Apple Cuts iPhone 5 Display Orders By 50%

Journal reported on Monday that Apple is confronting low demand for its new iPhone 5, reason why the Cupertino-based company has cut the display orders for its flagship smartphone by 50%. The reputed publication is quoting sources close to the matter that say that Apple has also cut the orders for other iPhone parts, as well.

According to the sources, we are talking about a cut of 50% for the iPhone 5 displays that are supposed to ship in the January – March time frame. There’s also another source that claims that Apple did the same for other iPhone components.

Even tough this might suggest that Apple’s iPhone 5 is not selling well, we shouldn’t jump to conclusions, yet, as the Cupertino-base company might as well have enough parts on stock, so it would make no sense for the suppliers to ship new ones.

On the other hand, Apple might also get ready for the production of a new iPhone model, the yet-unannounced iPhone 6 (or iPhone 5S, or The iPhone, or whatever they decide to call it). Therefore, it’s part suppliers might get ready to kick off the production of the parts for the next gen iOS-powered smartphone.

An article written by the guys at Nikkei confirms the information, showing that Japan Display and Sharp touch screen manufacturers have registered drops in LED displays orders for the first quarter of 2013.

It was reported that Apple initially planned to order 65 million touch panel units from the two aforementioned companies, but, for some reason, the number have been reduced.

It’s not clear yet whether LG Display, another important screen supplier for Apple, was affected, as well.

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Cambrios CEO John LeMoncheck to Highlight Alternative Materials Enabling Touch Panels

Dec 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Cambrios Technologies Corporation:

        WHO:
                   John LeMoncheck, President and CEO of Cambrios Technologies
                   Corporation
        WHAT:      Numerous disruptive display technologies are entering the market,
                   with OLED leading the way. DisplaySearch estimates the OLED screen
                   market could reach $44 billion by 2019, up from $4 billion in 2011.
                   In addition to large OLED TV's, leading CE companies like Samsung
                   are actively developing curved and flexible OLED displays.
                   Regardless of the display technology, consumers expect beautiful,
                   high-resolution screens with increasingly demanding touch capabilities. To equip tomorrow's most advanced display devices with
                   high performance touch screens and excellent optical properties,
                   device makers are abandoning indium tin oxide (ITO) in favor of
                   affordable, flexible, new transparent conductive materials.
                   John LeMoncheck will be joined by executives from LG Electronics and
                   Kent Displays in a panel discussion entitled, "The Download on New
                   Display Technologies," to assess the advantages of and differences
                   between various new display technologies including AMOLED, Crystal
                   LED, Retina and flexible displays. John will also highlight why
                   Cambrios' ClearOhm(TM) material is replacing ITO and
                   enabling the next generation of touch-enabled displays.
        WHY:       In order to equip the latest curved or flexible devices with the
                   advanced touch capabilities consumers now expect, device makers must
                   utilize flexible materials such as ClearOhm coating material - the
                   only commercially available solution processed transparent
                   conductive material with performance rivaling or exceeding that of
                   ITO. Priced to enable consumer devices, ClearOhm solutions are also
                   changing the OLED lighting landscape. Cambrios has also demonstrated
                   OLED lighting with efficiencies of more than 40 Lm/W using ClearOhm
                   electrodes, and these electrodes even improve angle dependence of
                   color, resulting in improved OLED displays and lighting products.
        WHEN:      Session ET2: The Download on New Display Technologies
                   Wednesday, January 9, 2013
                   3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. PST
        WHERE:     2013 International CES
                   Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall N259

http://www.cesweb.org/

Cambrios will also have a meeting room at CES, and will demonstrate several touchscreenproducts enabled by ClearOhm material, including laptops and All-in-One computers. To arrange a meeting with Cambrios and view these demonstrations, please contact: cambrios@stearnsjohnson.com.

About Cambrios:

Cambrios leads the industry in providing solutions based on proprietary, innovative technologies for consumer electronics markets using nanotechnology. Its breakthrough transparent conductor products, available today, simplify electronics manufacturing processes and improve end-product cost and performance for current and next-generation consumer devices such as large area and flexible touch, and other high conductivity, optically clear applications. The company’s first product, its ClearOhm(TM) coating material, produces a transparent, conductive film by wet processing with significantly higher optical and electrical performance than currently used materials such as indium tin oxide. Applications of ClearOhm(TM) coating material include transparent electrodes fortouch screens, EMI shielding, OLED displays, e-paper, OLED lighting and thin film photovoltaics.

Cambrios is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with offices in Japan and Taiwan.

About CES

With more than four decades of success, the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) reaches across global markets, connects the industry and enables CE innovations to grow and thrive.

The International CES is owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $195 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also owns and produces the International CES – The Global Stage for Innovation. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA’s industry services.

ClearOhm(TM) is a registered trademark of Cambrios Technologies Corporation.

