A new report from IHS breaks down iPad Air's components to reveal that the new product costs are actually much lower, and the company might be getting a much fatter profit. However, costs for iPad Air display has actually gone up, despite a ...
Apple will build a new 700-employee manufacturing facility in Mesa, Arizona, to make sapphire glass, according to releases from the State of Arizona and GT Advanced, a New Hampshire-based materials manufacturing company. Apple purchased the ...
Tags: Apple, Flextronics plant
With big smartphone manufacturers such as Apple and LG introducing sapphire substrate into smartphone camera lens protector caps and home buttons, the market predicts that in 2014 sapphire substrate will also be used to replace glass in ...
Tags: Smartphone Displays, Smartphone
Gorilla Glass maker Corning has announced that it's going to buy out Samsung Display's stake in their LCD joint venture, in a deal that gives Samsung Electronics a 7.4 per cent stake in Corning. As well as having a foot in the firm, ...
Tags: Samsung, Gorilla Glass Maker
Shares of Corning Inc. jumped Tuesday after it announced a new tie-up with a Samsung Electronics subsidiary that will boost the glass maker's earnings immediately and guarantees that it will supply Samsung with liquid crystal display glass ...
Prices for sapphire, due to potential extended use in smartphones, are expected to increase 10-15% in the first or second quarter of 2014, Taiwan-based makers cited Russia-based sapphire maker Monocrystal as indicating. Following use to ...
Tags: Sapphire, smartphone rear cameras
Gorilla Glass, which is used in the displays of mobile devices such as the iPhone, is pretty tough stuff. That said, it still isn't that uncommon to see iPhones with cracked screens. Such carnage may become a less common sight, however, if ...
Tags: Glass, Construction, Decoration
Corning Gorilla Glass is revolutionary hardware that makes smartphone displays scratch-proof, so you don't need to spend additional cash on a scratch guard to save you handset's display. This glass is also extremely tough, and is chemically ...
Tags: Glass, Construction, Decoration, Gorilla Glass
After leaving most car enthusiasts wondering what's next when it introduced the all electric BMW i3, BMW released some details about the upcoming plug-in hybrid i8. At a test track showing off the sports car, BMW revealed that the i8 will ...
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Corning has introduced Gorilla Glass NBT, a new cover glass designed to protect the screens of touch-enabled notebooks. The company said this new solution provides enhanced scratch resistance, reduced scratch visibility, and better retained ...
Tags: Gorilla Glass, Glass, Construction
Corning has had much success in getting its Gorilla Glass adopted in the mobile market. It's used on Apple's iPhones and Samsung's Galaxy S4, among other devices. Now the company has released a new version of its scratch-resistant product ...
Tags: Laptop Screens, Computer Products
There's been a deluge of Moto X reports, and it shows no signs of stopping. We've seen the device's press shots, camera UI and benchmark results, and most recently, we've even watched the T-Mobile version waltz past the FCC. Now, we're ...
After making scratchproof glass for smartphones and tablets in past years, Corning is now working on making its famous Gorilla Glass resistant to germs and glare as well, a tech site reported. Mashable said Corning is adding ...
Tags: Smartphone Glass, Glass
Several smartphone launches are imminent, including next Tuesday's Verizon Wireless event in New York City to unveil what the carrier's calling "the next generation of one of their most popular family of devices." Other smartphones ...
Tags: Computer Products, phone, smartphone
The US government’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has built flexible solar cells out of Corning’s Willow Glass. These new solar cells are strong enough that they could eventually replace roofing shingles, which would ...