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A technique that bonds a polymeric film to glass, in a way that means it can be ‘easily’ removed by applying heat, has been developed by the Suga Laboratory of the School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo. The research may be used to lower the cost of flexible substrate production. When a polyimide … Read more
Yang Yang, a researcher at UCLA, and colleagues claim to have developed an ‘inexpensive and simple way’ to produce transparent, flexible transistors. Transistors are generally produced using a multi-step photolithography process (printing a pattern onto glass or a wafer, using light). The process is expensive and uses toxic substances. Yang’s approach instead uses inks (referred … Read more
4,000 first-year students at the University of East London have been supplied with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet. The tablets, which have eBooks pre-installed and run customised software, were supplied to aid student learning.
Extenso Telecom in France has been authorised to distribute Apple’s iPhone.
Lenovo smartphones are now being distributed in the Czech Republic by AT Computers and SWS.
The rugged line-up of phones offered by Tech Data has been expanded with products from RugGear Europe. Feature phones, smartphones and tablets for the B2B and B2C channels are now being offered in Germany and Austria.
According to a blog post by NPD DisplaySearch’s David Hsieh (http://tinyurl.com/lgjjegh), panel makers need to ramp up production of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus panels quickly. DisplaySearch estimates that Apple has ordered more than 100 million such panels for 2014. Shipments for the handsets are likely to be in the range of 70-80 million units.
Sources in the upstream supply chain say that Foxconn is seeking to reduce its dependence on business from Apple. The company has been ‘aggressively’ assisting Chinese smartphone brands, such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Meizu.
Apple will receive 9.7″ and 12.9″ panels for its iPads from Samsung Display in the second half of this year, Korea’s Inews24 claims. Most of the output from one of the company’s G5 lines will be dedicated to Apple’s tablets.
Rumours percolating online claim that Quanta will be the sole manufacturer of the Apple Watch. The company has apparently been taking on new staff members – as many as 40,000, it is said.
Sales of eReaders in Germany are expected to rise 12% this year, to 1.2 million units, says technology association Bitkom. Revenues will also rise, increasing 7% to
Samsung will launch its Tizen-powered smartphone in India before the end of the year. The news comes from an interview with Tarun Malik, director of Samsung
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