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Japan Display announced development of better VR screens

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Japan Display is among the leaders in LCD screen production for small and medium devices. The company was created in 2012 by combining the display departments of Sony, Hitachi and Toshiba, so it's only natural for it to achieve some pretty good results. Earlier this week, Japan Display announced it's working on a display, specifically-designed for better VR experience. The display measures at 3.42 inches and has pixel density of 651 ppi. Japan Display has looked into increasing the pixel density, in order to avoid visible lines between the individual pixels. Judging by the images provided by the manufacturer, it's done a pretty good job, but there's still some room for improvement. Better pixel density results in less visible pixels. Another problem with current mobile VR solutions is motion blur, due to the low refresh rate and response time. Japan Display managed to address that and raised the refresh rate to 90 Hz, as opposed to the stand...

The iPhone 8 and Galaxy S8 may come with 'edge-to-edge' screens, how is that possible?

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Sloping display, under-glass finger scanner - this OLED iPhone 8 concept fleshes out the rumored redesign "Edge-to-edge," "bezel-less," "all-glass," "90% screen-to-body" - these are all terms bandied about by analysts and "insider sources" when it comes to the upcoming 2017 flagships from the world's top phone makers Apple and Samsung. We don't need to sell you on the benefits of having the largest possible screen area in the smallest possible footprint without compromising ergonomics and ease of use, of course, but if you can't help but wonder how Apple or Samsung are going to achieve it, look no further than this primer. TL;DR Flexible OLED displays with plastic substrates, under-glass finger scanners, piezoelectric earpieces, sonar proximity sensors - the technology for an edge-to-edge Galaxy S8 or iPhone 8 is already out there! THE "ALL-GLASS" IPHONE 8 In one sunny day...