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Rumor: Apple to incorporate OLED displays into future iPad models

It’s the rumors that make the technology business interesting and in spite of the high cost of OLED displays and Apple’s continued support of LCD screens with IPS technology, whispers of a next-generation iPad with an OLED screen continue to resurface. Per DigiTimes, sources close to the story have indicated that Apple plans to launch […]

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iSuppli breakdown report arrives, estimates true cost of iPhone 4 components

Apple tends to sell a zillion iPhones and, once again, the question of cost versus profit has been looked into. Per BusinessWeek, an iSuppli breakdown of the components that make up Apple’s iPhone 4 has found that the most expensive item in the device is its high-resolution Retina Display, with an estimated price of US$28.50. […]

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USB 3.0 underperforms in notebook tests, bottlenecks cited

USB 3.0 may be the future, but it may still have room for improvement. Per Techworld, the upcoming port technology may be hard pressed to surpass current technologies like eSATA. The test comprised plugging Freecom’s USB 3.0 external drive, the XS Hard Drive 3.0, into a mainstream dual-core notebook using the company’s new USB 3.0 […]

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Rumor: Apple Considering Samsung AMOLED Screens for Fourth-Gen iPhone

Apple’s fourth generation iPhone may switch to Samsung’s Super AMOLED screen technology per oled-display.net and rumors in the display business. Although Apple has purportedly been hesitant to use OLEDs due to their high power draw on bright backgrounds for e-mail and web browsing, the new screens used in the Wave and Beam could potentially overcome […]