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Rumor: Samsung and LG Display have begun production of LTPO 120Hz displays for iPhone 13 Pro handsets

Per the rumor mill, Samsung and LG Display have begin production on the displays that will be used in the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro handsets. The iPhone 13 Pro will reportedly use a new LTPO display technology with ProMotion 120Hz support, while it’s been noted that LG Display will create the OLED screens […]

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Apple Pay Express Transit to arrive for London transit system “in the coming months”

Apple is currently working with London’s transport network, aka “Tfl,” to enable Apple Pay Express Transit, which will allow riders to pay their fare without needing to wake or unlock their device, or authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode.  “We are having positive discussions with Apple about enabling express transit on Apple devices […]

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Apple patent shows Apple involved in work on “hybrid” displays, mixing OLED and quantum-dot LED technologies

A recently-published Apple patent filing indicates that Apple may be working on a “hybrid” display that mixes both OLED and quantum-dot LEDs. The U.S. filing, no. 20,190,131,356, describes a “tandem hybrid pixel” with an OLED subpixel and a quantum dot subpixel, plus various needed transport layers and cathodes.  Quantum Dots are photoluminescence particles embedded in […]

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Rumor: Apple to incorporate stacked logic board architecture, larger battery into next-gen iPhone

This is kind of neat. It’s rumored that the next-gen iPhone will adopt a higher-cost stacked logic board design to support longer battery life. According to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the stacked logic board, also known as a “substrate-like PCB mainboard,” will result in the “iPhone 8” with an OLED display having similar dimensions […]

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Apple may incorporate Sharp’s next-gen p-Si LCDs in iPhone 6, see a launch next spring

It never hurts to plan ahead. Apple has reportedly selected Sharp to create next-generation low-temperature poly-silicon LCD displays, which will allow a thinner and lighter design for the anticipated sixth-generation iPhone in 2012. Per Japanese newspaper Nikkan, Sharp will begin manufacturing of the displays in the spring of next year. The company is said to […]