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OLED iPhone? Not For Three Years

by Tom Allen

A report from Business Korea claims that Apple will launch a curved-screen iPhone in 2018. The phone would feature an OLED display, according to the rumour. (frankly – I would treat with extreme caution …

Tablet Shipments Experience Largest Decline Since 2009 Category Inception, According to ABI Research

by Helen Vince

For branded tablets, the year 2015 is off to a rocky start. For the first time since inception, the popular consumer item experienced its largest QoQ decline to date of 35%. In addition, tablets …

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Depth-Sensing Camera on iPhone 7

by Tom Allen

The Taiwanese Business Weekly claims that Apple will build a depth-sensing camera into the iPhone 7. A patent for the technology was filed in 2010, but according to sources, was delayed by supply chain …

Is Flexible OLED Possible for Apple’s iPhone?

by Tom Allen

UBI Research, of Korea, writes that flexible AMOLED displays are the newest form of smartphone differentiation. Now that hardware performance has improved ‘as much as possible’, Samsung and LG are using flexible screens to …

Samsung Prepares for S7 in 2015

by Milos Pavlovic

Sources in Asia say that Samsung is preparing to compete with Apple’s next iPhone – expected in the second second half of 2015 – by pushing R&D on its next Galaxy flagship. The so-called …

Second Apple Watch to House Video Camera

by Tom Allen

‘Sources familiar with the matter’ have said that Apple Watch 2 will be launched in 2016, with a video camera supporting Face Time. Rumours also say that Apple will integrate a new chipset that …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Apple Could Eliminate Home Button With New Chip

by Tom Allen

Apple is developing a touch and display driver integration (TDDI) single-chip solution for its iPhones, say Asian sources. The solution, being developed inside Apple, will be used in future iPhone designs, with ultra-thin bezels. …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 26

by Tom Allen

Apple has discontinued the original iPad Mini – the last iOS device that the company made without a retina display. Densitron Displays and ‘Papirus’ have created an electrophoretic display for the Raspberry Pi, called …

Apple Has Been Testing UltraHD For Years

by Tom Allen

Leaked emails from Sony show that Apple has been licensing the company’s UltraHD content for testing purposes since 2013. Although not earth-shattering, it does show that Apple is interested in the format – which …

Web Designers Make it Hard to Use Our Displays

by Phillip Wright

A recent spot-on article concerning web page user interface design and information display on computer monitors came across my screen a week or more ago. I might have forgotten the article except that I …

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Apple Patents Method to Raise AMOLED Display Brightness

by Tom Allen

Apple has been granted several new patents, but those that we are interested in relate to AMOLED displays – specifically, raising the performance of these devices. A top-emission AMOLED uses a top electrode with …

AWE 2015 Buzzes on Metaio Sale

by Bob Raikes

We were in San Jose for the SID and remained in the area for a few days afterwards. We were able to get a day at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2015 conference in …