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Apple’s foldable iPhone rumored to feature Liquidmetal hinge for unmatched durability

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 1:01 pmTuesday, July 29, 20251 Comment

Apple is set to incorporate Liquidmetal, a high-strength amorphous alloy, into the hinge assembly of its first foldable iPhone, aiming to…

Apple refreshes MacBook Pro with updated butterfly keyboard (using Liquidmetal?)

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 2:46 pmTuesday, May 21, 201924 Comments

In the second update to the current crop of MacBook Pros since they were released in July 2018…

Apple’s next laptops could be more iPhone than Mac

Monday, July 2, 2018 10:05 amMonday, July 2, 201815 Comments

The benefits are clear…

Liquidmetal? Apple supplier experimenting with metal case for 6.1-inch LCD iPhone for 2018

Thursday, December 7, 2017 8:57 amThursday, December 7, 201714 Comments

Apple is likely to release another new iPhone with a liquid crystal display next year…

Apple’s future iPhones, MacBooks could have mirror finishes or be polished with diamonds

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:50 pmTuesday, July 11, 20174 Comments

Apple has patented some super-strong, translucent finishes for housing electronic devices…

Is Apple getting their innovation groove back?

Thursday, April 20, 2017 12:01 pmThursday, April 20, 201719 Comments

Apple reportedly has begun testing a premium iPhone with a revamped display and body…

Apple patent describes Liquidmetal housing for electronic devices

Friday, January 27, 2017 3:25 pmFriday, January 27, 201721 Comments

Electronic devices are provided with a protective housing having one or more housing components…

Apple new iPhone to use forging process for metal frame

Tuesday, January 10, 2017 12:00 pmTuesday, January 10, 201712 Comments

Apple’s next-generation iPhone is expected to adopt a stainless steel forging process…

Praying for a new four-inch iPhone in 2017

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 4:50 pmTuesday, October 18, 201624 Comments

I’m a big supporter of the four-inch iPhone SE: It’s lightweight…

Evidence suggests Apple to use breakthrough Liquidmetal somewhere soon

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 3:55 pmThursday, October 27, 20167 Comments

There’s more evidence suggesting Apple is getting close to using Liquidmetal…

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s next-gen iPhones will get a more scratch-resistant glass body, stainless steel frame and more

Thursday, September 29, 2016 4:50 pmThursday, September 29, 20167 Comments

With the glossy jet black iPhone 7 leading the way in sales, Apple is expected to switch…

South Korea company’s never-before-revealed battery technology expected to be Apple Car’s ‘secret weapon’

Tuesday, August 9, 2016 4:01 pmTuesday, August 9, 20167 Comments

The company’s battery technology will be used by Apple for its self-driving electric vehicle…

Foxconn working on ‘glass chassis’ yields for 2017 iPhone, sources say

Tuesday, August 9, 2016 3:05 pmTuesday, August 9, 20165 Comments

Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn Technology Group, is developing a glass casing for smartphones…

Apple supplier Catcher CEO: One iPhone model will adopt glass casing next year

Thursday, May 19, 2016 2:15 pmThursday, May 19, 201612 Comments

Apple Inc. has decided that it will change iPhone casings from metal to glass to differentiate itself…

Analyst: iPhone 7 set to be a disappointment, as Apple holds back for iPhone 8

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:01 pmTuesday, April 26, 201610 Comments

Apple is going to hold back its major iPhone innovations, saving them for release in 2017…

Apple’s languishing Macintosh: Is a massive re-invention near?

Monday, April 25, 2016 5:36 pmMonday, April 25, 201666 Comments

Apple’s Mac lineup has become a cash cow with little invention, but that may be about to change…

Why the 2017 iPhone will be made of Liquidmetal

Monday, April 18, 2016 12:55 pmMonday, April 18, 201616 Comments

Over the past few months, we’ve heard various rumors that this year’s iPhone will look…

Professor behind Liquidmorphium Turing Phone invests in Liquidmetal, named to Board, enters into cross-licensing agreement

Monday, March 14, 2016 10:08 pmMonday, April 18, 20165 Comments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted Apple a series of 40 new patents…

‘iPhone 7’ leak points to extremely thin design

Friday, December 4, 2015 12:24 pmFriday, December 4, 201524 Comments

We just pulled an original iPhone out of a drawer. It’s not insanely thick feeling. It feels as nice in the hand as it always did…

Two new Liquidmetal patent applications cover every current Apple product, plus vehicle panels

Thursday, October 29, 2015 1:28 pmThursday, October 29, 20157 Comments

Both patents cover the use of Liquidmetal in every imaginable Apple product and even hints that the process described in these inventions could produce…

U.S Patent office reveals four Apple patent applications involving Liquidmetal

Thursday, October 22, 2015 5:25 pmThursday, October 22, 201518 Comments

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a series of four patent applications from Apple relating to their potential use of liquid metal

Analyst: Apple’s iPhone 7 will offer the most radical iPhone redesign ever

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 9:34 am19 Comments

We expect the iPhone 7 to sport a unique design from the iPhone 6/6s…

No Home button? Liquidmetal body? What can we expect from next year’s Apple iPhone 7?

