Two independent reports are today suggesting that Apple’s next iPhone will sport a display measuring “at least 4 inches diagonally.” Both The Wall Street Journal and Reuters indicate that Apple has placed orders for the larger displays with Asian suppliers. Korea’s LG Display Co Ltd, Sharp Corp and Japan Display Inc. will all reportedly begin production in June so that the new iPhone can begin production in August.
The move is seen as Apple’s response to customers’ increasing demand for larger displays. Apple has only used 3.5-inch displays for its iPhone models while its competitors have move to increasingly larger displays (such as the 4.8-inch one on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III and the 5.3-inch one on the Samsung Galaxy Note).
Rumours of a larger display for the next iPhone have swirled for some time (even suggesting a 4.6-inch display). There have also been contradictory rumours suggesting that Apple would once again go with a 3.5-inch display. Perhaps the rumoured smaller iPhone will use the 3.5-inch display while the iPhone gets the larger display.
It remains to be seen if Apple will unveil its latest iPhone at next month’s WWDC or if it will stick to a fall schedule like last year.
Read more: The Wall Street Journal and Reuters





Amazon may launch its first colour e-ink Kindle by the end the year. The Digitimes report suggests Amazon will use electronic paper displays (EPD) provided by E Ink Holdings (EIH) and multi-touch capacitive touch panels from TPK Holding instead of the infrared one used for the Kindle Touch.
The last time T-Mobile was the subject of an acquisition, it was going to be the acquiree until the 
Citing its usual “sources from the upstream supply chain,” Digitimes reports that new MacBook Air models will launch in Q3 2012. Along with the introduction of updated specifications, Apple will also lower the price of the cheapest model from US$999 down to US$799.
The BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device appears to have revealed a few details about Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 10 device plans. Buried in the code of the device running a modified version of BlackBerry PlayBook OS is a list of devices. Some device names are familiar while others are new. The familiar ones all belong to rumoured BlackBerry 10 devices suggesting that all of could be BlackBerry 10 devices.
