Samsung working on a full screen OLED display for the Galaxy S8: Report

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By tech2 News Staff /  01 Nov 2016 , 13:06

Both Apple and Samsung are gearing up to bring a complete overhaul with their next respective flagships, but it’s Samsung that will need to be even more cautious since the Note 7 blunder.

The S8 is believed to be delayed by two weeks as Samsung engineers were busy getting to the root of the Note 7 fiasco. A new rumour suggests that the S8 will get some major hardware changes. A Sammobile report hints at a nearly bezel-less or edge-to-edge display that is being developed for the smartphone.

Citing a Samsung Display researcher, the report adds that there is no confirmation on this yet, but the company is said to be ‘putting in considerable resources’ into building the panel. Park Won-sang, engineer at Samsung Display reportedly told the news site, “Samsung Display would roll out a full-screen display whose display area ratio (a scale that measures space taken up by a display on the front part of a handset) reaches more than 90 percent next year.”

The average display area is 80 percent currently. It is believed that Samsung may have to take off the home button. Furthermore, the Galaxy S8 is also believed to be the first world’s first smartphone to come equipped with optical fingerprint recognition technology.

Previous leaks reveal that the Samsung Galaxy S8 may launch on Feb 26. It is likely to sport a 5.5-inch 4K Super AMOLED Display with 806-ppi pixel density while being powered by Exynos 8895 processor. We can expect to see the second variant with Snapdragon 830. The device will be equipped with 6GB RAM along with a 16MP and 8MP dual camera setup on the back. Reports also suggest that the next big smartphone to ditch the port might be coming from Samsung, particularly the Galaxy S8.

Rumour: New Apple MacBook Air and Pro lineup to launch by October end

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By tech2 News Staff /  18 Oct 2016 , 15:31

Apple has been hitting the right notes this year with its iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models. However, its MacBook line-up has not been updated for years. They still feature the same old designs with some updated fifth-generation chipsets, that will still burn a hole in your pocket when compared to similarly priced Windows 10 offerings. But things may change soon, and according to a new rumour, Apple could launch its new range of MacBooks as soon as the end of October.

Japanese blog, Macotakara points out that Apple is already geared up to release its new range of MacBook Pros and a new MacBook Air by end of October as conveyed by a reliable Chinese supplier. In fact, retailers are readying themselves to receive the new shipments which will also drop in by the end of the month.

Diving into the details, the new MacBooks will be skipping on the standard USB ports and will go in for the USB Type C ports instead, along with support for the Thunderbolt 3 standard. The USB C ports will be used for charging, so it is indeed time to wave goodbye to the MagSafe connector.

While the MacBook Pros are expected to arrive in 13-inch and 15-inch models, the same source also points out that Apple will kill the 11-inch MacBook Air. The reasons for the same seem to be related to the existence of the iPad Pro series. The 13-inch MacBook Air model is expected to see a complete redesign.

Last we heard, the MacBook Pro lineup was expected to feature Touch ID and an OLED touch panel that sits over the keyboard. The options displayed would change according to application in use. In addition to the usual improvements, some reports indicate that Apple may be dropping Intel chipsets in favour for AMD chips.