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iPhone 5 production starts in June

Chris Burns, May 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

With the Summer season upon us, it’s the mobile world that we once again look to for the most surprises, especially from Apple with it’s upcoming iPhone 5, it being a “full refresh” season for the smartphone maker. Apple has for the past several years created a complete refresh of an iPhone, then an “S” version, then a complete refresh once more, this resulting in last year’s iPhone 4S and this year’s big jump into the future: the iPhone 5. What we’re hearing this week is that the production of this next-level smartphone will start with its displays, with orders already placed, so says the WSJ, for a 4-inch screen which will start to roll out this June.

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iPad Air Display gets Retina upgrade

Chris Burns, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Avatron have updated their popular "Air Display" app for iPad to include Retina-quality graphics for the 3rd Generation iPad. This upgrade will bring you up to full speed with your second monitor via your new iPad and will now have you working with full support for the graphics you payed for in the first place! This upgrade is free and can be found in the iTunes app store right this second - supposing you already own the Air Display app, of course. Read The Full Story

Apple rumored to use Retina display in next iMac

Rue Liu, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple may be gearing up to refresh its entire Mac lineup with Retina displays. The imminent MacBook Pro refresh has long been rumored to feature the new pixel-dense screen and now the next-gen iMac looks to be getting the same treatment. The new iMacs are also rumored to feature the latest Intel Ivy Bridge processors and a noticeably slimmer design. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: April 23, 2012

Mark Raby, Apr 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Monday, everyone. Welcome to the last full week of April. It's snowing in the midwest today, but we've got our own snowstorm here - an Ivy Bridge snowstorm. Check out these Ivy Bridge stories for Maingear, CyberPowerPC, and MSI, just to name a few. But if you're not into all that jazz, you might appreciate some business news - Netflix earnings fall though streaming grows. And, watch out - Flashback Trojan infection still going strong. Read The Full Story

Apple’s new iPad Retina display production problems persist

Rue Liu, Apr 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

It looks like Apple is still coping with production problems of its Retina display for the new iPad. According to AppleInsider, who spoke with KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Samsung remains the sole supplier of the Retina display with LG and Sharp still struggling to provide screens that will meet Apple's strict standards. Read The Full Story

Samsung Mobile countdown site points to tomorrow reveal, hints at Retina?

Mark Raby, Apr 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Apparently there will be big Samsung news unveiled when the calendar hits April 23. The manufacturer has launched a new teaser site with a countdown timer set to expire in the early morning hours of tomorrow, in US time at least. The site is a seemingly nonsensical tgeltaayehxnx.com, but if you put your anagram skills to the test, you can realize that it actually unscrambles to "The Next Galaxy." Read The Full Story

Pixel Qi teases ultra-frugal Retina Display rival

Chris Davies, Apr 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Low-power screen experts Pixel Qi have teased a new iPad matching panel, equalling the Retina Display resolution but delivering "massive power savings" on Apple's technology. "We at Pixel Qi loved the Apple iPad3 screen, but were shocked by the overheating reports and the massive power draw (8Watts?!)" company founder Mary Lou Jepsen observed on the company blog. "We can now announce that we can match or exceed the image quality of the screen in the iPad3." Read The Full Story

Apple Retina iPad advertisements finally cover the United States

Chris Burns, Apr 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

You might not have noticed it if your Apple sensor is as normalized as your love for great advertising, but billboards, bus stations, and print ads across the United States have finally switched from iPad 2 to the new iPad for 2012. Have a peek back at our report on when the states were still sticking with iPad 2 advertisements to see the oddity the vast majority of the USA didn't find necessary to notice, then take a peek at a few of the new ads up this week. They've been up for a couple weeks, actually, everywhere from Minneapolis all the way down to San Francisco! Read The Full Story

Intel VP confirms Retina support in Ivy Bridge

Rue Liu, Apr 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

During the Intel Developer Forum yesterday, the company predicted that pixel-dense displays will become mainstream by 2013 in devices ranging from smartphones to desktop computers. Intel's VP and GM of the PC Client Group Kirk Skaugen also revealed that upcoming Ivy Bridge chips are built for Retina display computers, pretty much confirming rumors that next-gen Macs will indeed feature the high-resolution screen. Read The Full Story

New iPad shipments limited by Retina display supply

Rue Liu, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Production of Apple's new iPad has slowed causing some investors to be concerned that demand for the device is dropping off. This is not the case, according to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, who says that the new iPad remains high in demand and that the limited production is due to the shortage in Retina displays and the implementation of more sound labor practices following the Fair Labor Association report on Foxconn. Read The Full Story

Air Display Retina upgrade turns new iPad into high-res second screen

Chris Davies, Apr 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Air Display for iPad has received a much-anticipated Retina Display upgrade, turning the new iPad into a 2048 x 1536 second screen for your PC or Mac. Available since the first-gen iPad, the app turns the slate into a wireless display and allows users to extend their desktop across it, though you'll need to make some tweaks to OS X settings first. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: April 2, 2012

Mark Raby, Apr 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Monday, everyone. Did you fall for a good prank yesterday or were you the one pranking? Let's start off the week with a review of our post yesterday, April Fools in the tech world 2012 round-up. Okay, onto something that isn't a fake story - Apple working on iOS game controller hardware. And moving on to something for those who maybe aren't huge Apple fans because they can't afford it, Eser tablet presents the $50 Android. Read The Full Story