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Apple grabs Liquidmetal exclusivity for another two years

Chris Davies — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:50:32 +0000

Apple has secured a further two year exclusivity deal for the Liquidmetal materials technology tipped to make an appearance in the 2012 iPhone refresh, government filings have confirmed. According to Liquidmetal Technologies’ SEC filing, Apple’s original agreement with the company back in August 2010 – and which expired in early February – has been extended until early

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MacBook Pro 2012 Liquidmetal integration tipped

Chris Burns — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:51:33 +0000

In a not completely unfounded turn of events here this fine spring morning, we’ve been tipped by an anonymous Apple fan that they’ve seen Liquidmetal technology being used in a device much larger than an iPhone. Though such a vague tip and anonymous to boot wouldn’t normally be something we’d cover, the possibility that this

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SlashGear 101: Liquidmetal and Metallic Glass

Chris Burns — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:13:36 +0000

This week there’s quite a bit of talk surrounding Apple’s newest iPhone model, likely to be called the iPhone 5, and its relation to a technology called Liquidmetal. Apple originally gained the rights to use Liquidmetal technology back in 2010, and it’s basically what consists of a mixture of nickel, zirconium, titanium, and a few

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Liquidmetal shipping parts to customers

Ben Kersey — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:45:10 +0000

Apple purchased the intellectual property rights to Liquidmetal’s technology back in August 2010, and shortly after that the world learned that the iPhone SIM ejector tool utilized the special metal. After that, things have been quiet, but today Liquidmetal announced that they’ve begun shipping parts to customers using the technology. It’s not clear exactly who

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