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Touch Supplier for OLED iPhone Identified

by Bob Raikes

We have seen reports in the Taiwanese press based on un-named ‘sources in the supply chain’ that Samsung Display will be the only supplier for AMOLEDs for Apple’s adoption of the technology. It identifies …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Apple Re-Aligning MacBook Panel Supply

by Bob Raikes

IHS said in its blog that Apple will maintain sales of the existing ‘legacy’ MacBook Pro for those that cannot afford to upgrade to the new version, which has a touch OLED bar and …

Apple’s Warranty Reserves Decline

by Bob Raikes

Warranty Week made a detailed analysis of Apple’s warranty and extended warranty programs and pointed out that Apple has become a leading global supplier of extended warranties. However, sales of protection plans has declined …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01| warranty

Apple is testing more than 10 versions of the iPhone 8 – and at least one has a CURVED screen

by Bob Raikes

Reports in the WSJ suggest that Apple has been testing more than ten different prototypes for its next smartphone and that at least one of these has a curved OLED, like the Samsung Galaxy …

Tags:Apple| Flexible Displays| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Samsung Wins Apple Patent Fight

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has won its long running patent battle with Apple over the design of its smartphones. The US Supreme Court said that Samsung did not have to pay its “total profits” as the patent …

Tags:Apple| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Apple Confirms Work on Autonomous Cars

by Bob Raikes

Apple has written to US transport regulators to express its interest in the development of testing rules for autonomous cars and asking that “established manufacturers and new entrants should be treated equally.” Analyst Comment …

Tags:Apple| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

4G To Hit 1 Billion in 2016 Says IDC

by Bob Raikes

IDC said that it expects worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.45 billion units with a year-over-year growth rate of 0.6% in 2016, down a long way from the 10.4% growth seen in …

Strategy Analytics: Apple Captures Record 91 Percent Share of Global Smartphone Profits in Q3 2016

by Isaac Oburu

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone profits reached US$9 billion in total during the third quarter of 2016. Apple dominated and captured a record 91 percent share of all smartphone …

Tags:Apple| Market Data| Smartphone Market

Apple Wins 91% of Smartphone Profits in 3Q16

by Bob Raikes

According to Strategy Analytics, Apple made 91% of the total profits of the smartphone industry ($9 billion) in Q3 2016. Linda Sui, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “Apple’s ability to maximize pricing and minimize …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Apple To Fix iPhone 6 Plus ‘Touch disease’ for $149

by Bob Raikes

Apple has decided to offer a service to fix a fault, known as “touch disease” on the iPhone 6 Plus. The service is a standard fee for otherwise working units (with non-cracked and working …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 46| warranty

News Outlets in the US Point at AR Glasses from Apple

by Norbert Hildebrand

A whole range of news outlets (Bloomberg, CNBC, USA Today, The Verge among others) reported on the possibility that Apple is intensifying its work on augmented reality glasses and plan to release a AR …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Has Apple Committed $4 billion for OLEDs?

by Bob Raikes

Apple Insider flagged up a report from JP Morgan that suggests that Apple’s financial filings suggest that it has placed a purchase order (an “off-balance sheet obligation”) for around $4 billion and the analyst …

Tags:AMOLED| Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 45