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Apple Ends an Era by Settling Samsung Patent War

by Steve Sechrist

It started out with a blockbuster lawsuit in 2011 that morphed into the “patent wars”with suits and counter-suits between the two technology giants that together supplied 90% of the smartphone market. But for all …

Tags:Apple| Patents| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Blackmagic Supports MacBook Pro with eGPU

by Bob Raikes

Blackmagic Design, which specialises in broadcast and content creation components, has introduced a new external GPU that has been designed in collaboration with Apple and is built around a Radeon Pro 580 and the …

Tags:Apple| External GPU (eGPU)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28

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Apple Updates MacBook Pro Models for 2018

by Bob Raikes

Apple has upgraded its MacBook Pro models for 2018 with new processors that make them much faster (claimed to be 70% faster) and with improved keyboards – as these have been the subject of …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Apple Considering Its Options for iPhone Modem Chips

by Andrew Fenn

Apple is apparently considering switching to a new supplier of modem chips for its iPhone devices. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, the company is considering replacing Intel with MediaTek as its secondary …

Tags:Apple| Application Processors| Intel| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 25 - Issue 26

Report: Apple Secures Second OLED Panel Supplier

by Andrew Fenn

Bloomberg reports that Apple has secured an additional supplier of OLED panels for its forthcoming iPhone range. Citing people familiar with the matter, the article states that Apple is forging a partnership with LG …

Tags:Apple| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 25

iTunes Begins to Roll Out Dolby Atmos Movies on tvOS 12 Beta

by Andrew Fenn

A small subset of movies with Dolby Atmos support are beginning to roll out on the iTunes store for Apple TV 4K users running tvOS 12 beta 2. Apple announced the upgrade earlier this …

Tags:Apple| Dolby Atmos| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 25

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Korean Report Quantifies iPhone Display Orders

by Bob Raikes

We reported on forecasts from Nikkei on Apple’s plans and now ‘The Bell’ in Koreea has said, quoting Samsung Display as a source, that Apple expects to sell 70 million 6.46″ panels and around …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Apple Fined Over Lack of Warranty for 3rd Party Repairs

by Bob Raikes

Apple has received a $6.6 million fine (Aus $9 million) from a court in Australia after it caused some iPhones and iPods to fail after an update, if the devices had been repaired by …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 24| warranty

Report: Apple 2019 iPhone to Incorporate USB-C Hardware?

by Andrew Fenn

Anonymous sources from the Taiwan supply chain have revealed that Apple’s 2018 series of iPhones will not support USB-C as previously rumoured, but that the technology is planned for inclusion in the range scheduled …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Report: Apple Informs Suppliers of 20% Drop in 2018 iPhone Production

by Andrew Fenn

According to Nikkei, Apple has informed its suppliers that it plans to cut this year’s iPhone production by 20%, from 100 million units in 2017 to 80 million this year, following slower-than-expected sales of …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Apple Announces New File Format for AR at WWDC 2018

by Norbert Hildebrand

At the just finished WWDC 2018 Apple introduced a new AR Kit 2 including a new file format for AR content. So far, every developer has created their own AR content within a software …

Tags:3D Formats| Apple| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22