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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 …

Tags:Apple| Flexible Displays| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 24 - Issue 28

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

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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 …

Tags:Amazon| Apple| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Voice Input| Vol 24 - Issue 27

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 …

Tags:Apple| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Qualcomm| Vol 24 - Issue 26

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 …

Tags:Apple| Gaze Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SMI| Vol 24 - Issue 24

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 …

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

Vudu App for Apple TV Shown

by Bob Raikes

Vudu has released in a blog post some screen shots of its AppleTV app that is due to launch in the autumn. Vudu already has content (which is free, with ads) that is in …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Apple and the Tech Industry

by Norbert Hildebrand

According to Forbes, Apple is the most valuable brand followed by Google and Microsoft. This helps to understand how a downgrade of Apple’s stock by Mizuho Securities’ Abhey Lamba caused a massive shift in …

Tags:Apple| Investment| Vol 24 - Issue 23

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Apple Adopts HEVC Across the Range

by Bob Raikes

Apple said at its developer’s conference that it would update the tvOS used on the Apple TV and will include new features including support for the HEVC codec, on Apple TVs from version 4. …

Tags:Apple| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 22