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Rumour: Apple Takes on JOLED for iPad

by Tom Allen

Korea’s ET News claims that Apple has contracted JOLED – a joint venture between Japan Display, Sony and Panasonic – to produce OLED panels for its next-generation iPads. Similar rumours have appeared before, claiming …

Tags:AMOLED| Apple| iPad| JOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 17

LA Schools Ask Apple for Multi-Million Dollar Refund

by Tom Allen

It’s a bad time for iPads in education. First, schools began to favour Chromebooks over the expensive tablets – and now the Los Angeles Unified School District has asked Apple for a multi-million dollar …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Education| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Apple Watch Touch Marked for Use on iPhone 6S

by Tom Allen

The next iPhone will use the same Force Touch technology as is featured on the Apple Watch, say Taiwanese panel makers. The sources say that Apple is experimenting with the placement of the sensor, …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Cellphones that can Reconfigure into a Bracelet Format

by Arthur Berman

During this past week, there was patent activity that indicates a continuing interest on the part of major cellphone makers in devices that can be mechanically switched from a conventional flat form to a …

Tags:Apple| LG Electronics (LGE)| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 17| Wearables

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