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Many companies debuted their bendable OLED technology at this year’s IFA electronics show, with Samsung noticeably quiet despite having a foldable smartphone in the works for quite some time. Fortunately, Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh has addressed the matter, hinting that the device could appear before the end of the …

We had the chance to swing by the LG booth at IFA this morning to catch a glimpse of what the future has in store for us. There was plenty of talk about 8K TVs, with LG showing off the world's first 88-inch 8K OLED, but the company has a …

We are just weeks away from Apple's next iPhone launch and while we've been hearing about the company's plans for months, the leaks are starting to get more solid. A few weeks ago, a leak showed exactly what Apple's trio of 2018 iPhones will look like and now, we have …

We've known for years now that Samsung is working on fully flexible displays. There have been rumours about this technology landing in smartphones almost every year for the last four years. However, it is starting to look like 2019 might finally be the year, as Samsung Display has announced that …

While little is known about Apple’s flagship smartphones arriving next year, it’s rumoured that there will be three devices, each of which take after the premium iPhone X. This includes swapping out the previously used LCD screens for an OLED display. Apple’s impending models due for release later this year …

While Apple has relentlessly been shifting outside supply chains in-house, it still has to rely on its competitor Samsung for its access to OLED displays. Both companies are said to be in negotiations, with Apple trying to lower the price of the screens, which could factor into the rumoured lower …

The iPhone X is the most expensive iPhone that Apple has ever released, and part of the reasoning behind that is the cost of parts. The OLED displays Samsung supply for the iPhone X cost around $97 per unit, In order to reduce production costs in the future, Apple signed …

A few weeks back, reports began surfacing claiming that Apple is preparing its shift away from OLED, with development on MicroLED screens already underway. Now, another source has come forward to corroborate this, with plans to switch to MicroLED display tech on the Apple Watch first, with Augmented Reality devices …

It looks like Apple is already preparing to move on from OLED, with reports this week indicating that the company is already working on developing MicroLED screens. Work on MicroLED display tech is taking place at a secret facility based in California, with the current goal being to replace the …

The first big Apple leaks of the year are starting to roll in. Yesterday sources came out to reveal Apple's plans for a trio of iPhones in 2018, one of which will be Apple's biggest ever with a 6.5-inch OLED display. Now we have some concrete evidence supporting this claim, …

The dust has settled on the iPhone X launch and the leaks are finally starting to roll in for Apple's 2018 plans. This year, Apple is expected to launch three iPhone models, two sporting OLED displays and another with a cheaper LCD screen. One of the OLED models will actually …

Earlier this week we learned that Apple's iPhone X production cuts have left Samsung looking for more buyers of its OLED displays. Since launch, Samsung has been a supplier of OLED screens for the iPhone X and in anticipation of higher sales, Samsung reportedly made too many of them. Now …

Despite being direct competitors in the smartphone market, Apple is Samsung's biggest client for OLED panels. Now that iPhone X sales have reportedly slumped and Apple is rumoured to have cut its production, Samsung has been left looking for more buyers to take the surplus of panels it's already churned …

Foxconn is a huge part of China's manufacturing industry, with huge clients like Apple, Google, Amazon, Acer and more. As a result of this huge client list, the factory employs a huge number of workers. However, during a press conference this week, Foxconn announced that it would be cutting 10,000 …

We have been hearing whispers about Samsung's foldable display smartphone plans for several years now. In 2017, it looked like things were finally coming to fruition but it didn't end up coming to pass. This year though, things are different, as Samsung confirmed to investors in an earnings call this …

At CES today, we had the chance to catch up with the folks at Dell, who were armed with top of the line Alienware gear for 2018. For starters, there is a new 21:9 3440×1440 monitor on show, with an IPS screen and a 100Hz refresh rate. However, there are …

Over the last few weeks, rumors have begun circulating about Apple's 2018 iPhone plans. This year, we saw a shakeup to the iPhone lineup with the introduction of the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X- the first iPhone to sport an OLED display. Next year, Apple will apparently be …

Over the last couple of years, there has been a big push to bring Ultra HD and HDR TVs into the mainstream. However, that isn't stopping display makers from looking to the future, with LG now showing off the world's first 88-inch 8K OLED TV. This is the largest and …

Over the last week or so since the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL launch, Google has faced reports of numerous issues with both devices. While the standard sized Pixel 2 has faced some audio issues, the Pixel 2 XL has faced a different issue entirely, with users reporting screen …

We were sent the R3 version with OLED panel. It really is a sight to behold.

Samsung hit a bump in the road last year with the Galaxy Note 7 but the company appears to have well and truly recovered following the launch of the Galaxy S8. This week, Samsung announced its profit forecasts for Q2 2017, showing record-breaking numbers. Samsung currently forecasts its quarterly profit …

Last week, we heard that Apple was struggling to get enough OLED displays created for the launch of its next iPhone. Now, it seems that the company has asked LG to step in and come to the rescue as reports this week claim that Apple has agreed to invest a …

Apple has been preparing for the high demand of its next flagship smartphone, with production on the iPhone 8 starting much earlier than usual. Despite this, it looks like only 4 million units will be ready for release due to a shortage of OLED panels. Samsung were to provide as …

Over the last few years, Samsung has been experimenting with different display technologies, including foldable and rollable OLED displays. This week, the company has added another emerging technology to its roster, stretchable OLED displays, with enough elasticity to bend in two directions. We first heard about this new display last …

Back in 2016, Dell had announced an awesome looking 30-inch 4K OLED Ultrasharp monitor. However, continuous manufacturing issues saw its release pushed back further and further, until we got to January this year when the monitor was believed to have been canceled entirely. Since then, it seems a miracle has …

At this point, the next iPhone having an OLED display is all but confirmed. We've seen countless leaks over the last 12 months but the latest this week indicates that Samsung will once again be doing business with Apple, by becoming the sole supplier of curved OLED panels for the …

A recent report on Nikkei Asian Review has exposed a Samsung deal with Apple to provide the iPhone-maker with OLED panels from here to kingdom come – 70 million of them. Samsung, say experts, has capacity to squeeze out up to 95 million OLED panels for Apple, in case demand …

While Samsung has come close to matching the quality of OLED displays with its own ‘SUHD' Quantum Dot TVs, more often than not, OLED has been rated higher. However, Samsung is hoping to change that in 2017 with its new ‘QLED' TVs, which were shown off at CES this week. …

While other companies are focussing on panel technologies like OLED and Quantum Dot, Panasonic has decided to go in another direction and will instead be putting its own spin on the IPS Panel. This week, Panasonic officially unveiled its all new IPS design, using screen technology that offers contrast levels …

It looks like Apple may be looking to release its first curved iPhone next year as according to reports this week, the iPhone 8 lineup will feature a new top-tier model known as the iPhone Pro, which will have a different design, incorporating a high-resolution curved display and some higher …