Samsung bags flexible display patent for foldable smartphones

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Since the beginning of this year, Samsung has been rumored to release foldable smartphones next year. Patents foldable smartphones from the company had surfaced in March and now. Now, Samsung has been granted patents for flexible display by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Continue reading “Samsung bags flexible display patent for foldable smartphones”

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 might feature flexible display, 16MP camera with OIS and metal build

Last week there were rumors that the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 might come with a retina scanner. Now, a new report from Korean publication ET News is stating that the Galaxy Note 4 will sport a flexible display and have a metal build. It also states that the phone will boast of a 16-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization (OIS).

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PlasticLogic debuts flexible AMOLED display

Remember PlasticLogic? The company was all set to debut its QUE proReader back in 2010 with an ultrafast (by e-ink standards) refresh rate and a legitimitely usable touchscreen experience. However the product was canned due to changing market scenarios. The company has since then been working on flexible display technology. At Flextech 2014, it announced its new flexible AMOLED screen technology.

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In its first incarnation, the display can show only red colors instead of the complete RGB (Red, Green, Blue) spectrum that is expected for a production display. That said, the screen is a very early prototype and retail products based on it are expected in late 2015. PlasticLogic is working closely with NovaLED which specializes in organic LED related technologies. Continue reading “PlasticLogic debuts flexible AMOLED display”

LG, Samsung All Set to Launch Curved Display Phones Later This Month

We’ve been hearing about flexible displays for quite a few years now but the technology was always a bit too far ahead of the curve. However, it looks like we’ll finally be seeing commercial applications of curved edge displays in smartphones. We have already brought to you a demo of LG’s curved edge television which indicates how the South Korean company has the technology in place to mass produce such panels.  ZD Net earlier reported that a new LG with a concave curved display will be revealed later this month and will be called the LG Z or Z1.

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LG to show off unbreakable, flexible 5 inch OLED panel at SID

Over at the SID display exhibition in Vancouver, LG plans to show off its new unbreakable and flexible OLED panel. This 5 inch panel would be in addition to the 55 inch OLED TV that they previously talked about. The OLED panel targets mobile devices and has a display constructed of plastic. This plastic construction makes it flexible and unbreakable.

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