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Apple Buys VRVana

by Bob Raikes

Apple is reported to have bought an AR start-up called VRVana which has apparently developed an AR headset, called the Totem, but had not shipped it. Reports put the value of the deal at …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 46

IHS: Early Adoption for iPhone X is Strong

by Andrew Fenn

The iPhone X already accounts for over 2% of the iPhone active installed base. Singapore, Denmark, Switzerland and Japan are among the leading countries for iPhone X adoption, according to IHS Markit’s Senior Director …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Apple Makes Patent Counterclaims

by Bob Raikes

Apple has filed an action against Qualcomm in the on-going dispute between the companies (ITC Agrees to Look at Qualcomm/Apple Dispute). Apple claims that the firm is in breach of eight patents that it …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Qualcomm| Vol 24 - Issue 45

Automatic Frame Rate and Dynamic Range Switching for tvOS 11.2

by Andrew Fenn

The next update for tvOS (11.2) will add support for automatic frame rate and dynamic range switching to the Apple TV 4K. Once the option is enabled in the settings screen, the Apple TV …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 45

iPhone Spec Roadmap Revealed

by Bob Raikes

The OLED Association has published a roadmap that sets out the expected specifications for Apple’s iPhone developments, and produced by Mirae Asset Daewoo Research. The main changes expected are a move to higher resolutions …

Warranty Week Updates on Apple

by Bob Raikes

We’re a bit behind with some summaries of some interesting reports from Warranty Week. The site looked at Apple’s warranty claim costs, which have stabilised over the last couple of years, after a five …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 44| warranty

Another Analyst Predicts All-Screen LCD iPhone for 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Another analyst has added their two cents to the discussion around the possibility that Apple may release an LCD version of the iPhone X sometime next year. (Apple to Release Three New iPhones in …

Smarter Smart Watches Are Finally Selling…

by Ken Werner

For years, smartwatches seemed like a solution for no detectable problem. After all, they did nothing your smartphone couldn’t do, and what they did do was often not very convenient for the user. And …

Tags:Apple| OLEDs| Samsung| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Apple Planning Rear-Facing 3-D Sensors for AR

by Bob Raikes

Apple is said to be working on a rear-facing 3D sensor system for next year’s iPhone according to Bloomberg. The news service said that the technology was intended to help with AR by better …

Tags:Apple| AR/VR| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Will AR be Short for “Apple Reality”?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Since the last Tom Cook interview tour promoting the Apple brand, we know that he likes AR as in ‘Augmented Reality’ better than VR (Virtual Reality). It comes as no surprise that he didn’t …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 44

iPhone X Users Report “Green Line of Death”

by Andrew Fenn

Another iPhone X hardware glitch has revealed itself in the past few days and has been titled the “Green Line of Death”. The name pretty much says it all—users have reported a static vertical …

Apple to Release Three New iPhones in 2018?

by Andrew Fenn

Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities predicts that Apple will launch three new iPhone models in 2018. A 5.8″ OLED model with the same resolution as the iPhone X ((1125×2436, 458 PPI). A 6.5″ OLED …