Corning responds to Galaxy Note 7 scratch test, defends Gorilla Glass 5

The company behind what’s supposedly the most shatter-proof glass for smartphones in the market is addressing concerns made on a JerryRigEverything YouTube video.In the video, the display glass gets scratched with an assortment of picks, the hardness of each relating to a step on the Mohs hardness scale. In this case, the Note 7 appeared to show signs of scratching at around a ...

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Possible HTC Aero display information leaks: Gorilla Glass 4, QHD, 2.5D glass?

For some, the HTC One M9 was enough. It didn’t bring the radical new approach to smartphone making that Samsung took with the Galaxy S6 (at least, in comparison to its previous flagship, the Galaxy S5), though it performed respectably and handled as a flagship should. However, this approach hasn’t quite translated into the sales HTC seeks – the company is struggling and back in the financial red again. So it appears the company is attempting to make up for this by introducing a high-end ...

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Samsung’s Galaxy Alpha already has Gorilla Glass 4

The best-kept secrets are ones that have been in our phones for months, it seems. After all’s been said and done in our full review of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, we’re now just learning some details about one crucial component, the display. Corning, makers of the Gorilla Glass line of products, has thrown us a curveball today, letting us know about the ...

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Nokia N1, Samsung Gear S, Gorilla Glass 4 and more! | Pocketnow Weekly 123

Updated with links to stream and download the high-quality audio version of the podcast, as well as timecodes for all the stories mentioned. We hope you enjoyed – see you next week!Is Nokia’s new tablet just an iPad ripoff – or just what Android needs? Will Gorilla Glass 4 finally stop you from shattering your smartphone? And is the Gear S a good enough smartwatch to make the dumbphone obsolete? These are the pressing questions on the docket this week as the mobile industry prepares to end a wild year on a weird note, and we’re gonna tackle them one by one in the ...

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