Neowin News Feed for: Aluminum

To cut corners, Apple could make the next-gen Apple Watch SE out of plastic

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 15:36:01 +0000

Apple is considering a big change with the build material of the next-gen Watch SE because, as per a new report, Apple may ditch aluminum and launch the Apple Watch SE with a plastic design. Read more...

Apple plans to use low-carbon ELYSIS aluminium in the iPhone SE

Paul Hill — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 18:36:01 +0000

Apple says it will use carbon-free aluminium, developed by ELYSIS, in its iPhone SE now that the metal can be produced on an industrial scale. Apple previously invested in ELYSIS through Green Bonds. Read more...

Apple helping eliminate direct greenhouse gas emissions from aluminium smelting

Paul Hill — Fri, 11 May 2018 03:44:03 +0000

Apple has announced that it helped put together a joint venture between Alcoa Corp. and Rio Tinto in order to develop a much cleaner aluminium smelting process that releases oxygen instead of CO2. Read more...

VAIO unveils the 'Phone Biz', its new aluminum-bodied Windows 10 Mobile handset

Andy Weir — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 06:39:43 +0000

VAIO's new Windows 10 Mobile device is aimed directly at business buyers, and features a 5.5in Full HD display, Snapdragon 617 processor, 3GB RAM, 16GB storage, and wireless-only Continuum support. Read more...

HP unveils its thinnest, lightest notebook ever, "built in collaboration with Microsoft"

Andy Weir — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 16:56:01 +0000

HP's new EliteBook Folio is "21% thinner and up to 15% lighter" than its predecessor, featuring a 12.5-inch display with up to 4K resolution, Intel Core m7 CPU, 8GB RAM, aluminum bodywork, and more. Read more...

New aluminium battery charges in 60 seconds; doesn't explode

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:38:01 +0000

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new super-safe, fast-charging, flexible, aluminium-based battery that's environmental-friendly and may revolutionize the energy storage field. Read more...

Apple says just nine customers have complained about a 'bending' iPhone 6 Plus

Andy Weir — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 20:38:01 +0000

Apple has spoken up about recent reports that its iPhone 6 Plus has been bending without significant stress, defending the design of the device, and saying that just nine customers have complained. Read more...

#bentgate: Apple iPhone 6 Plus owners complain that their handsets are 'bending'

Andy Weir — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:16:01 +0000

After Antennagate and Scuffgate comes 'Bentgate', as some iPhone 6 Plus owners report that their handsets are bending, insisting that the damage is occurring without significant force being applied. Read more...

Huawei's new aluminium Windows Phone expected to début at CES

Andy Weir — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 10:14:48 +0000

Huawei's third Windows Phone, the imaginatively named Ascend W3, could début later this week, featuring a HD display and thin aluminium body, with design cues taken from the 6.18mm-thick Ascend P6. Read more...

Microsoft reportedly testing smartwatch made of transparent aluminium

Andy Weir — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:18:08 +0000

Microsoft is said to be testing smartwatch prototypes made of 80%-transparent aluminium oxynitride, with 4G LTE support and 6GB of storage, as development of the device, shifts to the Surface team. Read more...

Images purport to show Nokia 41Mpx Lumia EOS with aluminium body

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:07:01 +0000

New images supposedly show a version of the upcoming Nokia Lumia EOS with an aluminium body. Previous leaks clearly showed a polycarbonate build so this is either a special version or a prototype. Read more...

Nokia 'Catwalk': first images of aluminium-bodied Lumia may have emerged

Andy Weir — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:27:33 +0000

After detailed specs revealed much of what to expect from Nokia's new aluminium-bodied Windows Phone, the first pictures of the device, known by its codename 'Catwalk', have apparently surfaced. Read more...

Nokia aluminium Lumia 928 looks set to launch in cyan, red, white and black

Andy Weir — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:40:00 +0000

Details continue to surface on the Lumia 928, Nokia's new aluminium Windows Phone. The latest rumour points to four colour options when it launches "around the same time" as Samsung's Galaxy S IV. Read more...

Eldar claims new aluminium Nokia device could be "most popular this year"

Brody McKee — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:14:57 +0000

Nokia's latest flagship, the Lumia 920, is going to receive an aluminium makeover. At least, that's according to what Eldar claims to have seen at MWC in Barcelona. Read more...

Apple snags patent for aluminum G5 enclosure

Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:24:42 +0000

The United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday issued Apple Computer a patent for the ornamental design of its professional Power Mac G5, as shown and described in a series of diagrams. The patent's... Read more...