Apple iPad mini 2 LCD displays to come from Samsung

While you still wouldn't invite Apple and Samsung to the same dinner party, the truth is that when it comes to delivering quality parts in the quantity needed, the purchasing department at Cupertino still keeps Samsung in its Rollodex; a published report out of Korea on Thursday said that Samsung will be delivering LCD displays for the unannounced Apple iPad mini 2 with a Retina display...

FDA Drafts Medical Device Security Guide

Risk Mitigation Tips for Healthcare Providers Also Offered

The FDA has issued draft guidance urging medical device makers to develop cybersecurity controls. It has also released tips for how healthcare organizations can mitigate cybersecurity risks to devices.

HannsTouch sees improved performance due to increased orders for touch panels

HannsTouch Solution has already begun shipping touch panel solutions for use in 13.3-inch notebooks and is also recieving orders from major notebook vendors for OGS and touch sensor solutions, according to company general manager Zhu Hengtong.

Notebook ODMs bracing for price war

Notebook brand vendors have recently started the request-for-quotation (RFQ) process for 2014 orders. But because of the notebook industry's weak shipments and Lenovo increasing in-house production, competition between ODMs are expected to be fierce. Upstream suppliers may also see gross margins fall, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

Poll results: Do you like where Apple is heading with iOS 7?

We asked you to comment recently if iOS 7 was everything you hoped for, or you thought Apple is just playing catch up still. Needless to say, there were a bunch of heated arguments for and against, and more than 3000 respondents chimed in...

What do you make of Samsung's 26 screens and counting mobile strategy?

Does this huge overlapping portfolio spell trouble for Samsung like it did for Nokia five years ago? After all, we are just learning that the company has issued more careful Galaxy S4 guidances to investors, and has shrunk its parts orders forecast from 30 to 20 million units for the next quarter...

BMW Says No To iOS In Its Cars

Awww, poor Apple. I guess you can't win them all. In case you missed it, Apple announced that 12 carmakers including Chevrolet, Jaguar, Nissan and Ferrari will come with systems starting next year designed to take iPhone integration to the next level by putting iOS directly in their infotainment systems. But BMW wasn't one of them. Comments

New Nexus 7 coming in July with high-res screen and prices starting from $229

Google’s second generation Nexus 7 is coming next month and it will have a high-res display, new chip and a starting price of at least $229, according to DigiTimes…

Infographic reveals forecast that 75% of handsets sold in 2017 will be smartphones

CCS Insight has released an interesting infographic that is packed full of forecasts for the mobile device industry; as Bob Dylan once sang, "The times they are a-changin'". The first quarter of this year saw smartphone shipments outpace the transport of featurephones for the first time ever. Acording to CCS Insight, 53% of the 1.86 billion mobile phones to be shipped this year will be of the more intelligent variety...



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SC Considering Changeable Electronic License Plates

What do you guys think about electronic license plates that can be changed on the fly by the DMV or police? South Carolina may soon lead the way into the future with electronic license plates for cars and trucks. Using so-called electronic paper, technology similar to what is seen on digital readers like the Amazon Kindle, these new license plates would be capable of dynamically changing from normal numbers and letters to a word like SUSPENDED, UNINSURED or STOLEN. Comments



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Apple May Have To Go Back to Samsung

I cannot imagine how humiliating this has to be for Apple. Despite an ongoing lawsuit with Samsung that has led to ever increasing animosity between the two companies, Apple is said to be considering new contracts with Samsung to provide displays for its product lineup. According to Korean site ETNews.com (via AppleInsider), Apple is planning to resume purchasing LCDs from Samsung Display as the company is better equipped to keep up with high demand. Comments



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Latest rumored Motorola X specs: 4.8 inch screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, November launch

One of our tipsters sent us what is allegedly the latest specs for the eagerly awaited Motorola X, a phone that has become larger than life; the device will havethe largest battery cell to ever grace a Motorola Android handset and will also offer the fastest clock speed of any U.S. Android model ever produced by Google's wholly owned subsidiary...



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Quarter of tablet users to pay bills via their devices by 2017, says Juniper Research

A new report from research firm Juniper Research has found that a growing user acceptance of push mobile banking and a sharp rise in tablet adoption will drive users of transactional tablet banking services to almost 200 million in 2017. This will represent approximately 19% of total mobile banking customers in 2017, compared to 9% in 2013, as consumers engage in increasingly mobile lifestyles.



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Tiny Implant Sends Blood Test Results Directly to Mobile Phones

This could be beneficial for patients using chemotherapy, and others with chronic illnesses

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Sapphire glass is nearly three times tougher than Gorilla Glass, might be on future smartphones

The Samsung Galaxy S 4 was just unveiled as the first phone coming with Corning’s new Gorilla Glass 3, and as tough as Gorilla Glass is, in the near future we might have much tougher glass on our devices…



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FAA may allow you to use "reading devices" during takeoff and landing this year

If you're more of a digital person, you may get pretty annoyed when on a flight and you are forced to put away your tablet or e-reader away during takeoff and landing. If your device is in airplane mode, it shouldn't really make much difference, but the rules are the rules, but the rules may be changing. The FAA may start allowing the use of "reading devices" during takeoff and landing later this year...



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Samsung to take on Apple and Sony tablet designs with a high-res AMOLED Galaxy Tab 3 Plus

The insiders also hinted that it will be powered by an Exynos 5-series chipset, and might be ready in time for IFA 2013 unveiling at the end of August...



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