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Apple Downsizes iPhone With New 4″ Display

by Steve Sechrist

Apple’s newest iPhone SE turns to a “Back to the Future” display size that validates (at least in principle) Steve Job’s mandate of keeping the phone’s physical size to fit well within the palm …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| LCD displays| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Smartwatches Will Remain Dominant to 2020

by Tom Allen

An expanding vendor base, as well as rising consumer awareness and demand, will push annual wearable growth to double digits between 2015 and 2020, says IDC. This year, worldwide shipments are expected to reach …

Millennials Holding out, Boomers not Compelled to buy next iPhone

by Isaac Oburu

Loyal Apple consumers across generations aren’t excited about a 4-inch iPhone, which is expected to go on sale following Apple Inc.’s announcement later this month. A recent survey of 1,041 iPhone users in the …

Tags:Apple| Consumer Confidence| iPhone

iPhone 7 Case Suggests No Curve

by Tom Allen

Photos that are said to be of the case for the iPhone 7 have appeared online – and, as (infamously) rumoured, it lacks a headphone jack. The Lightning connector will apparently be used to …

Oculus Will Support Mac When Apple Prioritises Graphics

by Tom Allen

Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR, has said that the Oculus Rift headset will work with Macs when Apple makes “a good computer”. Apple does not currently prioritise the high-end GPUs that the Oculus …

iPhone 5SE Renamed – Before Launch

by Tom Allen

According to reports, Apple’s new iPhone will ditch its numbering system entirely. Rather than the previously-rumoured ‘iPhone 5SE’ (Apple Goes Back One Gen With New iPhone), it will instead be referred to simply as …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 08

App Makers Stand with Apple

by Isaac Oburu

Today, Apple filed a motion to fight a California judge’s order that requires the company to create a back door to defeat the security features on the iPhone. Apple argued the judge had overstepped …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Security

Samsung Wins Patent Appeal

by Tom Allen

A federal appeals court in Washington has overturned a $120 million infringement ruling, made in Apple’s favour, against Samsung. The court said that Apple’s patents on the ‘slide-to-unlock’ feature and autocorrect were invalid, and …

Detachables Sustain European Tablet Market

by Tom Allen

More than 14 million tablets were shipped to Western Europe in Q4’15: a 10.1% decline YoY, says IDC. In value terms, however, the decline was only 1.8% thanks to the rising penetration of detachable …

Apple Faces First-Ever iPhone Fall

by Tom Allen

Global smartphone sales reached 403 million units in Q4’15, says Gartner: a 9.7% rise YoY. However, this was the slowest Q4 growth rate since 2008. Smartphone sales rose 14.4% YoY, to 1.4 billion units, …

Apple Refuses to Compromise Security

by Tom Allen

Apple has refused a request by the FBI, made following the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino in December, to modify iOS and published an open letter explaining its reasoning. The company writes that it …

Wistron to Supply New iPhone

by Isaac Oburu

According to local reports, Wistron will join Foxconn as a supplier of the entry-level iPhone, currently known as the iPhone 5SE. It is expected to be launched in the middle of March.