iPhone 7 To Stick To LCD Panels, No OLED On Cards

Going by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s annual upgrade cycle, the iPhone 7 is at least 16 months away from launch. But there have already been plenty of rumors about the device. The Cupertino company is expected to release the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus this year. Apple surprised the markets by moving to OLED with Apple Watch. But the tech giant will stick to LCD panels for the iPhone 7, says JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) analyst Narci Chang.

Apple Insider obtained a copy of Chang’s research note. JPMorgan believes that Apple is not fully prepared to switch from LCD to OLED technology for the high-volume iPhone lineup. So, the company will “use LCD panels through the iPhone 7.” Earlier this month, Japan Display announced that it would build a new $1.4 billion LCD plant in central Japan.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 versus Apple iPhone 6: What do the specs tell us?

The iPhone 6 and the Galaxy S6 are the two rival flagships of the smartphone world, but you might be forgiven for finding it increasingly hard to tell them apart.
Some of the obvious features that distinguished the Galaxy S5 from the iPhone 5s - the plastic body, the removable battery and microSD card support - are gone in the new glass and metal S6. At the same time, the iPhone 6 with its larger screen and support for NFC adds features that had previously been associated with the Galaxy range. So when it comes to specs, how do they match up?

But below is a non-exhaustive lists of the specs of both devices. I've tried to boil this down to the elements most interesting to a business audience, so any omissions are mine. You can find much greater detail on the specs of the iPhone 6 here and Galaxy S6 here.

It's also worth noting that Apple's handset was unveiled in September last year (check out the gallery of pictures from the launch at the bottom of this page) and Samsung's top of the range device isn't going on sale until next month, so we're not directly comparing like-with-like here.

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iPad Pro 2015 rumors: Stores clear iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 stocks with big discounts

With rumors about the coming of the iPad Pro, retailers and stores are apparently trying to clean their inventory of its Apple tablets.

Though there is no official word on when the iPad Pro would actually be coming out, the frenzy of deals that stores like Best Buy, AT&T, Verizon and so on could signal that it will be out soon.

For the folks who have been longing to get one, this is perhaps the best time to do so. Imagine an iPad Air 16GB (gray model) dropping its price to $379.99 or the 32GB version for just $429.99? These are certainly great deals that customers would want to take on.

Best Buy and B&H are offering big price discounts on their remaining stocks of the discontinued iPad Air models and this should be the best time as ever to get hold of the high capacity tablet.

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HTC One M9 review

There are few more distinctive Android phones on the market than the HTC One line. The company that experimented with unibody metal when most smartphones were plastic, HTC’s critical acclaim is increasingly at odds with its commercial success — or lack thereof. They barely squeaked a profit last quarter, though it was the first time it spilled black ink in over a year, so with the One M9 it hopes to continue that ambling turnaround with a phone that is both a critical and commercial hit.


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HTC executive hints that the HTC One (M7) might get Android 5.1 after all

On Thursday, a tweet from HTC VP of Product Management Mo Versi broke the hearts of countless HTC One (M7) owners when he said that the phone would not be updated to Android 5.1 (except for the Google Play edition of the handset). After all, HTC's guarantee covers two years of updates after a device is launched, and the former flagship had already been on a magical journey from Android 4.1.2 to Android 5.0 in that time span.

But Friday night brought a new tweet from the executive. In this message, Versi said that he had heard all of the comments from One (M7) owners who own a carrier branded model of the device. He noted that most of the bug fixes to repair issues caused by the Android 5.0 update are already baked inside HTC's current software. He also added that he understands the concerns of One (M7) owners, and closed by giving them a ray of hope offered by two words, "Stay Tuned."

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Apple Loop: iPhone 6 Vs Galaxy S6, iPhone Rules China, Apple Watch Will Fail, Apple Disrupts Samsung

Taking a look back at another week of news from Cupertino, this week’s Apple Loop looks forward to the iPhone 6 vs Galaxy S6 rumble, the ‘failure’ of the Apple Watch, Tim Cook the Alchemist, iPhone 6 sales in China, the return of Launcher, iOS 8.2′s secret app, and the undeletable apps.

Apple Loop is here to remind you of a few of the very many discussions that have happened around Apple over the last seven days (and you can read our weekly digest of Android news here on Forbes).


The big topic of conversation over the next month will be the launch of the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy S6. With Samsung’s marketing budget and market share, it’s the Android device most likely to challenge the supremacy of the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus in terms of unit sales and market share.

Gordon Kelly has taken a closer look at the two challengers from each side in 2015

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Samsung is working to make 128GB of storage a reality even for mid-range phones

Samsung late on Wednesday made an announcement that can be both very exciting and somewhat annoying for smartphone and tablet fans. The company seems to be on the right track fixing one of the two most annoying smartphone issues you might be currently dealing with – including built-in storage and battery life – but its solution isn’t necessarily something you’re going to immediately like. Specifically, Samsung is looking to improve storage needs for its Galaxy device buyers by increasing the amount of built-in memory users would have access to.


After announcing its 128GB UFS 2.0 storage module for smartphones and tablets a few weeks ago, the company now says it’s also making 128GB 3-bit NAND eMMC 5.0 storage for the same kind of devices. The UFS 2.0 kind of memory brings SSD-like performance to mobile devices, as the first Galaxy S6 data transfer benchmark tests have shown. But UFS 2.0 memory might be too expensive for mid-range handsets and tablets.

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