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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 …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Samsung Display| Vol 23 - Issue 51

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

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

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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 …

Tags:Android| Apple| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 47

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

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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

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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

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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

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When will our Obsession with Apple End?

by Norbert Hildebrand

For years I have reported on the development of devices like smartphones, tablets, TVs, and anything else that uses a display as a part of the user interface. For a full disclosure; I personally …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 44