SOURCE: Cambrios Technologies Corporation

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New AsureSpace Touch Panels Have Power Over Ethernet

Asure Software, Inc., a leading provider of workplace management software solutions, today announced the next generation of AsureSpace Touch Panels. The digital displays feature power over Ethernet, an enhanced user interface, multi-room support and simple customization — all designed to enhance the efficiency of scheduling and managing meeting rooms across organizations of all sizes.

“Our goal with this new generation of AsureSpace Touch Panels is to make our innovative displays even easier to configure, install and use, thereby helping our clients improve the efficiency of their workplace while maximizing their real-estate utilization,” said Pat Goepel, CEO of Asure Software. “The panels’ evolution is in keeping with our philosophy of developing solutions that ‘keep it simple’ and deliver a high return on investment.”

AsureSpace Touch Panels, integrated with the AsureSpace Meeting Room Manager, Resource Scheduler and Workspace Manager solutions, are eight-inch tablets enclosed within a wall-mountable case and feature an LED light bar to easily indicate if a room is available. The intuitive, easy-to-use user interface includes multiple display options that can easily be configured during setup, including the ability to customize logo and branding.

Since the panels are powered over the Ethernet — meaning that just one low-voltage cable supplies both network connectivity and power to the units — there is no need for electrical outlets. This is especially convenient since the panels are designed to be placed directly outside a room’s entrance. Industry-standard Video Electronics Standards Association mounting cases makes them easy to install on walls. Further, a single panel can serve two rooms with entrances located close to one another.

AsureSpace Touch Panels make ad hoc booking easy. Users can view availability and make room reservations directly on the touch panel screen; or they may choose to use their desktop or mobile device to access the scheduling application. Two-way integration with the AsureSpace Meeting Room Manager, Resource Scheduler and Workspace Manager solutions eliminates double bookings. Any open time — even times during the current day — may be booked. When users arrive at a room, just a glance at the red (occupied) or green (free) light answers the question “Is this room available?”

Asure Software, Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, offers intuitive and innovative technologies that enable companies of all sizes and complexities to operate more efficiently and better control costs. The company ensures a high-performing work environment by delivering its “keep it simple” solutions and expertise to more than 11,000 clients worldwide. Asure Software’s suite of solutions ranges from time and attendance workforce management solutions to intelligent on-demand workplace management solutions.

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USPTO tentatively invalidates key Apple multitouch patent

The US Patent and Trademark Office tentatively invalidated Apple’s so-called rubber-banding patent back in October, and it looks like it’s now done so again with one of the company’s key multitouch-related patents. According to FOSS Patents, the USPTO has issued an Office Action rejecting all 20 claims of patent 7,479,949, which is specifically related to scrolling and is described as “Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics.” Unlike the rubber-banding patent, though, this one did not figure in Apple’s recent trial with Samsung, although it has been used in cases against Motorola and HTC.

Update: To be clear, this is just the first step of the patent’s re-examination and Apple gets to respond to each of the issues raised by the USPTO. So, invalidation of all (or any) of the claims is far from assured.

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Amazon bringing Voice Guide and Explore by Touch features to Kindle Fires for vision-impaired users

Amazon’s been attuned to the needs of its vision-impaired customers for years, first rolling out text-to-speech technologyon its original Kindle e-reader years ago. Today the company revealed plans to add to that feature set in its Kindle Fire andFire HD (7-inch) tablets with Voice Guide and Explore by Touch technology.

Voice Guide’s an improvement upon regular text-to-speech tech that reads aloud any action performed by users — things like announcing app names and book titles when they’re selected. Explore by Touch lets folks swipe their fingers across their Fire’s display and identifies each onscreen item as their phalanges pass over them. Once aware of what app or piece of content’s being touched, a simple tap opens the item. Ready for the new assisted navigation experience right now? Well, all you anxious Fire owners will have to wait, the update doesn’t land until early next year.

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Hack enables fast refresh mode on Nook Simple Touch

As anyone who's used an e-reader knows, page refreshes aren't the most elegant feature of E Ink. Well, if you've got a Nook Simple Touch a hack released by XDA Developers member marspeople could put an end to your page-changing woes. You'll need to root your device and install an .apk, then simply activate fast refresh mode by a four-tap gesture -- sadly, not the Konami code. What is impressive, is just how fast the screen refreshing actually is. Fluidly browsing documents and the web on e-readers suddenly has the potential to be a whole lot less frustrating. Check the video after the break to see a demo, and touch the source link below if you want in on the fun.

Sharp unveils an 80-inch touchscreen for the boardroom

For the corporate types, Sharp is taking its massive Gen-10 1080p LCDs and adding a touchscreen as well as integrating presentation and video conferencing technologies like Skype, WebEx, GoToMetting. There is even a package that includes an optional compact whiteboard PC preloaded with Windows 7 and drivers for the display. The 80-inch touchscreen display will be available in late February for $13,795, but the press release after the break doesn't mention a price for the 60 or 70-inch versions.

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