Posted June 11, 2013, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
Gorilla Glass has been in existence since the 1960s but until about seven years ago when the first iPhone came along, there was never a market for it – so much so that Corning never actually even produced it. Now…
A recent article from The New York Times has the web abuzz with speculation about a new iWatch device from Apple that will employ flexible glass technology from Corning. But even though samples of the company’s new Willow glass are indeed…
Posted February 11, 2013, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Apple
Fueled by sources purportedly familiar with Cupertino's developments, a report by The New York Times indicates Apple's rumored wristwatch-like device will feature curved glass. Rumors suggest the "iWatch", as it is being called for now, could enter production as early…
Posted October 25, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
I can vividly remember purchasing my first real smartphone several years ago. The idea that I was now carrying around a premium (and very expensive) piece of hardware was initially tough to deal with. Quite frankly, I babied the phone…
According to The Verge, Korean news site DDaily says Samsung is set to begin manufacturing its long-rumored "Youm" displays -- a new type of ultra-thin AMOLED panel which is bendable, stretchable, rollable and possibly even foldable. This jibes with rumors we heard…
Corning has unveiled a flexible material called Willow Glass that measures just 0.1 millimeters thin, or about the same thickness as a strand of fine human hair. The material will maintain all of the properties of their glass substrates available…
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