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Gartner: Global End-User Device Spending Set to Increase in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

After a decline of 3% in 2017, worldwide shipments of devices are forecast to grow 1.3% in 2018 and will total 2.3 billion units, according to Gartner. While device shipments fluctuate year-on-year, end-user device …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Smartphone Market| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 14

MDM Vol 25 Issue 12 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Apple has announced an update to its 9.7″ iPad that adds support for the Apple Pencil and costing from $329. The core tablet was launched a year ago (Apple Refreshes iPad, Cuts Price) but …

Tags:3D Cameras| Apple| iPad| Lenovo| Meeting Rooms| Mobile Display Monitor| Pen Input| tablets| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 12| Wireless

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KDDI and Samsung Complete 5G Multi-Device Trial in Japan

by Andrew Fenn

KDDI and Samsung Electronics today announced the successful completion of a 5G field trial held in Okinawa Cellular Stadium, a 30,000-person capacity baseball stadium in Japan. Using Samsung’s 5G end-to-end solutions spanning virtualised core, …

Tags:5G| Korea| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 12| Wireless

Huawei Moves Notebook Camera

by Bob Raikes

5G was, of course, the main topic for Huawei at MWC and the company made a number of announcements. In products, Huawei focused on a new laptop at MWC, the Matebook X Pro which …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Notebooks| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 09

IDC: Indian Tablet Market Slowed Down in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, 717,000 tablets were shipped in India in Q4 of 2017, a quarter-on-quarter decline of 32%, and registered similar shipments when compared to the same time a year ago. After a big …

Tags:IDC| India| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Aura Reminds us of Photo Frames

by Bob Raikes

For some reason, this evening I am reminded of the advice, attributed, I think, to Hemingway, to ‘write drunk, but edit sober’. On that basis, I guess I’d better check this piece again in …

Tags:Digital Photography| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 08

TCL Adds Mass Market 18:9 Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

TCL has both the Alcatel and Blackberry smartphone brands. At the show, the emphasis was on the Alcatel brand and there are there were three low end smartphone ranges introduced at the event, the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Smartphones| tablets| TCL| Vol 25 - Issue 09

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Fujitsu Q738 Convertible is for Professionals

by Bob Raikes

Fujitsu introduces a new ‘flagship’ 2 in 1 detachable device – the Fujitsu Tablet Stylistic Q738, intended for high performance mobile working and using a magnesium housing and reinforced edges. It has a 13.3″ …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Fujitsu| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 08

IDC: Detachable Tablets Continue to Grow in Value

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest figures published by IDC, the overall tablet market for Western Europe declined 13.1% year-on-year, shipping 10.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, indicating a continued weakening of the …

Tags:Convertible PCs| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 07

IDC: Detachable Tablets Return to Growth During the Holiday Season

by Andrew Fenn

The worldwide detachable tablet market grew to 6.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, an increase of 10.3% from the previous holiday season, according to preliminary data from IDC. Growth for the …

Tags:Convertible PCs| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 05

KT, Verizon and Samsung Collaborate on 5G Solution Demo

by Andrew Fenn

KT, Verizon and Samsung have collaborated to demonstrate Samsung’s 5G solutions and use cases, including a prototype 5G tablet device. The tablet is capable of providing multi-gigabit per second speeds via 5G networks, as …

Tags:5G| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 05

NRF: Mobile Computing for Retail

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Panasonic Toughbook FZ-G1 in a mobile POS cradle with a credit card reader. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) Panasonic was at NRF showing its Toughbook mobile computers and tablets. Jeffery Pinc, the Panasonic rep I talked …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NRF 2018| Retail| Rugged Displays| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 03