Samsung refused to supply displays for Apple

Ever since Apple has accused Samsung of copying the look and user interface elements iPhone and iPad in smartphones and tablet Galaxy line, the relationship between the two companies intensified. According to The Korea Times, citing unnamed sources, the South Korean company stops supply of displays for the California manufacturer.

The newspaper said the company did not agree on the price: Apple requires Samsung to ship the screens at a substantial discount. The Korea Times points out that the latter had already reduced shipment of LCD panels for Cupertino and completely stop shipments next year. Representative Korean Corporation to be named said that Apple is no longer determined by the customer for Samsung.

However, in the near future is unlikely it could be a complete cessation of cooperation between the two electronic giants. In addition to the display technology, Samsung also supplies Apple processors, flash memory and other components.

Samsung intends to recoup losses by increasing supplies to Amazon and within their own company, said a source. The company already does not appear among the suppliers of displays for the iPad mini, which is expected to debut on 23 October.

HP produced an adequate response iPad

In anticipation of the release of the new Windows 8 platform, many companies announce their devices that will run on this operating system. HP offered the original answer Tablet PC iPad, called Envy x2.

In presenting their new device, Hewlett-Packard swung high enough - it positions novelty, as "the answer iPad". If we compare with Envy x2, Apple third generation, the latter wins the display quality: 9.7-inch Retina resolution of 2048x1536 pixels versus 11.6-inch IPS-display with a resolution of 1366x768.

Envy x2, in the opinion of HP, has the upper hand in terms of technology. This model is not even a tablet, but rather a hybrid netbook. With him the bundle includes a keyboard docking station with built-in battery. The connection is easy with built-in magnets.

Built on the basis of new Intel Clover Trail, which includes the 2-core Atom Z2760 processor with a clock speed of 1.8 GHz and a graphics core, Graphics Media Accelerator speeds up to 533 MHz. Sound qualities is provided by built-in speaker Beats Audio. For file sharing at close range module is integrated NFC.