Apple is expected to extend the use of sapphire glass home keys to its new 9.7-inch iPad and 7.9-inch iPad mini to be launched in October, and possibly further adopt sapphire for making touch screen covers for its new iPhone to be launched ...
Tags: iPad, Taiwan, Consumer Electronics
Microsoft has swiftly removed an Apple-slamming advert from its YouTube channel, stating that the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s criticism in its video was “off the mark.” The ad, which was posted to Microsoft’s YouTube channel ...
BlackBerry has announced its fourth new BlackBerry 10-based smartphone of the year with the Z30, a five-inch screen device that will become the company's flagship smartphone. The OLED touchscreen will offer a resolution of 1,280 by 768 - ...
Tags: Blackberry, Computer Products, smartphone
Rumors are circulating in Taiwan-based supply chains that production of the camera lens modules for iPhone 5S and 5C reportedly has been marred by low yield rates. Only Largan Precision has been able to achieve above-average yield rates, ...
Tags: Apple iPhones, Lens Module
Sapphire substrate applications have shifted from LED to smartphones, according to a report by Taiwanese media UDN. Apple was the first to apply the material in its iPhone home button, and has recently expanded sapphire substrate ...
US consumer technology giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is said to sign an agreement with China Mobile Ltd. (SEHK: 0941 and NYSE: CHL) on the sale of iPhones soon. It for the first time held a press conference for the release of new ...
Tags: Apple, China Mobile
So, it seems that the iPhone 5, launched just last year, was a flop: not necessarily in terms of sales, but Apple's margins. What else explains why the device has been taken off the market so abruptly, rather than being shifted down in ...
Tags: iPod, iPhone, Computer Products
Samsung has confirmed its next generation of smartphones, including the Galaxy S5 we assume, will use a 64-bit processor. Apple's new flagship smartphone, the iPhone 5S, features the A7 64-bit processor with "desktop-class architecture". ...
Tags: Computer Products, Smartphones
Crystal Applied Technology and Crystalwise Technology have become suppliers of sapphire wafers used to make covers for the iPhone 5s home key which features fingerprint recognition, according to Taiwan-based makers. A 2-inch sapphire ...
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. (NYSE: CHU, SEHK: 0762, and SHSE: 600050) declared that it will launch new serial products of iPhone including iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C in Mainland China ahead of local peers on September 20, 2013. From then ...
Tags: iPhone, Consumer Electronics
iPhone 5C newly launched by Apple has a bare price of USD 549 in US while the figure was USD 735 in China, making the high-end smart phone one of the most expensive among Chinese peers. Apple will continue selling iPhone 4 in the nation, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, iPhone 5C
Apple unveiled its long-rumored “budget” iPhone on Tuesday, but it’s not as cheap as some had expected. The lower-cost iPhone is actually quite expensive, at least in China, a vital market where Apple has been struggling ...
Before Apple announced its lower cost iPhone 5C, some had speculated the C could stand for China, a vital market for the company’s future growth. But on Wednesday, consumers in the country appeared less than thrilled with the new ...
Japan’s largest mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo is to offer new iPhone models announced by Apple on Tuesday, after resisting offering Apple’s smartphones for many years. The carrier said on Wednesday that the iPhone 5s and ...
Tags: iPhone, mobile carrier
The newest addition to the Apple family, the iPhone 5S/5C will be launched later this month. The addition of fingerprint recognition technology incorporating sapphire crystal has greatly benefitted substrate manufacturers. Crystal Applied ...