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Tag: Liquidmetal

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 iPhone 6 said to be just 6 millimeters thin

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 8:30 am50 Comments

Apple’s next-gen iPhone will reportedly measure only 6 millimeters thick…

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…

Apple patent application reveals sapphire flexible transparent display devices created with Liquidmetal

Thursday, December 19, 2013 12:02 pmThursday, December 19, 201316 Comments

Apple’s killer invention describes flexible wraparound displays…

iPhone 6 rumors: Curved display, Liquidmetal, sapphire glass, and more

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 2:01 pmWednesday, December 11, 201327 Comments

More evidences are coming out that on its release date the iPhone 6…

Apple iPhone 6 rumor roundup

Monday, December 2, 2013 3:28 pmMonday, December 2, 201313 Comments

Nothing stops the ever-churning Apple rumor mill….

Apple files five Liquidmetal patent applications

Friday, November 22, 2013 3:28 pmFriday, November 22, 201316 Comments

The USPTO published today a new series of five Liquidmetal patent applications from Apple

Apple spending billions on new, exclusive technology to produce unique products for new markets

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:00 amWednesday, November 13, 201332 Comments

Apple Inc. is putting a record $10.5 billion to work in new technology…

Liquidmetal already in iPhone 5s? Apple patent applications reveal methods for creating Liquidmetal iPhone parts

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 9:41 amTuesday, November 12, 201316 Comments

Two Liquidmetal patent applications have surfaced…

Four new Apple Liquidmetal-related patents revealed in Europe

Thursday, September 26, 2013 6:02 pm18 Comments

Under ‘Electronic Devices’ in all four patents they cover these products: the iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV…

Apple’s iPhone 5C will sell more 5S models than the iPhone 5 ever would have

Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:26 pmThursday, September 12, 201327 Comments

Apple is using the iPhone 5c as a tool to push buyers to the 5s…

Apple’s iPhone 5S ‘Home Button/Touch ID’ sensor ringed with Liquidmetal? (with photo)

Tuesday, September 10, 2013 9:20 amTuesday, September 10, 201316 Comments

Just hours before Apple is expected to unveil a next-generation iPhone…

‘iPhone 5S’ release date nears as Apple begins mass production of Liquidmetal case, report claims

Monday, July 22, 2013 2:03 pmMonday, July 22, 201322 Comments

The iPhone 5S on release date will sport a virtually indestructible housing made of Liquidmetal…

Apple and the fear of flopping

Thursday, July 18, 2013 12:32 pmThursday, July 18, 201326 Comments

It’s as if Apple knows something that no one else knows about how the mobile market will play out…

Apple’s ‘iPhone 5S’ to feature indestructible Liquidmetal case, says BGR

Wednesday, July 17, 2013 12:30 pmWednesday, July 17, 201334 Comments

We are going to see a Liquidmetal case for the first time on an iPhone…

Apple and Liquidmetal scientists granted new patent that could enable Liquidmetal production on a massive scale

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 6:51 pmTuesday, July 16, 201335 Comments

Apple and Liquidmetal scientists have filed a patent…

Microsoft prepping ‘translucent aluminum’ smartwatch, sources say

Monday, July 15, 2013 4:03 pmMonday, July 15, 201351 Comments

Sources familiar with Microsoft’s Surface plans have revealed…

Apple Inc. is spending billions of dollars, but on what?

Friday, June 7, 2013 6:32 pmFriday, June 7, 201343 Comments

Apple spent some some $8 billion in 2012 alone on…

HTC considering Liquidmetal for new smartphones, sources say

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 2:16 pm15 Comments

High Tech Computer (HTC) is reportedly considering adopting Liquidmetal…

iPhone 6 Liquidmetal chassis potentially confirmed in Apple job posting

Monday, May 13, 2013 6:03 pmMonday, May 13, 201331 Comments

Apple’s investment in Liquidemtal technology from 2010 may finally materialize…

What products Apple Inc. might be selling when its 30-year bonds mature

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:09 am8 Comments

Apple acquired an exclusive license for ‘Liquidmetal’ use in electronics…

Fascinating Liquidmetal patent from Apple surfaces in Europe

Saturday, April 27, 2013 10:37 amSaturday, April 27, 201363 Comments

iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, iWatch, Thunderbolt Display…

Your next iPhone screen may be made of Sapphire, not Gorilla Glass

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 1:01 pmTuesday, April 2, 201325 Comments

Manufactured sapphire—a material that’s used as transparent armor…

Apple patent application reveals new machinery for creating Liquidmetal forms

Thursday, January 31, 2013 4:16 pmThursday, January 31, 201334 Comments

A new method for fabricating a sheet of metallic glass matrix composite…

Adam Lashinsky: What Apple’s earnings really mean, and what’s that $9 billion in ‘equipment’ for?

