iPhone X Was Supposed to Start an OLED Boom. It's Not Working Out

In 2015, Apple opened a lab in Taiwan to work on new screen technologies, Bloomberg News reported at the time. Foxconn Technology Group, the biggest assembler of iPhones for Apple, has backed MicroLED startup eLux Inc. In 2014, Apple acquired LuxVue Technology Corp., a MicroLED maker.
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Odebrecht S.A. signage is displayed as contractors work on a construction site in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg. Peru's bickering political class has found rare common ground as they line up to deny allegations that Odebrecht SA
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And South African dollar bonds are among the five best-performers in the Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets USD Sovereign Bond Index, which includes more than 70 countries. The government aims to raise $3 billion of external debt in each of the next three fiscal years, according to the budget
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An increase in U.S. mortgage interest rates is throwing ice water on the great American refi — and choking off business for lenders. Refinancings as a share of home loan applications fell to 41.8 percent last week. With a couple of exceptions, that's the lowest level since the financial crisis in 2008,
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Monthly payments on a 15-year fixed refinance at that rate will cost around $728 per $100,000 borrowed. Yes, that payment is much bigger than it would be on a 30-year mortgage, but it comes with some big advantages: You'll come out thousands of dollars ahead over the life of the loan in total interest
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Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 4.43 percent this week from 4.40 percent last week. The new … To calculate average mortgage rates, Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the country between Monday and Wednesday each week.
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Blockchain-related stocks are definitely not taking the news well, with Overstock.com down as much as 10 percent and Riot Blockchain down more than 4 percent, as they're the most directly susceptible to regulation. Overstock disclosed Thursday that it was asked by SEC for information on its planned
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This could be your forever home!. 3 bedrooms House for Sale. For Sale. 20 Cooradilla Street Jindalee Qld 4074. Listed by More Estate Agents – JINDALEE. Features: Garage Spaces.
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Meanwhile, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya announced in his 2018 monetary policy statement that the new housing units funded through mortgage financing by the banking sector countrywide were this year expected to improve by 103.7 percent to 11 611. In 2017, the
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Mobile banking and payments are a way to deliver what customers want, but, unfortunately, fraudsters are attacking the mobile channel from every possible angle. … This webinar, produced by Finextra in association with Vasco, will bring together senior experts from banks and Vasco to explore the latest
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This may mark the first major change in form factor since the smartphone was first introduced, effectively doubling available screen real estate and changing our perception of mobile devices. Meanwhile, new input methods could eliminate or reduce the need for touchscreens. These include speech
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With the Lunar New Year around the corner, many people in Hong Kong are having their fortunes told for the Year of the Dog. A common method of reading the future is through the use of kau chim, or divination sticks. The idea is that you bear a question in mind (Will I get married this year? Will my
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As housing prices recover from the Great Recession, municipalities across America are considering laws that will raise the cost of homeownership. The Wall Street Journal reports that cities like Philadelphia, Detroit and Atlanta are requiring developers to set aside some portion of their new units to sell or
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Dubai gold trader Regal RA DMCC is the first company in the Middle East to get a license to trade cryptocurrencies, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre said. The company will offer storage of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies in a vault located in DMCC headquarters in Almas Tower in
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On January 26, the Wall Street Journal posted a video “Portrait of Poverty in America” with a tangled message and a misplaced emphasis on payday loans. The video centers on poor economic conditions in Tchula, Mississippi, in Holmes County. Residents of Holmes County have, and have had for
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Absolute unique acreage – 4047spm Morningside. 4 bedrooms House for Sale. Expressions of interest. 169 Barwon Street Morningside Qld 4170. Listed by LJ Hooker – CLEVELAND. Features: Garage Spaces, Balcony.
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In this Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, photo, Bryan Kirschner, left, and his wife, Holly Ferguson, supporters of a proposed development plan, stand in front of their tall, narrow house, which sits adjacent to older, traditional homes, in Seattle. A massive influx of new residents and an ensuing housing crunch has
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… protect the rights of our officers in the courts, in the media, and in the political arena and through negotiations,” said FOP 2nd Vice President Martin Preib in an email to Chicago City Wire. … For example, one person said, “I suspect the ghetto rats are not far off,” alluding to the affordable housing project.
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The decision represents a decisive victory for street artists in a case that pitted their rights against those of a real estate executive. The artists sued the developer, Gerald Wolkoff, for violating their rights after he whitewashed their work at the famous 5Pointz art mecca in Long Island City to make way for
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Of the 728 sales, 178 sales were to first time homebuyers and 63 sales were to out of state buyers. Residential sales decreased four percent from 714 sales closed in January 2017 compared to 688 sales closed in January 2018. The residential median sales price increased seven percent from $148,900
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