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Apple patent shows Apple involved in work on “hybrid” displays, mixing OLED and quantum-dot LED technologies

A recently-published Apple patent filing indicates that Apple may be working on a “hybrid” display that mixes both OLED and quantum-dot LEDs. The U.S. filing, no. 20,190,131,356, describes a “tandem hybrid pixel” with an OLED subpixel and a quantum dot subpixel, plus various needed transport layers and cathodes.  Quantum Dots are photoluminescence particles embedded in […]

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Apple posts $58 billion revenues for Q2 2019 financial results, $11.5 billion profit, down 5% from Q2 2018

Apple on Tuesday announced the results for its second fiscal quarter of 2019. The company reported revenues of $58 billion for the quarter, which was down 5 percent from a year ago. Apple also highlighted Services revenues of $11.5 billion, and announced a $75 billion stock repurchase program. “Our March quarter results show the continued […]

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Toyota begins offering CarPlay retrofits to some 2018 models

This is definitely nifty. Per Car and Driver, Toyota is beginning the process of retrofitting select 2018 cars with both Apple CarPlay and Amazon Alexa. At this point, owners of the 2018 Camry sedan and Sienna minivan are being offered the option to have CarPlay added to their car. At this point, those are the […]

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Apple posts Q1 2019 revenue of $84.3 billion, net profit of $19.3 billion, misses earnings guidance

There are times when even a net profit of $19.9 billion is below expectations. Apple on Tuesday announced its Q1 2019 profits, which were decidedly lower than the initial guidance of $89 billion to $93 billion. For the holiday quarter, Apple posted revenue of $84.3 billion and a net profit of $19.9 billion, a 5 […]

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Recent Eurasian Economic Commission filings hint at potential next-gen iPad mini models

Once again, it’s the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) filings that appear to foretell what Apple products are on the horizon. In this case, a new new filing with six model numbers appears to indicate both a refresh of the standard-sized iPad as well as the rumored fifth-generation iPad mini. The new filings with the EEC […]