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Rumor: Apple to release 4-inch iPhone powered by A9 processor in 2016

Apple may release a 4-inch iPhone in 2016, complete with a pretty impressive processor inside. According to a note released recently by reliable analyst/guru Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, Apple will launch a 4-inch iPhone in 2016, complete with an A9 processor. While new model may not generate huge sales, Kuo cited the following reasons […]

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Rumor: Apple to migrate devices from LCD displays to OLED displays in 2018

Apple is expected to begin shifting its iPhones from LCD displays to improved OLED screens as of 2018. The OLED display technology, which is currently only in use on the Apple Watch, benefits from greater contrast levels and much deeper blacks as the display only illuminates to present color. This offers energy efficiency that leads […]

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Updated Apple Watch estimates place unit sales at just under 7 million

The current guesstimate is that Apple has sold almost 7 million Apple Watch units since the device’s launch in late April, thereby trouncing competing smartwatch products from firms like Pebble, Samsung and Motorola. This figure comes from analyst Daniel Matte of Canalys, who said that “After experiencing significant supply chain constraints early on, Apple managed […]

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Rumor: Apple places LCD display driver chips order with Synaptics for next-gen iPhones

When in doubt, go with an outside supplier for help. Apple has apparently placed LCD display driver orders with touchscreen supplier Synaptics for its next-generation iPhones, indicating the company’s in-house development of touch and display driver integration (TDDI) chips may have fallen behind schedule. Synaptics acquired Renesas SP Drivers, reportedly the sole supplier of LCD […]

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Apple supplier advantage studied, analyzed

There’s been some astonishment as to the new iPhone and its A9 processor that people are trying to get to the bottom of. Namely, the iPhone 6s and its 3D Touch screen, which has been commented as feeling “like magic” and outsiders realizing that Apple as a platform company is so far above the competition […]