Following last week’s rumor that Apple is looking to adopt thinner in-cell touch technology for the display of the next-generation iPhone, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who recently took on a new position with KGI Securities, has issued a report looking at how that change could help Apple reduce the thickness of the iPhone from the current [...]
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In-Cell Touch Technology Could Help Apple Reduce Next iPhone’s Thickness by 15%
Posted by Gary on April 23, 2012
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In-cell touch panels expected to shave 0.4mm off Apple’s next iPhone
Posted by Gary on April 23, 2012
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By Josh Ong Published: 05:30 AM EST (02:30 AM PST) A new analysis claims a switch to in-cell touch panel technology from current glass-on-glass solutions could reduce the thickness of Apple’s 2012 iPhone by 0.44mm. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently issued a report agreeing with recent rumors that Apple will introduce in-cell touch panels [...]
Apple rumored to adopt in-cell touch panels for 2012 iPhone
Posted by Gary on April 20, 2012
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By Josh Ong Published: 01:30 PM EST (10:30 AM PST) A new batch of rumors claims that Apple could make use of thinner in-cell touch panels for its next-generation iPhone. Taiwan’s DigiTimes cited sources in Apple’s supply chain on Friday as saying that Apple’s next-generation iPhone “is likely to adopt in-cell touch panels” from Sharp [...]
Judge upholds most of Apple touch patent vs. Motorola
Posted by Gary on April 1, 2012
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Apple mostly secure in key Motorola patent lawsuit Apple landed a key decision in its civil lawsuit against Motorola in the US after Judge Richard Posner upheld the majority of a patent central to the case late this week. He mostly agreed with Apple’s interpretation of its touchscreen heuristics patent, limiting complaints mostly to the [...]
Bump Pay lets users touch phones for wireless payments
Posted by Gary on March 30, 2012
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Bump Pay brings personal payments to iOS Bump has just released a new iOS app, Bump Pay (free, iTunes), that lets users transfer money between their PayPal accounts by simply touching their devices. Users just need to put in their PayPal account details, and enter the amount of money they want to send to another [...]
Wacom’s new Intuos5 graphics tablet is all about touch
Posted by Gary on March 1, 2012
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They say an old dog can’t learn new tricks—but don’t tell that to Wacom. The company’s newest revision of its Intuos graphics tablet line, available Thursday, has not only been resdesigned; it now offers full support for multitouch gestures. Like its predecessor, the Intuos5 is available in three sizes—small, medium, and large—and features the same [...]
Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad 2 Now Officially Available
Posted by Gary on February 27, 2012
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Yesterday, Adobe prematurely launched its new Photoshop Touch app for the iPad 2, quickly pulling it amid claims that the official launch was scheduled for Monday, February 27. The app has now returned to the App Store [direct link], where it is available for $9.99. As previously noted, the app is currently compatible only with [...]