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Apple Extends UltraHD Support to Single Stream

by Tom Allen

Apple has begun to support lower-cost UltraHD displays with the release of OSX 10.10.3. Previously, Apple’s devices would only send UltraHD signals to Multi-Stream Transport displays at 60Hz. With this change Single-Stream Transport models, …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Transport| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 16

iFixit Gives 2015 Macbook 1/10

by Tom Allen

Teardown specialist iFixit has found that the secret behind Apple’s new Macbook is…glue. Lots and lots of glue. The company gave the device a 1/10 repairability score. Most of the internals are battery, with …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Repair| Vol 22 - Issue 16

US Smartphone Shares Flat From 2014

by Tom Allen

In the three months ending in February 2015, smartphones had penetrated almost 77% of the US market, according to Comscore – up 5% on the September – November 2014 period. The result represented 186.3 …

Tags:Android| Apple| BlackBerry| HTC| iOS (Apple)| LG Electronics (LGE)| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Windows

Samsung’s S6 Edge Costs More – And Less – Than iPhone 6

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge is the most expensive Galaxy S handset ever produced, and costs more to manufacture than the iPhone 6 Plus – despite costing $50 less at retail. In a teardown, IHS …

Tags:Apple| Curved Displays| IHS Markit| iPhone| Manufacturing| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Apple Watch Fees Approach $3,000

by Tom Allen

Apple has revealed that repairing the Apple Watch outside of its warranty will be an expensive proposition. Prices will range from $230 for the basic Apple Watch Sport to $2,800 for the Edition model. …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Vol 22 - Issue 16| warranty

iOS 9 Expected at WWDC 2015

by Tom Allen

Apple has announced the date of its Worldwide Developer Conference. For 2015 the event will take place on 8th June, at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco. The tagline this year is ‘The epicenter …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Events| iOS (Apple)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Apple Fan Auctions Collection For Charity

by Tom Allen

An Apple 1 computer – one of only 13 still in existence – has been listed on eBay. The seller is Bob Luther, who is selling off his collection of Apple products. 10% of …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Apple iPhones Now Available in Armenia and Moldova

by Helen Vince

Asbis has become an official distributor of Apple’s iPhones in Armenia and Moldova. Asbis conducted a series of training workshops for its retail partners across Armenia and Moldova before the iPhones were launched.

Tags:Apple| Distribution| Europe| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Apple Watch Delayed

by Tom Allen

Shipments of the Apple Watch have been delayed from late April to the summer. Originally set to be launched on 24th April, the Watch is now listed as shipping in June or July – …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Wearables

Inside Look at the Apple Watch

by Norbert Hildebrand

We are still awaiting the release of the Apple Watch and the expected reports of great sales. Of course, technical details are being widely discussed based on news from the supply chain, Apple and …

Tags:Apple| OLEDs| Sapphire| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Wearable Market

Samsung Disputes Insurer’s Bent Phone Claim

by Tom Allen

Insurance firm SquareTrade recently put the HTC One M9, iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge through bending tests. Both the iPhone and Galaxy were found to bend – but while the iPhone …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 15

’80s Patent Keeps Apple Out of Switzerland

by Tom Allen

A patent may prevent the Apple Watch from being sold in Switzerland this year. The patent, which covers the use of the word ‘Apple’ and apple imagery in association with watches and jewellery, was …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Smartwatches| Switzerland| Vol 22 - Issue 15