Apple order delays for 2018 iPhone impact TrueDepth component supplier

Shares in AMS, a producer of components used in the iPhone X's TrueDepth camera, dropped in value by 14 percent after the manufacturer warned of lower than expected revenue in the second quarter, possibly due to Apple being slow to finalize its production plans for this year's iPhone refresh.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 9

Apple updates Clips with more content, adds iPhone X facial controls to GarageBand for iOS

Apple piled on to its list of announcements on Tuesday with updates to Clips and GarageBand for iOS, adding a barrage of content to both, and a new feature to the second — support for the iPhone X's TrueDepth camera.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 2

Apple's newest iPhone X ad hypes Face ID & Apple Pay

Apple's latest lifestyle ad for the iPhone X, "Fly Market," once again concentrates on the device's TrueDepth camera, in this case its usefulness with Face ID and Apple Pay.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 11

TrueDepth camera in iPhone X used to capture facial animations for 'The Walking Dead: Our World'

Next Games' upcoming ARKit title "The Walking Dead: Our World" will reportedly use rotoscoped facial animations, captured inexpensively using the iPhone X's TrueDepth camera.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 10

Apple has two-year head start on Android in 3D sensing arms race, report says

Apple's savvy supply chain acumen has afforded it a two-year lead in a mounting 3D sensing arms race the company sparked with the introduction of Face ID on iPhone X, as reports claim major suppliers will not have crucial parts available for Android makers until 2019.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 46

Samsung may compete more directly with Apple's Face ID via 'Galaxy S10'

In a bid to stay competitive with the Face ID system on Apple's iPhone X, Samsung is reportedly adding 3D sensing cameras to next year's "Galaxy S10."

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 10

Apple's Face ID-equipped iPad Pros likely ready for production, shipping late next quarter

Anticipated iPad Pro upgrades should be on the verge of mass production, but may only hit doorsteps late in the June quarter, an analyst claimed in an investor memo obtained by AppleInsider.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 28

Finisar tour shows 700,000-square foot facility closer to producing TrueDepth VCSELs for Apple's supply chain

Apple supplier Finisar intends to make its new 700,000 square foot facility in Sherman, Texas the 'VCSEL capital of the world,' the firm's vice president and general manager revealed, as part of tour of its under-construction production lines that will eventually supply the laser-based components used in the iPhone X as well as other industries.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 3

Apple-backed Israel Machine Vision Conference to feature talk on iPhone X's TrueDepth camera

Apple is helping to sponsor March's Israel Machine Vision Conference in Tel Aviv, where the company will also have an expert on hand to talk about the TrueDepth camera on the iPhone X.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 2

Apple international regulatory filings hint that two new iPad models are imminent

Apple has obtained permission to sell two new iPads in several Eurasian countries, suggesting that the company is planning to announce them in the near future.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 32

Rear-facing 3D sensing technology possibly slated for fall 2019 iPhone, allowing Apple to press AR advantage

With the iPhone X just three months out of the gate, and discussions about the 2018 iPhone refresh starting, eyes are starting to look at 2019, with new supply chain discussion by an investment analyst firm suggesting that Apple is now working on a world-facing 3D sensor to assert dominance in augmented reality.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 9

Apple diversifying supply of Face ID camera providers for 2018 iPhone line

Reports from the supply chain suggest that Apple is widening its supplier lists for the 2018 iPhone lineup, with the new report also saying that LG Innotek will be the main vendor instead of Sharp.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 1

Another January, another misleading iPhone supply cuts story from Nikkei

Everyone in the industry should know that "channel checks" of Apple suppliers offer largely worthless data. But every January, Japan's Nikkei newspaper unloads a report suggesting that Apple is scrambling to slash production of its newest iPhone because of disappointing sales. Every year that report has been false, and every year the tech media falls for it.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 33

LG Innotek not expected to boost TrueDepth camera production for Apple until 2019

While Apple is likely to add Face ID to more products this year, LG Innotek's rumored TrueDepth supply expansion will only come into play in 2019, a report indicated on Tuesday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1

Apple possibly turning to LG Innotek for future iPhone, iPad TrueDepth camera components for Face ID

A series meetings between Apple and LG executives, plus regulatory filings by LG suggest that Apple is looking at a one-time payment to help LG build out 3D sensing component fabrication facilities, to avoid a shortage like it may have faced with the iPhone X.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 1

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