Monday, October 19, 2015 5:12 pm13 Comments

The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are the hottest phones on the market right now…

iPhone 7: What will Apple do next?

Wednesday, September 23, 2015 4:33 pmWednesday, September 23, 201518 Comments

The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus launch has not yet officially shipped to customers…

New Apple patents show continuing work on Liquidmetal

Tuesday, August 11, 2015 8:31 amTuesday, August 11, 20152 Comments

Apple has yet to release a major product made from Liquidmetal, but…

The Turing Phone is not made out of Liquidmetal

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 2:33 pmWednesday, July 15, 201518 Comments

Apple has a perpetual, worldwide, fully-paid, exclusive license for Liquidmetal®…

Why does Apple keep extending their partnership with Liquidmetal?

Thursday, June 25, 2015 9:27 amThursday, June 25, 201525 Comments

Apple Inc. recently extended its agreement with Liquidmetal Technologies,,,

Apple extends Liquidmetal exclusivity deal through February 2016

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 6:02 pmTuesday, June 23, 20158 Comments

Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. and Apple Inc. have entered into a third amendment…

Apple granted two new Liquidmetal-related patents

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 9:26 amTuesday, June 16, 20156 Comments

Apple today was granted two Liquidmetal-related patents…

Two new Liquidmetal patent filings from Apple revealed; list watch and jewelry among potential uses

Thursday, April 23, 2015 9:57 pmFriday, April 24, 20155 Comments

On April 23, 2015, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published two Liquidmetal…

Liquidmetal’s Apple alliance yet to bear fruit

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 9:27 amTuesday, September 30, 201410 Comments

In May, Liquidmetal and Apple extended an agreement…

Apple granted two new Liquidmetal production patents

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 10:26 amTuesday, August 26, 20147 Comments

Apple has been granted two patents today for inventions relating to Liquidmetal…

Apple’s new Liquidmetal-related patent sparks speculation

Monday, July 7, 2014 11:02 amMonday, July 7, 20148 Comments

A new Liquidmetal-related patent by Apple has reignited speculation…

Apple and GT Advanced open second sapphire plant in Salem, Massachusetts

Thursday, June 19, 2014 11:58 amThursday, June 19, 20145 Comments

A second Apple synthetic Sapphire Plant has been revealed…

Apple readies scratch-proof sapphire screens for next-gen 4.7- and 5.5-inch iPhones

Thursday, June 19, 2014 8:58 amThursday, June 19, 201420 Comments

Apple will be using sapphire crystal displays for both sizes…

Apple: We are working on new materials, new areas

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 9:21 am13 Comments

Materials we haven’t worked in before…

GT Advanced: UBS sees rising sapphire production for future Apple product

Wednesday, May 28, 2014 6:01 pmWednesday, May 28, 20145 Comments

Steven Chin of UBS today reiterates a Buy rating on shares of GT Advanced…

WWDC: So, how are Apple’s Liquidmetal plans shaping up?

Wednesday, May 28, 2014 1:28 pmWednesday, May 28, 201416 Comments

Apple seems set to thrill and possibly delight us at WWDC next week…

Apple patents method for embedding sapphire displays in LiquidMetal device chassis

Tuesday, May 27, 2014 8:55 amTuesday, May 27, 201410 Comments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday issued Apple a patent…

Apple granted Liquidmetal patent for hollow structures in possible future product designs

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 8:17 am6 Comments

Apple has been granted what could be a major patent today…

17 new Apple patent applications detail Liquidmetal alloy use in device buttons, touch sensors, and more

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 9:53 pm11 Comments

Back in 2010, Apple signed an exclusive agreement with Caltech spinoff Liquidmetal Technologies…

Apple’s iWatch suffering weak yield rates due to metal injection molded chassis issues, sources say

Thursday, January 2, 2014 2:28 pmFriday, January 3, 201420 Comments

Apple’s iWatch is reportedly seeing less than 50% yield rates…

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