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New Galaxy S8 leak shows high-quality render of Samsung's iPhone competitor

The latest leak of the Samsung Galaxy S8 offers what may be the clearest view yet of the phone, which will apparently beat Apple's "iPhone 8" to the punch in combining a curved edge-to-edge OLED display with no physical home button.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 27

Apple granted patent for fingerprint recognition using entire iPhone display

Rumors that Apple is considering a future without a physical home button on its iPhones have been bolstered by a patent granted to the company on Tuesday — one that could allow users to authenticate their fingerprint by touching anywhere on the screen.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 12

Supply constraints will limit OLED to just 'iPhone 8,' benefitting Apple in long run - report

A new analyst report sheds some doubt on the "super cycle" concept because of a probable limit in OLED screen supply, suggesting that the pent-up demand for a revolutionary iPhone incorporating the flexible screens will only be sated after a few years — which will boost AAPL over the long term.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 27

Apple iPhone supplier TSMC on track to ship 10nm chips in this quarter, 'expand rapidly'

Apple's main mobile processor manufacturer, TSMC, is reportedly set to begin commercial shipments of 10-nanometer chips in the next month — likely supporting claims that the "A11" processors in upcoming iPhones will use the technology.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 23

Samsung's 'Galaxy S8+' may challenge Apple with 6.2-inch screen & iris scanner

Samsung is reportedly developing a version of its upcoming "Galaxy S8" that will compete in some respects not just with Apple's iPhone 7 Plus, but also eye-scanning technology only expected in iPhones shipping later this year.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 25

Contradictory report cites 5 Apple wireless charging teams on 'iPhone 8,' no tech breakthroughs

A new report highlights Apple's involvement with wireless charging protocol specification Qi's organizing body, and claims that Apple's iPhone moves are driven more by marketing needs than by any particular drive for innovation in new products.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 32

Apple rumored to eliminate 32GB tier with 'iPhone 8,' with capacity starting at 64GB

While not much has been said up until now about Apple's possible intentions for user storage on the "iPhone 8," a new report claims that the high-end device will have at least 64 gigabytes of flash storage, with a second configuration boasting 256 gigabytes.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 45

Apple's 'iPhone 8' may not use curved OLED due to production problems

Although Apple's upcoming "iPhone 8" is expected to offer a 5.15-inch AMOLED screen with a 2K resolution, the company is dropping plans to make it curved because of problems discovered in testing, a research firm said on Tuesday.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 31

Wireless charging likely coming to Apple's 'iPhone 8,' but not Energous's long-range solution

A new report sheds some doubt on Apple's "iPhone 8" including Energous wireless charging at-range technology, and suggests that it will either use the Qi or the Airfuel protocols.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 30

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