Tim Cook is rumoured to be talking with Samsung about slapping an AMOLED in the iPad 3. Cook supposedly made a personal visit and left behind a sizable advance to secure an ample supply of these displays. The biggest problem with this theory is that AMOLEDs are in short supply. Yes, Samsung uses AMOLEDs in their line Galaxy S handsets, but, duh, they make them. With the way iPads are flying off the shelves, would Apple really gamble that Samsung could meet this staggering demand? [Korea Herald via Apple Insider]
James Branson
Friday, May 27, 2011 at 3:09 PMUm, aren’t they suing the living s**t out of each other at the moment?
Michael Aulia @CravingTech.com
Friday, May 27, 2011 at 3:46 PMWondering how much will we have to pay more to get this lovely new screen on the iPad 3 (if there is any)
Caesar Wong
Friday, May 27, 2011 at 9:55 PMYeah, I call shenanigans. On the one hand you’ve got articles about how factories in China have been buying up glass cutting machines so far in advance to handle the massive volumes required by Apple, and then you’ve got this article which is premised merely on a visit by one bloke, for a tech that is expected sooner rather than later.
Steve
Friday, May 27, 2011 at 11:58 PMQuote me if I’m wrong, but hasn’t Jobs publicly trashtalked AMOLEDs in the past as part of the friendly banter companies usually do?
While it doesn’t completely rule it out, I can’t see Jobs as someone with the humility of admitting error and simply caving into consumer demand. He’d probably go to the grave refusing to make a 7 inch tablet after the ‘filing the fingernails’ thing.
olearymo
Monday, May 30, 2011 at 9:21 AM“People don’t read anymore” – Steve Jobs (iBooks came out shortly afterwards)
jin
Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 12:33 AMf**k you apple, i buy an ipad 2 and speculation begins on the next gen..