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Apple Applies for Patent with New Display Structure

by Norbert Hildebrand

With US patent application 20170221969, Apple describes a new hybrid display structure. The patent application is titled “Quantum dot LED and OLED integration for high efficiency displays” and describes very well what the company …

JDI Ponders How to Enter OLED Business

by Bob Raikes

Nikkei reports that JDI (described as ‘limping’) JDI has asked Mizhuo Bank for loans totalling around ¥100 billion ($900 milliion) to help the company to deal with the challenges of the move from premium …

Tags:Apple| Japan| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 28

Apple Result 01/08/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Apple announced its FY17 Q3 result with consolidated revenue of $45.4 billion and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.67. The revenues increased by 7% on a yearly basis with 17% growth in earnings …

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LG Display to Supply OLED to Apple

by Bob Raikes

Many sources, including the ET News in Korea, are saying that Apple has chosen LG Display as its secondary supplier of OLEDs for its upcoming phones. The company is expected to provide financial support …

Apple sets up OLED panel R&D line in Taiwan, says report

by Milos Pavlovic

As we have been reporting for some months, one of the key issues for the development of the OLED industry is the availability of evaporators which have, so far, been exclusively available from Canon …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Production Equipment| Vol 24 - Issue 27

iPhones Could Be Late – or Initially Restricted

by Bob Raikes

Reports from the Economic Daily News in China say that Apple’s production plans for the expected OLED-based iPhone 8 are delayed, with shipment not starting until November. Two new lower end iPhone 7 and …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Apple’s Siri Loses Some Traction

by Bob Raikes

Despite the general increase in the use of voice-activated personal assistants, Verto Analytics has reported that Apple’s Siri system has lost 7.3 million monthly users in the last year, dropping down to 41.4 million …

First Generation Apple Watch Warranty Extended

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has extended the warranty of its early Series 1 Apple Watch models to three years from the original date of purchase. The extension is apparently in direct response to a problem with the …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27| warranty

Qualcomm Tries to Stop Apple Imports

by Bob Raikes

In its dispute with Apple, Qualcomm has asked that action is taken in the form of a Limited Exclusion Order (LEO) that would stop Apple importing iPhones into the US. Apple responded by continuing …

Apple & LG Display in Investment/Supply Deal

by Bob Raikes

The Korea Herald reports that LG Display is in discussion (the report says it is ‘tentatively agreed’) with Apple about an investment that could be up to two or three trillion won ($1.75 billion …

Tags:Apple| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Apple Buys SMI to Acquire Gaze Technology

by Bob Raikes

Apple has bought gaze recognition company, SMI, although it has made no formal statement about the deal, simply quoting its standard line that it buys technology companies from time to time. SMI, which is …

Apple tvOS 11 Beta Now Public

by Bob Raikes

Apple has released a public beta of the next version of tvOS, version 11. The OS has been exclusively available to developers up to now. One of the key developments in the new version …

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