Vol 22 – Issue 04 – Page 9

Prestigio Multiphone 5550 Duo smartphone

Prestigio Goes Quad-Core

by Tom Allen

The Multiphone 5550 Duo smartphone, from Prestigio, is a 5.5″ model with a large, 3,000mAh battery. Protected by Gorilla Glass 3, the display has 1280 x 720 resolution and uses an IPS panel. A 1.3GHz …

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Dr. Jon Likes LG’s super-wide, high-res, IPS LED Monitor

by Jon Peddie

LG’s super-wide, high-res, IPS LED Monitor Nearly three feet of desktop make this the ultimate gaming monitor Jon Peddie Why is this the ultimate gamer monitor? Wide field of view – the more you …

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TCL Transitions From Manufacture to Entertainment

by Tom Allen

Li Dongsheng, TCL’s CEO, greeted the assembled journalists at the company’s press conference. The room was quiet when we arrived as most of the press was queueing for its lunch – although TCL had …

HMD Market to Exceed $9 Billion by 2019

by Vanessa Browning

Transparency Market Research has predicted a 55.3% CAGR for the head-mounted display market between 2011 and 2019. At the start of the forecast period, Transparency valued the HMD market at $324.7 million, and expects …

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Executive Shake-Up at AMD

by Helen Vince

There has been a major reorganisation at the top of AMD, with three executives leaving the company. The announcement came in an 8-K filing in which it was revealed that John Byrne, general manager …

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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 4

by Vanessa Browning

Two new touchpanel PCs have been launched by Advantech. The 12.1″ TPC-1251T and 15″ TPC-1551T units feature Advantech’s iDoor modular design; customers can use this to add desired functionality without adding unnecessary hardware and costs. The modules …

LG Adds Czech Distributor

by Vanessa Browning

LG monitors are now being distributed in the Czech Republic by 100Mega.

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Media Markt and Saturn List on eBay

by Vanessa Browning

Media Markt and Saturn in Germany have expanded their multi-channel strategy and are now selling electronic goods through eBay. The retailers have around 93,000 products listed on eBay. (eBay has had a lot of …

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Samsung Combats Android With Windows

by Tom Allen

In a bid to reduce its reliance on Android, Samsung will release several affordable handsets based on Windows Phone 8.1 this year. The news comes from The Korea Times, whose source – a Samsung …

Handset Panel Pricing to Fall 10%

by Tom Allen

To maintain orders from Chinese vendors, Japan Display will aim to lower its handset panel prices in Q1’15, say sources in the supply chain. Handset panel module pricing could drop as much as 10% …

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Chinese Makers to Halt Capacity Expansion

by Tom Allen

Taiwanese sources say that Chinese notebook component makers have temporarily halted expansion of their production capacities. The move comes due to wage increases and short labour supply in the country.

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Production Automation Makes Up For Labour Shortage

by Tom Allen

In order to reduce the impact of rising wages and short labour supply in China, Inventec is said to have begun to trial production line automation at factories in Shanghai in late November. When …

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