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Report from CES 2037 – Broken Phones Not an Issue Anymore

by Norbert Hildebrand

After a week of CES bombardment with the newest and finest consumer electronics products we have thought up last year, I want to entertain you with the headline of CES 2037 (plus minus a …

Tags:Glass| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 02| warranty

Doctorow Identifies Why we Need a Right to Repair

by Keith J Baker

Cory Doctorow’s blog picks up on an article in IEEE Spectrum (Wiens and Gordon-Byrne) which is the latest broadside in a mounting battle – on one side we have (some of) the electronics industry, …

Tags:Repair| Vol 25 - Issue 02| warranty

Intel Stumbles as Samsung Dominates Worldwide Chip Revenue

by Steve Sechrist

For the first time in a quarter century, there is a new semiconductor chip leader according to market research firm, Gartner which recently announced Samsung has bested the 25 year long reign of Santa …

Tags:Gartner| Intel| Market Data| Semiconductors| Vol 25 - Issue 02| warranty

Lawsuits Filed Against Apple After iPhone Slowdown Admission

by Andrew Fenn

Apple is facing legal action after its recent admission that modern software updates have purposefully slowed down older iPhone models. Apple said that this was done to preserve battery life. The iPhone 7, released …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 01| warranty

HP’s $6.5M Defective Laptop Settlement Close

by Bob Raikes

Athough close to a resolution, a California judge has blocked a settlement to a long running class action against HP over defective displays. The displays were installed in Pavillion notebook computers that had a …

Tags:HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48| warranty

Warranty Week Updates on Apple

by Bob Raikes

We’re a bit behind with some summaries of some interesting reports from Warranty Week. The site looked at Apple’s warranty claim costs, which have stabilised over the last couple of years, after a five …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 44| warranty

Logitech Responds to Harmony Link Backlash

by Andrew Fenn

Logitech has responded to a wave of negative feedback following the announcement that all Harmony Link products will cease to operate from March 2018. The company had previously offered a 35% discount on the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Remote Controls| Vol 24 - Issue 43| warranty

iPhone X Users Report “Green Line of Death”

by Andrew Fenn

Another iPhone X hardware glitch has revealed itself in the past few days and has been titled the “Green Line of Death”. The name pretty much says it all—users have reported a static vertical …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 43| warranty

iFixit Releases iPhone X Teardown

by Andrew Fenn

iFixit has examined the iPhone X, practically down to each individual screw, and scored it a 6 out of 10 for repairability. That’s a better score than it sounds, judging it against today’s smartphones …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Vol 24 - Issue 43| warranty

Apple Working on Fix for Cold Temperature Freeze

by Andrew Fenn

Apple is working on a software update for the iPhone X, after several users reported an issue where the screen becomes unresponsive in cold conditions. The company recommends an optimal usage temperature of between …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 42| warranty

Apple Acknowledges Potential OLED Burn-In on iPhone X

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has addressed the recent controversy surrounding burn-in and image retention in OLED smartphone screens. The Google Pixel 2 XL’s LG P-OLED screen recently came under fire when users reported the issue, which causes …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 42| warranty

No Such Thing as a Perfect Product

by Bob Raikes

This week, we have a report in LDM on the SMPTE conference in Hollywood from Chris and another report in MDM on the VR event in New York. There’s lots of other news as …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 42| warranty