Apple recently completed a week of product launches, introducing several new devices, including the iPhone 17e and the MacBook Neo. After these announcements, an industry report suggested that the company may now focus more on developing high-end products. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026...
The Apple vs. Android debate has been running for years, with endless arguments over software, cameras, and apps. Yet behind those headline battles was a quieter revolution—one built on aluminium. For Apple, aluminium was never just another material. It became part of its identity, a design...
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The recent entrant in the industry, Letv's Superphones , sport full-metal body designs, becoming one of the few brands in the market worldwide to do so. Since last April when Letv announced to enter the smart phone industry, this multinational company has released four models of phones, including...
A recently published tech report claims Samsung could be experimenting with a new aluminum-magnesium alloy for the upcoming Galaxy S7. It is unclear why the company wants to try a new metal material, though it may have something to do with Apple. Samsung already uses high-strength 6013 series...
Lightweighting is fast becoming the order of the day. Be it in the automotive sector or in the mobile handset industry, every company is now focussing on the technology that enables them to lightweight their products in order to add more value to them and stay cost effective in the long run....
ZTE has released a number of really compelling, high-end devices this year, including the Nubia Z9, Nubia Z9 Max and the ZTE Axon variants. The company has, however, announced yet another press conference quite recently, and scheduled it for July 29th, which is today. It was rumored that the...
After Microsoft has acquired Nokia, things are shifting gears regularly for the company as the software giant is trying to combine its technology with Nokia's usability and affordability. Another change is expected in this September, when Microsoft will announce two of its new phones in their Lumia...
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa today announced that it is supplying a high-strength, aerospace-grade aluminum to Samsung for its latest smartphones —the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. This marks the first time the global electronic giant will use an aluminum frame for its Galaxy S flagship model. The...
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, testified today before the United States Copyright Office, a department of the Library of Congress, in support of exempting recyclers who engage in bulk “unlocking” of mobile phones from liability. The...
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) and JASON Learning today presented awards to students in a nationwide contest to spread the word about cell phone recycling. Students in grades K-12 were asked to either design a poster or make a video to raise people’s awareness that cell...
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today cautioned against unintended consequences limiting the recycling and refurbishment of cell phones if the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act (H.R. 1123), passed last night in the House of Representatives, becomes law. While...
While Nokia, Samsung and HTC attract the lion’s share of attention in the Windows Phone ecosystem, Huawei hasn’t yet given up on Microsoft’s mobile OS. After launching the Ascend W2 in mid-2013, the company looks set to add a third device to its Windows Phone line-up, which could be announced in...
Nokia has launched its latest feature phone in the Indian market, the Nokia 515. The Nokia 515 is now available on Nokia's online store; however, the device is currently out of stock. The Finnish handset maker unveiled the 515 back in August, earlier this year. The Nokia 515 was launched in two...
According to The News Tribe, the new smart phone is going to be bigger and better than previous models and sport a screen 4.5 to 5 inches in size. The Retina+ display offers a larger screen without adding to the overall size of the iPhone with edge-to-edge display. The new iPhone 6 is also rumored...
The argument between plastic or aluminum for smartphone designs is ongoing, and we all know Samsung’s been criticized for it in the past, but that could soon be changing. A company by the name Catcher Technology is reportedly looking to secure a large deal with Samsung electronics to manufacture...
Nokia's feature phone portfolio has got a new addition, Nokia 515. The all-new Nokia 515 has been built from a single piece of anodized, sandblasted aluminium. The feature phone features a 2.4-inch QVGA display with 240x320 pixels and boasts a pixel density of 166ppi while also possessing the...
The All New i5 Slimline (V2) Case for Apple iPhone 5 aims to minimize the hassle of putting on a Silicone-Aluminum hybrid by offering screw-less, slip on assembly. This takes only seconds for iPhone users to put the case on and/or take it off. The case has reinforced corners made of silicone...
Consumers waiting for a brand new iPhone design can forget about this year’s iPhone 5S model which will only feature software and feature updates. Next year’s device however is rumoured to be the iPhone 6 and it tipped to offer a bigger display and all new design. Being months away from a release...
There’s no doubt that the South Korea-based company will launch the Samsung Galaxy S5 next year, the follow-up of the already popular Samsung Galaxy S4, a smartphone that was sold in 40 million copies in less than a month after its market debut. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S devices are the best...
Nokia showed off its codename ‘Catwalk’ Lumia device at MWC 2013, which has supposedly been fashioned out of aluminium, to a select few at an invite only briefing. Apparently this device is the successor of Lumia 920, Nokia’s current flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone. Its internal specs are said...
