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Xplore Celebrates 12 Years of Orders

by Tom Allen

Image: Rugged PC ReviewA German car maker – which cannot be named – has chosen to use rugged tablets from Xplore Technologies for more than 12 years. Xplore is celebrating more than a decade …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 24

Bentley Solves Space Challenge With Sony

by Tom Allen

Bentley chose to use Sony’s Vision Presenter software and VPL-GTZ1 projector at its location in the Conservatorium Hotel in Amsterdam. Visitors can use this ‘car-less showroom’ to watch videos, browse brochures and configure their …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Netherlands| Software| sony| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 24

Asus is Exclusive

by Tom Allen

Asus has gone exclusive with its new flagship tablet, the 7.9″ Zenpad Z8: it will be sold through Verizon only. So far, no news on a launch outside of North America has been shared. …

Tags:Android| Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Verizon| Vol 23 - Issue 24

Trekstor Uses Old Android in Budget Tablets

by Tom Allen

Trekstor GmbH has expanded its range of ‘SurfTab Breeze’ Android tablets with three new models: two 9.6″ and one 10.1″. The SurfTab Breeze 10.1 has a 10.1″ display (1024 x 600) and, unusually for …

Tags:Android| Germany| HDMI| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 23

IHS: Connected Devices Pass 8 Billion

by Tom Allen

IHS’s Connected Device Market Monitor shows that there were 8.1 billion connected devices worldwide by the end of 2015. This includes smartphones, tablets, connected TVs (and enabling devices like consoles), PCs and audio products. …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PCs| Smartphones| STBs| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 23

UK Leads European Detachable Market

by Tom Allen

The UK was the largest market for detachable tablets in Western Europe in Q1’16, says IDC, overtaking Germany. More than 300,000 units were shipped in the UK last quarter: 23% of the overall market …

Tags:Apple| IDC| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Mobile POS Will Enjoy Huge Growth

by Tom Allen

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) terminals will handle 40% of all retail transaction value in 2021 – up from an expected 12% this year. The prediction comes from Juniper Research. mPOS is defined as smartphone- and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| POS| Retail| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Detachables Will Drive Return to Tablet Growth

by Tom Allen

Tablet shipments will fall for the second straight year in 2016 – down 9.6% YoY, says IDC. The firm expects tablets to decline in 2016 and 2017, with a slight rebound in 2018 and …

Tags:Convertible PCs| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 22

TfL Continues iPad Investment

by Tom Allen

Since late 2015, we have known that Transport for London (TfL) would be issuing all station staff with iPad Minis. It is the latest in a series of moves to cope with the rising …

Tags:Investment| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Exertis Extends With Medion

by Tom Allen

Exertis is now distributing smartphones, tablets and notebooks from Germany’s Medion in the UK.

Tags:Distribution| Exertis| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Smartphones| tablets| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 21

RuggON Produces First Passport-Reading Tablet

by Tom Allen

A durable Windows tablet called the PM-311B, prioritising a visible image under direct sunlight, has been introduced by RuggON. With 850 cd/m² of brightness, optical bonding and anti-reflection/anti-fingerprint coatings, RuggON says that the tablet …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| Sunlight Readable Displays| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Medion’s Mid-Range Tablet Features HDMI

by Tom Allen

Medion of Germany has produced a new 10.1″ tablet, which will be sold in Aldi stores from the 2nd June. Known as the P10506, the tablet has a metal chassis and features a micro-HDMI …

Tags:Germany| HDMI| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 20