According to a new report published by The Korea Herald Apple Inc. could be in negotiation with Samsung in order to incorporate their AMOLED display technology into the iPad 3. Apple is reportedly looking to drop LCDs and use an AMOLED display in its next gen iPad. This clearly suggests that the company is looking into using better display technology … Read More
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Granted Access to Unreleased Samsung Hardware in Patent Suit
Earlier this year, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) filed a lawsuit against Samsung, claiming patent and trademark infringement and that the “user interface and innovative style” was used by Samsung in its Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets. Earlier today Courthouse News Service reported that a federal judge has tipped the lawsuit in the favor of AAPL and has given Samsung 30 … Read More
iPhone 6 to Feature Sharp’s Next-Gen Poly-Silicon LCDs in 2012
According to a new report from Japanese newspaper Nikkan, Apple has selected Sharp as the supplier of LCDs for iPhone 6 (sixth-generation) expected to launch in 2012. Sharp’s next-generation poly-silicon – or ‘p-Si’ – LCD displays are low temperature, and would allow for a thinner and lighter iPhone 6. The new displays consume less power than traditional LCDs – so … Read More
iPad 3 Could Feature 2GHz Dual-Core Samsung CPU
A representative for Samsung revealed today that the Korean company is developing a smartphone that boasts a 2GHz dual-core CPU, giving the device data processing capacities of 4GHz – performance that rivals desktop PCs. The rep said: We are planning to release a 2Ghz dual core CPU-equipped smartphone by next year. This product will have the data processing capabilities of a … Read More
Apple’s iPad 3 : This year or next?
There is some debate as to when Apple will release the next model of its iPhone; the iPhone 5. The heartbreaking events in Japan recently may also factor into delays in supplies for certain key components that are said to be part of the iPhone 5 product design. So at the moment all bets are off as to when Apple’s … Read More
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Switching from Samsung to TSMC for A5 SoC Manufacture?
Samsung and Apple have been pretty tight for the last few years. And Apple are as of today still Samsung’s largest customer for manufacturing of a number of components for their iOS devices. Samsung are even rumoured to be building extra chip fabrication plants specifically for Apple’s growing volume requirements for mobile silicon. In the past Samsung and Apple even … Read More
Apple Inc. Becomes Samsung’s Largest Customer With $7.8 Billion in Trade (AAPL)
We’ve reported before on the unique relationship that Samsung and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) share. On the one hand they are both involved in several critically important markets in the tech sector, where they are in direct, and sometimes fierce, competition. Samsung’s Tablet offerings to date are the closest that anyone has come to a rival to Apple’s iPad. And their phones … Read More
Samsung To Unveil Next-Gen Galaxy S Smartphone Soon?
Samsung put the hype machine in overdrive after announcing ‘something big’ is on the way on a Samsung website. Showing a picture of a Galaxy S beside a mystery device, Samsung added the words ‘evolution is fate’ for that added drama. Expected to run Android 2.3 and possibly powered by Samsung’s new Cotex A9-based Orion, the mysterious device is the subject … Read More
Details Regarding Apple’s New A5 Chip for Upcoming iPhone 5 and iPad 2 Emerge
If you haven’t already heard, it seems Apple are working hard on a new custom processor for its upcoming iPhone 5 and iPad 2 devices. The A4 successor is rumored to be dual-core with faster graphics, capable of supporting a higher resolution on the company’s successful tablet device, and potentially 1080p HD support for iOS devices. The current A4 chip, … Read More
iPhone 4 Antennagate Conference Gets Samsung’s Response
During the iPhone 4 “Antennagate Conference” Apple CEO showed videos of HTC Droid Eris, Samsung Omnia II and BlackBerry Bold 9700 dropping singal bars when held in a way which attenuates its signal. Apple didn’t just stop there, after the conference was over they posted a new page on their website which explains the antenna design and issue of weak spots in … Read More