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Gorilla Glass 2 arriving on devices by April

Rue Liu, Feb 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Corning, the makers of Gorilla Glass, announced today that they have already begun shipping its second-generation Gorilla Glass to manufacturers, who have plans to release products with the new display material within the first quarter of this year. That means we should be seeing Gorilla Glass 2 on commercially available devices by April or early May. Read The Full Story

Corning Day Made of Glass 2 video released with making-of add-on

Chris Burns, Feb 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Technology is advancing slightly slower than the minds at Corning would have it, it seems, as the creators of Gorilla Glass present a second video in a series that brings the future to us now, glass based. The video moves from one technology to the next, starting with Handheld Display Glass, this essentially stemming off what Gorilla Glass already presents, it being thin and lightweight, damage resistant and what Corning plans for the future: 3D-projection ready! The loveliness then continues through an impressive display of lights and magic through a future we can only dream of. Read The Full Story

CES Live

Corning shows off 82″ multi-touch display with Gorilla Glass 2

Cory Gunther, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [2]

Today at CES we managed to run into an awesome 82" multi-touch display being ran by Corning. What we have on video below is actually a quick demonstration of the new 82" display showcasing its unlimited amounts of multi-touch points, stylus support, and more from the guys at Perceptive Pixel. What makes this display special is that it's the world's largest Gorilla Glass 2 display. Read The Full Story

CES Live

Corning Gorilla Glass 2 break test hands-on

Cory Gunther, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [2]

Corning's got their new Gorilla Glass 2 here at CES, and lets just say its really, really strong. Corning's current 1st gen Gorilla Glass is on many smartphones and devices today but their new glass is stronger, lighter, thinner, and easier to make. Gorilla Glass 2 is so strong we couldn't even get it to break under some seriously heavy loads. Check it out below! Read The Full Story

Corning Gorilla Glass 2 detailed

Chris Burns, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [2]

Corning has come correct this week with their second big iteration of the glass that's almost certainly on the front of your smartphone if you purchased a device inside 2011 - Gorilla Glass 2 they call it, and details have been dropped. What you'll be getting here, basically, is a 20 percent reduction in necessary glass thickness with the same resistance to damage that made Corning's solution so popular through the last year. It's "higher functionality from thinner designs" all around this year, and Tough is still Beautiful! Read The Full Story

Corning Gorilla Glass 2 coming to CES 2012

Chris Burns, Jan 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Over the past handful of months, Corning has all but dominated the airwaves when it comes to must-have features on a smartphone or tablet device with their patented Gorilla Glass brand of display covering panes - today they've revealed that the second iteration, Gorilla Glass 2, will make its face known at CES 2012. This new version of the glass solution will bring with it increased functionality for devices with smaller form factors, improved touch technology, "connected devices in new application spaces," and even better durable large-format design aesthetics for you curved-corner lovers out there. The big reveal happens next week, and we're expecting some hammers to help us test it! Read The Full Story

Featured

ASUS Transformer Prime Hands-on and Unboxing

Chris Burns, Dec 1st 2011 Discuss [61]

The newest Android tablet by the name of ASUS Transformer Prime is also the first place on earth you’ll be able to work with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core mobile processor, and today we’re going to have a peek at it’s power for the very first time. We’ve got both the tablet itself and the keyboard dock that when connected allows this lovely slate a second life as a laptop, and what we’re going to do here is give you our first impressions and a full hands-on treatment with the hardware. We’ll also have a full review up for you within the next few days, so stay tuned for that too – meanwhile, enjoy!

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Galaxy Nexus uses fortified glass, not Corning Gorilla Glass

Chris Burns, Nov 9th 2011 Discuss [25]

Though Corning's Gorilla Glass has all but dominated the review circuit when it comes to must-have features on mobile devices over the past year, it appears that Samsung and Google have opted for a different solution for their next hero device, the Galaxy Nexus. This device will play host to Google's next-generation mobile OS Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and is set to have a host of powerful features that make it a force to be reckoned with. Corning has assured the public that lo, and alas, the Galaxy Nexus does not have Gorilla Glass sitting on its front. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Productivity Future Vision (2011) released [Video]

Chris Burns, Oct 27th 2011 Discuss [12]

In what's becoming a lovely trend from manufacturers all over the map, videos showing conceptual futures where technology has completely transformed the way we go about our daily lives have been emerging - this newest one comes from Microsoft who sees one magical gadget after another, after another. Earlier this month there was a video by the name of "Microsoft Office Labs Vision 2019," now there's one called "Productivity Future Vision (2011)," both of them fantastically edited and made to make devices impossible to make with today's technology seem rather possible by sight. Read The Full Story

Corning intros Lotus Glass for higher resolution displays

Rue Liu, Oct 27th 2011 Discuss [4]

While we're all familiar with Corning's Gorilla Glass as it's become standard on high-end smartphones, the company recently announced a new display material for LCD and OLED screens called Lotus Glass. This new glass can withstand higher temperatures, offering greater thermal and dimensional stability to allow for attaching high-resolution displays and enabling tighter design rules. Read The Full Story

Apple rumored readying curved glass iOS devices for 2012

Shane McGlaun, Sep 26th 2011 Discuss [6]

Corning's Gorilla glass can be found in a bunch of the most popular smartphones and other portable devices on the market today. Gorilla Glass is much stronger than normal glass and allows devices like the iPhone and others to survive drops without damage more often than normal glass. Back at Computex 2011 Corning was showing off curved Gorilla Glass that could be used in future smartphones. Read The Full Story

Reviews

HTC Flyer WiFi Review

Chris Burns, May 23rd 2011 Discuss [18]

Let’s take a look for a bit at the United States’ first look at HTC’s Flyer tablet. As you may well know by now, there’s another version of this device out there by the name of EVO View 4G – have a look at our hands-on with that version of the device from back at CTIA 2011. The device we’re looking at here and now is the Best Buy-sold version of the device being here a WiFi-only piece of hardware. This device has a nice silver metal and white plastic chassis, Gorilla Glass front over a 7-inch 1024 x 700 pixel resolution capacitive touchscreen working with a 1GHz single-core processor and Android 2.3.3 with HTC Sense 2.1 for Tablets. And it’s got a pen. Is this the writer for you?