LG Innotek aiming at making flexible circuit boards for Apple's 'iPhone 9' - report

LG Innotek is in the process of setting up flexible printed circuit board (PCB) production, with the goal of becoming a primary supplier for the Apple iPhone, according to a report out of LG's home country, South Korea.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 7

PSA: There are not (yet) any Retina-caliber external displays compatible with Apple's eGPU support in macOS High Sierra

In yet another likely reason that external graphics card support for Mac will not exit beta until 2018, there are not any external monitors currently on the market, compatible with macOS High Sierra's eGPU feature, that match the pixel density of Apple's own Retina displays.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 24

Video review: LG's UltraFine 5K Thunderbolt 3 display, 6 months later

Six months after it launched, how does LG's UltraFine 5K Thunderbolt 3 display hold up? AppleInsider revisits the premium monitor intended for Apple's USB-C MacBook Pros in this video review.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 12

LG Innotek reportedly supplying facial recognition cameras for Apple's 'iPhone 8'

LG Innotek is supplying facial recognition camera modules for Apple's "iPhone 8," according to reports out of South Korea, using a new facility dedicated to Apple products.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 7

Samsung, LG concerned by Apple's plans to replace OLED with micro-LED in 2017 Apple Watch 3, later iPhones

Later this year, Apple is expected to begin production of its advanced new power-efficient display technology known as micro-LED, which is expected to initially be used to replace OLED in Apple Watch Series 3. The shift is part of a series of moves that is concerning Samsung, LG and other South Korean suppliers.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 67

Apple A10 iPhone 7 speeds past Samsung Galaxy S8, Google Pixel, LG G6 & BBK 3T (with 2x RAM)

Apple's lead in mobile performance—powered by the efficiency of iOS 10 and the computational speed of its custom A10 Fusion Application Processor—beats the newest, leading premium Androids in a wide range of tests from processor and 3D benchmarks to real-world device startup and app launching and multitasking. Not even 6GB of RAM and the extra cores of Qualcomm's fastest Snapdragon 835 can prop up the laggard, inefficient Android OS.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 75

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.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 7

Apple's iPhone, Samsung phones nearly equal in J.D. Power satisfaction survey

While Apple and the iPhone ranked first in a survey of U.S. customer satisfaction with smartphones, the company's chief rival — Samsung — came second by only the slimmest of margins, according to a J.D. Power report published on Thursday.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 26

LG UltraFine 5K disconnect saga seemingly over, third parties used to retrofit RF shielding

Continued testing of the LG UltraFine 5K displays has discovered that while the new monitors are very slightly sensitive to high-powered RF emissions like from a very close cell tower or military radar like any monitor, the interference problems are rectified, with older monitors retrofitted by authorized third parties even less sensitive to the same emissions.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 18

Apple fulfilling LG UltraFine 5K display orders quicker than expected, some arrive today

A multitude of reports claim that a LG UltraFine 5K order placed as recently as a week ago will be shipped much earlier than expected, with some people expecting the order as soon as this afternoon.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 7

Revised LG UltraFine 5K display with enhanced RF shielding ships from Apple online store on Mar. 7

The LG UltraFine 5K display is beginning its slow march back to availability, with shipments of the improved model leaving Apple warehouses on March 7 — but some users with the monitor now are still hitting roadblocks in trying to get the situation rectified.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 24

What's the status on LG's UltraFine 5K monitor?

After receiving reports of connectivity issues related to LG's new UltraFine 5K monitor, and confirming those problems with LG, Apple temporarily suspended sales of the display earlier this February. With ship times slow to improve, AppleInsider explains what's going on.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 21

Apple suspends sales of LG's UltraFine 5K monitor over hardware issues

Apple has temporarily stopped sales of LG's UltraFine 5K monitor, due to technical problems associated with a lack of proper shielding from wireless interference.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 40

LG UltraFine 5K Display shipments slip to 5 to 6 weeks as company updates hardware shielding

Shipping estimates for LG's UltraFine 5K Display, sold exclusively through Apple's retail network, have slipped to over a month as the Korean company issues updated hardware with better RF shielding.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 8

Shielding on updated LG UltraFine 5K Thunderbolt 3 displays fixes RF interference, crashes

The shielding applied to LG's UltraFine 5K display is effective in eliminating the radio frequency interference problem induced by Wi-Fi routers, as well as other high-power transmitters like cellular towers "blocking" the same frequency, according to AppleInsider examinations.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 20

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