Ah rumors. Don’t you love’em? Today’s juicy rumor of the day originates from Warsaw, Poland and features a spy shot of an unnamed, mystery Samsung device. The tipster who sent the image to GSM Arena claims the device in question has Galaxy S design cues as well as a massive 5″+ display. Nothing else is known. Is this really a next-gen gigantor phone/mini-tablet from Samsung or merely some other device? Given the proximity to Samsung’s own...
As much as we’d love to see some crisp AMOLED love on Apple’s line of iPad tablets, a new report from DigiTimes cites production volumes that are still too low to meet Apple’s increasing demand despite Samsung’s new 5.5g facility starting construction ahead of schedule. Add to that the relatively unproven technology in the tablet space and AMOLED-equipped iPad 3s are even less likely. If Apple somehow pulled a fast one and did decide to use AMOLED on...
Tablets of every shape, size, and color may be the current fad in the tech media, but Samsung has another gadget up their sleeve that they’ll be showing off — flexible AMOLED displays! According to their press release, the displays that we’ll see at CES measure in at 4.5-inches in size with WVGA resolution (800 x 480). No other information is available at this point, but as we’ve said many times tonight: check back next week when we hit the CES...
OLED-backed screens may be one of the highest sought after item for mobile devices in the age of battery-conscious, eye candy loving consumers, but that will soon change. This November 10th-12th at FPD-International, Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) is going to unveil their latest and greatest — a 7″ 1,200 x 600 AMOLED display. That’s WXVGA for all of you not familiar with screen-res alphabet soup specs. The most promising thing, however, is that this...
The joint venture between Toshiba and Panasonic, Toshiba Mobile Display, appears to have a $191.6 million failure on their hands. According to statements made by Toshiba Mobile Display spokesperson Masahiro Kume: “The plan (for mass-production) is currently frozen. We’ll review the production plan again from scratch.” The mass production he’s speaking of concerns the $191.6 million investment in OLED mass production the company was gearing up for. Looks like...
