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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

The Jet Black iPhone 7 has a problem with protective skins

The Jet Black iPhone 7 has a problem with protective skins:

Apple's Jet Black iPhone 7 may look pretty, but you should seriously think twice before buying one. Apple itself admitted that the Jet Black variants of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are prone to scratches, and independent tests confirmed this. As it turns out, that's not the only issue that Jet Black iPhones can have.



A small number of users have discovered that the text printed on the back of Jet Black iPhones - including "iPhone" and "Designed by Apple in California" - can be easily peeled off. More exactly, if you use a clear skin to protect the rear of the device, the text can be transfered ...


Monday, October 17, 2016

Forget holograms, here's a 'floating e-ink' display

Forget holograms, here's a 'floating e-ink' display:

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The amount of pixels in a display has been the source of forum flamewars since the advent of HDTV, which makes an experimental display technology from the University of Sussex so interesting. It's called JOLED and it measures a whopping 7 x 6 voxels...


Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Samsung wants to produce bendable displays in the US, files patent

Samsung wants to produce bendable displays in the US, files patent:


Samsung is one of the many companies in the smartphone industry that is trying to innovate all the time. Although the changes it brings are not always obvious, the South Korean company couldn't have become world's largest smartphone makers without creating some of the technology in its own labs.



Rumors about a foldable smartphone made by Samsung date from years ago, but aside from the Galaxy Round, which wasn't really a failed attempt, the South Korean company did not push this particular technology.



However, it looks like Samsung might be willing to take ...


Apple patent details virtual home button with embedded fingerprint sensor, expected in the iPhone 8

Apple patent details virtual home button with embedded fingerprint sensor, expected in the iPhone 8:


Rumors say that the 2017 iPhone will feature an edge-to-edge OLED display that covers the handset's entire front, eliminating the well familiar home button in favor of a virtual touch-sensitive key enabled by the smartphone's haptic engine.



Apple reportedly wants to make an all-screen iPhoneA patent recently published by the USPTO reveals more technological details about the solution. The invention will introduce capacitive sensing technology that works through gaps in space, letting Apple embed a Touch ID fingerprint scanner behind the display. The solution also ...


Panasonic's new prototype TV can hide in plain sight

Panasonic's new prototype TV can hide in plain sight:

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Panasonic showed off an early transparent TV before, but the company has now improved the image quality to the extent that the idea of a TV built into your furniture's glass panes is not only possible -- it's right here. The OLED screen is made of a...


Google Pixel and Pixel XL in all three colors: highest-res images yet leak hours ahead of official unveiling

Google Pixel and Pixel XL in all three colors: highest-res images yet leak hours ahead of official unveiling:


Today's the day, people! In less than 4 hours, Google will unveil its first in-house developed smartphones not bearing the Nexus brand — called the Pixel and Pixel XL — among other new and exciting things. As far as the two phones go, suffice it to say, we've had more than enough chances to see them from every angle possible in the last couple of months, but — and that's a big BUT — it is only now, on the day of their official unveiling, that we get to see them in such clarity!


Feast your eyes upon the latest batch of leaked press-images of the Google ...

Take a Glance at the Cars of the Paris 2016 Motor Show

Take a Glance at the Cars of the Paris 2016 Motor Show:



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If you think this is an expensive car, then wait until you see the list of breathtaking exotic and luxury vehicles with unbelievable prices.