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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 10

by Tom Allen

At the Radiodays Europe 2016 conference in Paris, LG said that the Stylus 2 smartphone (LG Differentiates With Friends) will feature a DAB+ radio – the world’s first smartphone to do so. DAB+ can …

Tags:AMOLED| Canonical| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Radio| Samsung| Smartphones| tablets| Ubuntu| Vol 23 - Issue 10

Amazon Recalls Faulty Fire Chargers

by Isaac Oburu

Amazon has recalled chargers for Fire devices sold after September 2015 in the UK, because they could cause a shock to tablet users. The chargers recalled bear the FABK7B model number. Amazon is compensating …

Tags:Amazon| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Tablet Demand Declining

by Isaac Oburu

Tablet supply chain vendors expect slow tablet business in Q1’16, and shipments are predicted by supply chain sources to be low. Most brand vendors are adjusting their product lines and business strategies, with the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 08

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Asustek to Focus More on Notebooks

by Isaac Oburu

Asus feels its tablet sales are unlikely to be able to achieve growth in 2016, according tto sources in Asia. The firm shipped 5.9 million tablets in 2015 and is looking to ship 5-6 …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Fujitsu Brings Palm Secure to Tablets

by Bob Raikes

Fujitsu was at the show to demonstrate its strength in big systems (big data, IoT and servers) as well as its client devices. The company has previously explained to us the benefits of its …

Tags:Fujitsu| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Security| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 08| Wearables

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Plenty to See at MobileFocus

by Bob Raikes

On the evening before the main exhibition start, Pepcom held its MobileFocus event. The big attraction for the press that evening in Barcelona was the Samsung press event and that meant a relatively low …

Tags:3D Acquisition| Eyewear| Gaze Recognition| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Press Events| Smartphones| tablets| USB| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Showstoppers Reveals Projection Tablet and Phones

by Bob Raikes

On the Sunday before the official start of the MWC show, Showstoppers held its annual “meet the vendors” event and we went along. We didn’t think that there were as many companies of interest …

Tags:Embedded Pico Projectors| Gaze Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Press Events| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 08| Wearables

Panasonic’s Tiny Tablets Are Smallest Toughpads Yet

by Tom Allen

Panasonic was showing off its connected IoT products, as well as a rugged smartphone in the Toughpad line. Although officially described as a tablet, the device is 4.7″, supports dual SIM cards and can …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Panasonic| Rugged Displays| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 08| Windows

Asustek Challenges Knox

by Tom Allen

Asus has released a video showing off a new series of business tablets called the Zenpad M Series, although information about them is still thin. Built for business, the 7″ and 10″ units are …

Tags:Asus| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Software| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 07

ZTE Continues to Build Mobile Projector Family

by Tom Allen

ZTE introduced a new generation of its SPro mobile projector. The first of these was launched at CES 2014, and the second at CES 2015. MWC 2016 show saw the SPro Plus tablet, with …

Tags:DLP| LED Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 08| ZTE

Detachables Sustain European Tablet Market

by Tom Allen

More than 14 million tablets were shipped to Western Europe in Q4’15: a 10.1% decline YoY, says IDC. In value terms, however, the decline was only 1.8% thanks to the rising penetration of detachable …

Tags:Amazon| Apple| Asus| Convertible PCs| Europe| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 07

IDC: Slates Fall as Detachables Enter Spotlight

by Tom Allen

Despite the Christmas sales period, IDC has reported that the worldwide tablet market fell again in Q4’15. 65.9 million units were shipped, representing a 13.7% YoY decrease. Total shipments for 2015 were down 10.1%, …

Tags:Convertible PCs| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 04| Worldwide