its products and by increasing its exports, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 26| Xiaomi

05 Qualcomm Looks to 5G

by Bob Raikes

Rajesh Pankesh is head of R&D at Qualcomm, which makes more than 800 million chips per year as the largest fabless chip company. He gave the first of the end of day keynotes. What …

Tags:5G| Large Display Monitor| Leti Days 2017| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Red Announces a Smartphone with a Holographic Display

by Norbert Hildebrand

When a camera maker announces a smartphone, not many people listen. However, when Red the high end camera maker announces a smartphone with holographic display the interest is, of course, a little higher. Unfortunately, …

Tags:Holographic Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Red| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Samsung Uses Note 7 Parts for Note FE

by Bob Raikes

In Korea, Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note FE (Fan Edition) which uses hardware designed for the ill-fated Note 7 phone. The phone is priced at 699,000 won ($610), around 30% less than the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Nokia 6 Now in the US

by Isaac Oburu

HMD Global, which licenses the Nokia brand for smartphones, has launched the Nokia 6 phone in the US market. (New Nokia 6 To Arrive in China) The phone, unusually for the US, has a …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Smartphones| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Nokia 6 arrives in the United States

by Isaac Oburu

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, is making its highly anticipated U.S. debut, bringing the Nokia 6 to U.S. fans in early July 2017 through Amazon. Combining superior craftsmanship and distinctive design with …

Tags:Nokia| Smartphones