Apple considering 'Full Active' LCDs from Japan Display for 2018 iPhones
Apple is reportedly considering "Full Active" LCDs by Japan Display for use in some of next year's iPhones, perhaps supporting views it will make a slow transition to OLED.
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Roger Fingas
In likely bid to compete with Samsung for Apple's 'A12' CPU, TSMC expands 7nm chip suppliers
On the heels of a rumor that Samsung has inked a deal with Apple to supply A-series processors in 2018, rival chipmaker TSMC is stepping up its own efforts to build 7-nanometer chips, in a potential showdown for production of an Apple-designed "A12" processor.
Neil Hughes
Following 'iPhone 8,' Apple plans to go all-OLED with 2018 iPhones
While this year's iPhone lineup is expected to feature just one model with an OLED display — the flagship "iPhone 8" — the company is rumored to embrace the display technology in a big way a year later, when it could offer three OLED iPhones.
Rumor: Apple pushing LG to get into smartphone OLED business for 2018 iPhone
In an apparent bid to diversify its supply chain and reduce reliance on rival Samsung, Apple is said to be pushing LG Display to enter the small- to medium-sized OLED business, potentially in time for a 2018 iPhone update.
Samsung could rejoin Apple's iPhone processor supply with 2018 'A12' chips
Samsung is reportedly intensifying its investments into chip production, with an eye on once again manufacturing A-series processors for Apple starting in 2018.
As legal spat with Apple continues, Qualcomm teases ultra-fast 1.2Gbps LTE mobile chips
Apple supplier Qualcomm on Tuesday revealed a new LTE modem, the Snapdragon X20, which could push the limits of the cellular technology and theoretically appear in a 2018 iPhone — if the chipmaker and Apple can get along.
Dual-lens cameras expected to be the de facto iPhone standard by 2018
A recent analyst note predicts that the iPhone's installed base will migrate over to optical image stabilization in both camera lenses across most of the line in 2017, with about 85 percent of the line sporting a camera similar to that in the iPhone 7 Plus by 2018.
Mike Wuerthele
