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Title: How Apple’s new patent could keep your phone’s screen from shattering Post by: HCK on December 03, 2014, 03:00:24 am How Apple’s new patent could keep your phone’s screen from shattering
<article> <section class="page"> <p>We’ve all been there: Your iPhone slips from your grasp or jumps from your pocket, and instead of landing on its case-ensconced back, it hits the ground face first. The once pristine screen is now covered in hairline cracks.</p><p>You can pay Apple out of pocket to replace the glass or turn to a third-party repair shop for a cheaper fix. Corning’s forthcoming Gorilla Glass 4 (http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2014/11/25/cornings-gorilla-glass-4-allows-for-damage-resistant-thinner-displays/) is designed to prevent smartphone screens from shattering on impact, though it won’t offer perfect protection from damage. But Apple has its own screen protection strategy in mind, if a new patent granted Tuesday is any indication.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2853886/how-apple-s-new-patent-could-keep-your-phone-s-screen-from-shattering.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: How Apple’s new patent could keep your phone’s screen from shattering (http://www.macworld.com/article/2853886/how-apple-s-new-patent-could-keep-your-phone-s-screen-from-shattering.html#tk.rss_all) |