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Apple Updates 13″ MacBook Pro with Retina Display & MacBook Air

by Helen Vince

Apple® today updated the 13-inch MacBook Pro® with Retina® display with the all-new Force Touch trackpad, fifth generation Intel Core processors and Intel Iris Graphics 6100, two times faster flash and longer battery life, …

Tags:Apple| Notebooks

Rumour: Apple Settles on Oxide

by Tom Allen

The newest in a long chain of rumours regarding Apple’s 12.9″ iPad has appeared. According to sources in Asia, the tablet will use Oxide TFTs and enter mass production in Q3’15. Samples are being …

Panel Supply Delays iPad Pro

by Tom Allen

The oft-rumoured 12.9″ iPad Pro (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 45) has apparently been delayed again. According to Bloomberg’s sources, production will now begin in September, because of delays in display panel supply.

Tags:Apple| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Apple Passes Samsung to Take Smartphone Market Lead

by Tom Allen

Worldwide smartphone sales reached 367.5 million units in Q4’14, rising almost 30% YoY. Gartner’s data shows that Apple displaced Samsung as the market leader – a spot that the Korean company has held since …

Large-Screen Trend Continues, as Vendors Struggle to Differentiate

by Tom Allen

Smartphones with screens up to 5.6″ will become mainstream this year, says GfK. The prediction follows a spike in sales of larger handsets in 2014, as consumers replaced their older 4″ and 4.5″ smartphones. …

And Finally… – Vol 22 11

by Tom Allen

Apple was celebrated for adding ‘more diverse’ emojis lately, but the facial features remain resolutely “round eyes” – causing one of our readers to state, “I guess Asians don’t buy Apple products”.

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

JDI wants Apple to Invest in Screen Plant

by Helen Vince

There have been unconfirmed reports that Japan Display (JDI) is in talks with Apple about investing in a new plant to manufacture screens for Apple iPhones and possibly for the Apple Watch. According to …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Apple Success Sees Claims Fall Below 2%

by Tom Allen

Warranty Week has analysed claims and accruals from six companies in its latest report, of which two – Apple and Cisco – are interesting to readers of Display Monitor. Apple’s warranty claims have fallen …

Repairs Programme Launched for Faulty Macbooks

by Tom Allen

Apple has launched a repair service for Macbook Pro notebooks affected by video issues. These include distorted video, no image and unexpected system restarts, and affect 15″ and 17″ products sold between February 2011 …

Samsung to Acquire LoopPay

by Helen Vince

Samsung Electronics is to acquire LoopPay, a mobile wallet solutions provider that turns magnetic stripe readers into secure, contactless receivers. Under the terms of the deal, LoopPay will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung …

Tags:Apple| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Means to Integrate a Touch ID Sensor into a Touchscreen Display

by Arthur Berman

The subject of this Display Daily article is a technology under development at Apple and in the news during the past few days. To put this development interest into context, recall that the iPhone …

Tags:Apple| Fingerprint Recognition| Patents| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Apple Receives Patent for Near to Eye Display Application

by Norbert Hildebrand

The virtual reality market has seen quite a few introductions of smartglasses that allow the user to incorporate a smartphone as the main display for the headset. Such headsets typically come at a lower …