Thursday, January 24, 2013 11:43 am36 Comments

If ever a company can afford to invest in its future, it’s Apple…

iPhone 6 release date, rumors and leaked images

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 12:19 pmWednesday, December 5, 201225 Comments

iPhone 6 release date, rumors and leaked images…

Liquidmetal ships first amorphous alloy production parts

Friday, November 16, 2012 11:03 amFriday, November 16, 201217 Comments

Liquidmetal has completed the first shipment of full production components…

Apple’s choice aluminum for iPhone 5 said to slow down production output

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 9:58 am13 Comments

Apple Inc.’s iPhone 5 supply shortfall is being exacerbated by a quality-control crackdown…

Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. and Materion announce sales channel collaboration

Friday, September 7, 2012 3:59 pm3 Comments

Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. announced today an expansion of its collaboration with Materion…

Liquidmetal Technologies to present at Gateway Investor Conference in San Francisco on September 6th

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 4:35 pm2 Comments

Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. (LQMT) announced that Tom Steipp, Chief Executive Officer…

Futuristic Liquidmetal alloy could transform Apple products

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 9:07 amWednesday, August 15, 201218 Comments

The inclusion of a super-strong alloy invented by Liquidmetal Technologies in future Apple products…

New photos claim to show next-gen iPhone’s nano-SIM tray; Liquidmetal part?

Monday, August 6, 2012 1:21 pmMonday, August 6, 20126 Comments

The photos of the empty SIM tray reveal a design that will command roughly 40 percent less…

Why Apple cannot release ‘iPhone 5’ and ‘iPad mini’ on the same date

Thursday, August 2, 2012 10:09 amThursday, August 2, 201220 Comments

Apple plans to release a new iPhone and a new, smaller iPad model this fall…

Photos of purported complete next-gen iPhone leaked (with photos)

Sunday, July 29, 2012 8:59 pmSunday, July 29, 201253 Comments

A set of high resolution photos of the next-generation Apple iPhone…

iPhone 5 rumor roundup: Release date, 4-inch display, Liquidmetal casing, quad-core A6, and much more

Friday, July 27, 2012 11:00 amFriday, July 27, 201217 Comments

We have peered into the abyss to bring you the latest, hottest iPhone 5 info…

RUMOR: Next-gen iPhone now in production with possible design change to unibody backplate

Saturday, July 14, 2012 11:11 pm30 Comments

The purported production model will sport an inlayed glass piece between the backplate’s top and bottom edges…

Purported iPhone 5 engineering samples direct from China may contain Liquidmetal (with photo)

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 4:56 pm19 Comments

Exclusive photos of an iPhone 5 engineering sample straight from a factory in China show…

Why did Apple lock in Liquidmetal for two more years?

Monday, June 25, 2012 10:00 amMonday, June 25, 201217 Comments

Imagine iPhone 5 looking as though it is made of a liquid metal…

New Apple agreement suggests Liquidmetal iPhone will arrive within two years

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 8:38 am12 Comments

Apple recently re-upped its exclusive deal with Liquidmetal Technologies…

Apple extends Liquidmetal exclusivity deal through February 2014

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 2:04 pmTuesday, June 19, 20123 Comments

Apple today secured a further two-year exclusivity deal for Liquidmetal materials technology…

Analyst: Aluminum, not Liquidmetal, unibody iPhone 5, ‘iPad mini’ coming in September

Monday, June 4, 2012 3:02 pm10 Comments

Apple is likely to launch the iPhone 5 in September and will be coupled…

Why is Apple investing in equipment and machinery at an exponential rate?

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 11:05 amWednesday, May 23, 201217 Comments

According to a new report by Asymco this week, Apple is currently investing…

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