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Microsoft Working On Surface Smartphone

by Isaac Oburu

Microsoft is rumoured to be researching ways to replace references to ‘Windows’ phones with a ‘Surface’ smartphone. The new phone would be powered by a new processor and architecture, which would allow the Surface …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 04| Windows

PTC Brings Augmented Reality to the Enterprise with Vuforia™

by Isaac Oburu

PTC today announced new features for the Vuforia augmented reality (AR) platform targeted for the enterprise. This includes support for Windows 10 devices and the introduction of the groundbreaking VuMark™ solution for delivering AR …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Windows

Microsoft Issues Warning to Legacy Windows Users

by Tom Allen

New silicon generations will only be supported on the latest version of Windows, Microsoft has warned. In a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/zhdwcer), EVP Terry Myers wrote that it is difficult to ensure stability for older …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Windows

Multitasking Multiplied: Acer Brings Productivity to the Next Level with the Liquid Jade Primo Smartphone

by Isaac Oburu

Acer today announced the new Liquid Jade Primo, a 5.5-inch premium smartphone running Windows 10 Mobile. The Liquid Jade Primo provides ultimate productivity for professionals through Continuum, allowing Windows 10 universal apps to provide …

Tags:Acer| AMOLED| CES 2016| Smartphones| Windows

Scale-1 Does VR Without a Headset

by Tom Allen

French company Scale-1 Portal will introduce a VR projection solution at CES in January, which brings owners right into the action. ‘SCALee’ is a Windows 10 PC, UST projector and camera, housed in a …

Windows 10 Delayed Again

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has said that Windows 10 Mobile will not be rolled out to existing smartphones until next year. This follows a previous delay in October, until December.

5KPlayer Revamps HEVC Playback/Streaming Feature in V3.2 for Windows

by Isaac Oburu

DearMob releases 5KPlayer for Windows version 3.2 – the second mature upgrade to optimize the H.265/HEVC video codec playback function and present better visual enjoyment of 4K and 8K UHD videos. Meanwhile, the intrinsic …

Tags:HEVC (H.265)| Windows

Asus Begins Skylake/Windows 10 Rollout

by Tom Allen

A host of new notebooks has been introduced by Asus, beginning with three models in the X Series: the X456, X556 and X756 (14″, 15.6″ and 17.3″, respectively). Each of the new products features …

Tablets: Windows fast becoming a premium OS, says Strategy Analytics

by Isaac Oburu

It has been a long bumpy road for Windows Tablets but 2015 proved to be the year that Microsoft and its partner OEMs finally got Tablets right, according to the new “Tablet Operating System …

Tags:Android| iOS (Apple)| Market Data| tablets| Windows

Gartner: Endpoint Trends Herald Mobile Workforce

by Tom Allen

Gartner has released several predictions covering ‘endpoint’ technology in a new report (log-in required) (http://tinyurl.com/o79fs8u). The most interesting forecast, for us, is that 30% of businesses will spend more on displays than on PCs …

Happy Birthday, Windows

by Tom Allen

Happy birthday to Windows! Microsoft launched Windows 1.0 on the 20th November, 1985 – 30 years ago. 1.0 was the company’s first attempt to present a GUI to users (it wasn’t actually an OS, …

Windows-Android Integration Hits Delay

by Tom Allen

Windows 10 Mobile has been expected to solve the issue of a lack of apps on the Windows smartphone platform, by making porting them over from iOS and Android a simple process. However, while …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 46| Windows