Nikkei: iPhone product cycle to be extended to three years

For the past several cycles, it has taken two years for Apple to make a numerated iteration in its iPhone series. Those years that we dub “S” years have usually been saved for major shifts in internals and software. But it’s the design that catches the eye and with rumors of an

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Fortunes of machinery maker tied to OLED iPhone in 2017

Applied Materials doesn’t often come up in our discussion of who makes what in a typical iPhone, especially when next year’s iPhones come to mind. But while we can talk about Catcher Technology’s confidence despite an all-glass iPhone in 2017, let’s talk about another favorite iPhone 7s/iPhone 8 aspect, the OLED screen.

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Analyst expects curved OLED iPhone in 2018, with up to four display suppliers

Developing smartphones with OLED screens can be tricky. Manufacturing and distributing them on a large global scale is even harder. Until recently, it was also pricier to adopt the organic light-emitting diode technology than LCD, which is mainly why Apple waited so long to follow in Samsung’s footsteps.But in two years tops, essentially every analyst, pundit and tipster agrees Cupertino will bring to light the sharpest, brightest, prettiest iPhone ...

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