The IPS (in-plane switching) displays used in the current iPhone 4S and iPad 2 could make way for a different type of panel in Apple’s upcoming mobile devices. Citing “sources in Apple’s supply chain,” Digitimes is reporting that Apple will use IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) panels possibly starting with the next-generation iPad. The IGZO panels are to be provided […]
Displays
Retina-resolution Samsung tablet to be out before Apple’s?
Samsung could beat Apple to market with a new Retina-resolution tablet of its own. Citing a “trusted source,” BGR is reporting that Samsung could launch an 11.6-inch tablet powered by Google Android 4.0 as early as MWC 2012 in February. The new tablet would not be much larger than the Galaxy Tab 10.1 due to a thinner bezel. Its display […]
Samsung imagines our flexible display future
Nokia is not the only company working on flexible displays. Samsung is doing the same and it has released a video that shows what the company’s long term vision is. Samsung is planning to offer flexible OLED displays on some handsets in 2012. Tablets and other portable devices should follow somewhat later. Just don’t expect anything quite like that video! […]
Video: The Galaxy Nexus meets a set of keys
One complaint (and there aren’t that many) against the upcoming Galaxy Nexus is that it will not sport a Gorilla Glass display. If this is one of your concerns, one owner has already put his device to the test. Galaxy Nexus, meet a set of keys: Is your mind more at ease now?
First RIM BBX phones to look like smaller PlayBooks
In an interview with PCMag, Alec Saunders, RIM’s vice president of Developer Relations and Ecosystem Development, revealed that RIM’s first BBX smartphones will sport the same screen resolution and aspect ratio as the BlackBerry PlayBook. The devices will have displays with a 16:9 ratio display and a resolution of 1024 by 600. As Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis already suggested, their overall […]
More curved glass devices coming in 2012?
Curved touchscreens could be a “big thing” for handheld devices in 2012 according to Digitimes. It reports that Apple and “the non-Apple camp” are both set to launch products with curved touchscreens in the first half 2012. Citing “sources in the glass industry,” it reports that Apple in particular has lined up suppliers for both iPhone and iPad products and […]