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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

… and iMacs and MacBooks

by Bob Raikes

Apple has updated the processors on the iMac and MacBook and added Thunderbolt 3, and added a Retina 4K display to the 21.5″ iMac. Displays are boosted in brightness to 500 cd/m² The iMac …

Tags:All-in-ones (AIOs)| Apple| Large Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 22

Samsung Starting Apple Flex OLED Production

by Bob Raikes

ETNews of Korea said that Samsung will start mass production of flexible displays from this month, as the company has approved samples from Samsung. The site also said that although a flexible display is …

Tags:Apple| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung Display| Vol 24 - Issue 22

Foxconn Adds Apple and Amazon to Toshiba Bid

by Bob Raikes

Terry Gou of Foxconn has told the Nikkei that Apple and Amazon are participating in the bid that Foxconn is making to try to acquire the Toshiba semiconductor business as the Japanese company tries …

Tags:Amazon| Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| toshiba| Vol 24 - Issue 22

Apple Updates iPad Pro Models…

by Bob Raikes

Apple introduced a new 10.5″ iPad Pro and a new version of the 12.9″ iPad Pro. The new 10.5″ tablet features small borders to reduce the size and with the weight of 1lb (450 …

Tags:Apple| Convertible PCs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 22

News Sites Can’t Add Up – Fake News?

by Bob Raikes

Close to press time, we were writing up a story, widely reported by many web blogs that ran, as below: “Strategy Analytics pointed out in a report that Apple took 83.4% of the profits …

Tags:Apple| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 22