Review: Apple iPhone X

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

While the original iPhone had no viable competitor (the LG Prada was close, but no cigar), it managed to rewrite the rules of what modern smartphones should be.

2007's iPhone brought multi-touch, it brought real web browsing, actual web-experiences and apps.  These are features we can all take for granted today and which are abundantly available, even on the cheapest smartphone. Hit jump for our review of Apple's all glass flagship.

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Report claims Apple plans to use OLED displays for 2018 iPhones

Apple will reportedly switch to OLED displays for the company’s iPhones starting 2018. Japanese publication Nikkei reports that the tech giant has talked to its suppliers about its plans and LG Display will ramp up capacity, accordingly. LG’s the exclusive display provider for Apple’s only product with an OLED display: the Apple Watch. LG is said to be planning a new Korean factory valued up to US$4.2 billion but there is no indication if they are targeting Apple with this move.

Nikkei suggests LG might be joined by Samsung to help meet the demand. Or Apple might be forced to offer OLED and LCD iPhones, but this is thought to be unlikely as the company wants to keep screens consistent across products, even with the differently-sized iPhone 6s and 6s Plus these had same underlying technology.

Source: Nikkei | Via: Apple Insider

LG OLED prototype as thin as wallpaper

How would you like a TV so thin you can peel it off like wallpaper? LG’s latest TV concept with 

organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology shows us the possibility. The 55-inch OLED 

display is a mere 0.97mm thick and weighs 1.9kg. It can be stuck on a wall using a magnetic 

mat that you can peel off like wallpaper. Of course, it probably got to this size because the 

circuitry needed to make a TV work isn’t integrated yet. Also keeping the weight and thickness 

down is OLED technology because without the need for backlights, it can make TVs even 

lighter. 

 

However, OLED is pretty tricky to produce, thus resulting in exorbitant prices. But it would 

seem LG doesn’t want to give up on the technology just yet. 

 

Source: ​The Verge 

LG triples profits from large HDTV sales, beats out competition

LG is finding success in large screen HDTVs and  claims it now sells more big-screen displays than any other manufacturer with a 27 percent share of the market worldwide. Not only is LG offering a range of sizes, it is spearheading new technologies in the areas of OLED, curved screens and innovative webOS powered smartTV technologies. LG earned 14 trillion won ($13 billion) in total sales, with an operating profit of 504 billion won ($471 million) - that's three times what it managed last year. LG also leads the pack in terms of displays used in devices like smartphones as well as specialized components such as the Retina Display on some MacBook Pros.