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Apple's developing its own OLEDs for future iPhones (Apple Byte)

2017-07-26
what's up Brown song here back from Hawaii and then comic-con whoo that was really a hard vacation welcome to the Apple buy for everything good and bad inside the world of Apple we're still in a holding pattern for the next big product drops mmm iPhone but there's always something happening like when people are bored they decide to make nice-looking renders of what they hope the next iPhone 8 stop bar will look like instead of the black knots that jets out around the cameras and sensors that we've seen before now this is what I want it would look so much slicker and yeah you know Galaxy s8 ish but so what we'll wait and see now the iPhone 8's OLED display will be manufactured and supplied exclusively by Samsung reports say Apple has signed a deal for a supply of up to 160 million curved OLED panels over the next two years but according to et news Apple is developing its own OLED tech setting up a research and development line in Taiwan just for OLED screens with the goal of moving away from Samsung as its sole supplier now the report says Apple has purchased chemical vapor deposition machines which are used to make OLED panels but look like they could make you a nice brew as well but they won't now Apple could license the machines to manufacturing partners like Foxconn or Pegatron to open up the OLED supply chain building more screens for devices like the iPhone Apple watch or the second gen home pod with the screen see I just completely made up that home pod part to see if you are still paying attention that's not happening or is it now if you're still trying to narrow down when we'll see the next Apple watch three quanta is one of its manufacturers and the revenue projections would line up with the new Apple watch coming in the third quarter of this year around September rumors have pointed everything from better battery life to a cellular connection and improved health biometric sensors with the same form factor for the next Apple watch but come on come on gimme that Dick Tracy style FaceTime on that bad boy that's what I want I'll write the third public betas for iOS 11 watch OS TV OS and yes buckles they're out now with a few minor tweaks and improvements based on the fourth developers release I'm okay to throw it on my iPad but I'm not an eager beaver like some of you who just want to put on everything it's still a beta with bugs and it's not worth it to drop it on my primary phone ok Adobe is finally killing flash no not that one this one yeah that doesn't look nearly as cool but for reals this time after they announced that they will end-of-life the plug-in by the end of 2020 and guess what some of you already just wrote in the comments flash has already been dead in all-caps with an exclamation mark or three now Adobe says it's working with companies to prepare for the upcoming death of flash you know the one Steve Jobs famously wrote about in an open letter back in April of 2010 because of its poor reliability and security modern options like open source html5 CSS and JavaScript poor battery life and its lack of support for touch C Jobs was right on the money about flash just seven plus years ago I'll write a new report from Reuters says hi robot the creators of the Roomba vacuum is looking to expand in the smart home world and will start collecting mapping from people's homes now iRobot CEO then wants to sell it to companies like Apple to improve their smart home information that's not creepy at all the hope is that the data would help accessory makers have a better idea about how homes are laid out customers would have to give their permission to use the data but Apple Amazon and alphabet you know formerly Google are all fans of the technology and if you missed it Apple and the rock Dwayne Johnson released a four-minute movie featuring a day in the life with the rock and Siri where he's challenged to do pretty much everything hey Siri read me my last email at 9:30 a.m. sent you an email about mr. Nakamura can discuss your fashion line everything in life is made up of four elements wind fire waters rocks hey Siri how many ounces in a centimeter one centiliter is 0.34 fluid ounces the rusticles of yuneisia messy so what do you guys all think of that it doesn't matter what you think all right that's gonna do it for this week's show you can email us at the Apple by to see Netcom or tweet me at Brian Tong thank so much for watching we'll catch y'all next time for the bite of the Apple
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