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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 18

by Tom Allen

The Apple Watch is now on sale worldwide. Apple has said that the relatively muted and mostly-online launch (Apple Watch Delayed) does not imply anything for future iPhone and iPad launches. Getac has upgraded …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Convertible PCs| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Holographic Displays| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Wearables

Windows Approaches 5% Market Share in Tablets

by Tom Allen

The continued fall in tablet ASPs has given Chinese suppliers – with price advantages and higher flexibility – a chance to rise in the market, says Taiwan’s MIC. The majority of branded and white-box …

Tags:Android| iOS (Apple)| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Windows| Worldwide

Smartphones and Automotive Displays Bolster Panel Market

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s MIC has predicted the first ever decline in the worldwide tablet market this year. However, small- and medium-size TFT-LCD panel (SMP) shipments will be upheld due to strong growth momentum of smartphones and …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Worldwide

Acer Press Conference 2015 in New York City

by Norbert Hildebrand

In its press conference and product announcement event in New York, Acer laid out its success during last year as well as the company’s strategy going forward. The location was very remarkable as so …

Tags:Acer| Notebooks| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Mobile Panel Prices Fall, but Demand to Rise

by Tom Allen

Through to the end of April, panel makers are experiencing price declines of around 1% in most applications, IHS DisplaySearch data shows. Larger notebook PC brands continue to adjust inventories in April; both panel …

Tags:LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Pricing| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 17

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Ziosk Tablet Gets Installed in Olive Garden Restaurant Chain

by Norbert Hildebrand

Olive Garden, the Darden Restaurants Italian cuisine chain in the US, has announced that it will be using tablets in all of its restaurants this year. After a successful trial run in 2014, Olive …

Tags:Interactive Tables| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Connect to All You Need with the Samsung Galaxy Tab A

by Helen Vince

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung) today announced the introduction of the new Galaxy Tab A™, delivering an assortment of benefits to better connect with people, entertainment, work and more. Featuring an extremely thin design, …

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UltraHD Comes to Fore in All Display Markets

by Tom Allen

The promotion of UltraHD display resolution by TV makers, display manufacturers and distributors has successfully raised consumer awareness of the format, with a corresponding rise in UltraHD LCD TV penetration in 2014, says IHS. …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| tablets| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Xplore Acquires Motion in $16 Million Deal

by Helen Vince

Xplore Technologies, a US-based manufacturer of rugged tablet PCs, US has agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of Motion Computing and its subsidiaries, which also produces rugged tablets. The transaction will be …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Rumour: Apple Takes on JOLED for iPad

by Tom Allen

Korea’s ET News claims that Apple has contracted JOLED – a joint venture between Japan Display, Sony and Panasonic – to produce OLED panels for its next-generation iPads. Similar rumours have appeared before, claiming …

Tags:AMOLED| Apple| iPad| JOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Samsung Holds Off on Flexible Tablets

by Tom Allen

A Korean website, Inews24, says that concerns over profitability will keep Samsung from launching 7″+ flexible tablet products this year. The company will instead look to apply the technology to smartphones.

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 16