Apple is reportedly collaborating with LG to develop a foldable display panel. It is said to be an ultrathin cover glass for the upcoming 9-inch foldable device from the company. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also says that a foldable iPhone is unlikely to launch till 2025.
According to a report from The Elec, LG is teaming up with Apple to develop a foldable OLED panel. It is said that the display is being designed for tablets and notebooks with ultrathin glass as the cover window instead of polyimide. The news comes from the same report that says LG will be supplying 17-inch foldable 4K OLED panels to HP this year, which could make for an 11-inch display when closed.
The latest report comes after analyst Ross Young revealed that Apple is exploring all-screen foldable notebooks with displays around 20-inches in size. The upcoming foldable device is expected to unleash a new product category for Apple and result in a dual-use product. It could allow the device to work as a notebook with a full-size on-screen keyboard when folded and as a monitor when unfolded.
While the foldable Apple notebook rumors have been in full swing, users are also waiting for a foldable iPhone. And by the looks of it, a foldable Apple smartphone isn’t coming any time soon. As per Kuo, Apple is “actively testing” a device with a 9-inch foldable OLED display. It is likely to be a device that falls between iPhone and iPad. Apple’s first foldable device is expected to be a hybrid iPhone and iPad, or simply a foldable iPad.
According to the analyst, Apple is currently focusing on foldable medium-sized devices, which could be followed by larger-screen foldables. It might not be until 2025 that we see a foldable iPhone, if the latest reports are to be believed.
With Samsung, Motorola, Huawei, and Honor already making foldable smartphones and companies like Vivo, Xiaomi, and Oppo jumping on the bandwagon, Apple could be left bar behind in terms of foldable smartphones by that time.
Motorola has built some of my favorite foldables and flagship phones. I had a great time with both the Razr Fold and last year's Signature. So when the company began teasing the Signature 27, I couldn't help be excited. The new model comes with Qualcomm's blazing-fast Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, and better still, it is finally getting a proper global release.
One of the reasons I was obsessed with the last-gen Signature was its amazing price tag. But it seems like that budget flagship dream might be officially dead. Portuguese retailer MegaPC has prematurely listed a 12GB RAM and 512GB storage Signature 27 in Pantone Coal Smoke for €1,594.90 (approx. $1,775).
Two new highly requested iCloud plugins just got added to ChatGPT, giving people who rely on Apple’s Mail and Calendar services a way to search emails, check appointments, and manage their schedules directly through the chatbot.
The integration is rolling out to all ChatGPT plans, including the free tier. You can access it on the web, desktop, and iOS.
Google Play is borrowing one of the Nintendo Switch’s most useful little tricks. A new Sidekick tool called Playbacks captures a short clip after something interesting has already happened, sparing players from running a screen recorder throughout an entire game.
Playbacks is part of Google Play Store v53.8 and keeps saved clips on the phone. Google first announced it earlier this month, but the new Play Store update marks its arrival for players. Anyone who has watched a perfect win vanish because the record button came too late already understands the appeal.