In-cell display tech eliminates that middle layer of glass, combining the LCD and touch sections of the display into a single layer.
Measuring at 6.93mm thick (instead of the rumored 6.13mm), we're surprised that Oppo didn't set this to be the follow-up to the Finder: sure, it's 0.28mm thicker, but it also aces the latter with a 4.7-inch 720p in-cell display, a 1.2GHz quad-core chip with 1GB RAM (likely MediaTek's Cortex-A7-based MT6589 SoC), Android 4.2 and a sorely missed 3.5mm headphone jack -- so no micro-USB adapter required.
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Instead of using a display comprising a number of separate layers, Apple could use in-cell touch display technology, according to a Friday report from Digitimes.
Currently, the iPhone's "on cell" display is layered a bit like a sandwich (or if you're feeling like dessert, think of a trifle).
The most attractive services will probably be those that combine voice and text in a clever way: users could, for example, ask for an address and get driving directions on their cell phone display.
By switching to a new display with in-cell touch sensing, Apple was expected to reduce its manufacturing expenses.
"We do believe that the next iPhone display will implement in-cell touch, " DisplaySearch's Paul Semenza told Wired via e-mail.
Debuting today, the three pound convertible tablet boasts a spill and drop-resistant shell, a carry handle, a presumed 10-inch touchscreen display and a 6-cell Li-ion battery.
In-cell touch can help reduce the thickness of the display, which could make the iPhone 5 thinner than previous models, or clear out space to add other features like a larger battery that can help extend operating time.
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The iPhone 5's display uses a new technology, In-Cell Touch, that requires fewer layers than previous generations of touch displays.
The good news for Clearwire was the display of a chart that showed smaller footprint cell sites that would include base station cards for a multiplicity of services including: LTE (yes, long term evolution), WIMAX, some successor concept that would continue to use the IDEN spectrum in the low bands to keep the push to talk business users happy, and CDMA as well.
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The company makes chips that enable the display of graphics on televisions, computer monitors, cell phones and other devices.
Umm I guess he needs to sue every single tv and display manufacturer in the world, not to mention cell phone providers.
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The Z-Park-based companies on display at CES hawk wares like candlelight-powered solar cell phones.
There's a sizable box on display, too, which seems to be where the Cell hardware is being housed.
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The base model is tricked out with an Intel i7 3630QM 2.4GHz processor, an NVIDIA Geforce GTX 670MX 3GB GPU, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, a 500GB 7200 RPM hard drive, an 8x DVD drive, an 8-cell battery and a 17.3-inch glossy, backlit display.
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As envisioned, the screen looks like an ideal fit for a significant revamp of Apple's mobile display technology, although we'd be careful about assuming that this or any in-cell touch implementation is a lock for potentially imminent iOS hardware.
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