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Liquidmetal Inventor Not In a Position to Know the iPhone 5 Story

It has been revealed that Atakan Peker, a co-inventor of the amorphous metal alloy thought to be used in the next iPhone, has been “off” Liquidmetal for years. CBS News reveals to the world that Peker hasn’t worked at Liquidmetal since 2007, which means the man wasn’t around when Apple acquir...

7 May 2012
05:31 GMT

iPhone 5 Chassis Won’t Be Made of Liquidmetal, Says Inventor

Dr. Atakan Peker, the creator of Liquidmetal, tells newspapers that his amorphous metal alloy is not ready for prime time. Apple will mostly use it for small parts this year, not for entire device enclosures, he cautions. “Let me first note the following,” Dr. Peker said in an interview. “Liquidmet...

3 May 2012
02:41 GMT

The Liquidmetal iPhone 5 Is on Everybody’s Lips

Analysts from various financial consulting firms and market intelligence companies are beginning to offer their takes on the rumored Liquidmetal iPhone 5, after a Korean newspaper reported that two of the world’s biggest smartphone vendors were switching to new materials.One of the two was Apple, and the report...

19 April 2012
08:03 GMT

iPhone 5 Ditches Glass for Liquidmetal, Says Korean Paper

Apple and Samsung Electronics are doing away with the materials used to manufacture their current smartphones, switching to liquidmetal and ceramics respectively, according to industry sources quoted by a Korean paper.Korea’s IT News source, etnews.com claims to have heard from unnamed industry sources that &ld...

18 April 2012
10:51 GMT

Apple’s 20 Million Liquidmetal Deal Mentioned in 10-K Filing

In its latest 10-K filing Liquidmetal Technologies is making it official that its total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2011, decreased by $19.6 million to $972,000 (from $20.6 million). The reason? A widely-reported licensing deal with a company headquartered in Cupertino, California, which sells the iPhone,...

31 March 2012
09:56 GMT

We Might See a Liquid Metal iPad 3 Announced Today

Almost two years after licensing its metallic glass IP to Apple, Liquidmetal Technologies has begun shipping amorphous alloy parts to several clients worldwide. The news comes just moments before Apple’s scheduled iPad 3 unveiling at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California. In a press ...

7 March 2012
12:04 GMT

Apple Employee: Steve Jobs Said No to Black MacBook Air

An email coming from an alleged Apple employee appears to shed light on the rumors about Apple’s next iteration of the MBAs having an optional black finish.Apple did, indeed, plan to roll out a black-coated version of the MacBook Air, this employee said.He remains anonymous (for obvious reasons), and provides t...

21 June 2011
04:03 GMT

Breathtaking Liquidmetal MacBook Pro Mockup Emerges

Inspired by an Intel advertisement on which Softpedia reported earlier this week, the mockup of a dark-colored MacBook Pro theoretically forged from Liquidmetal is truly breathtaking. Envisioned by Italian illustrator Dario Crisafulli, the Liquidmetal MacBook Pro hits all the right spots from a design standpoint. ...

18 February 2011
08:07 GMT

iOS 5.0, Liquidmetal, Touch-Based Home Button for Apple’s iPhone 5 - Concept

A Chinese web site has posted concept iPhone 5 imagery alongside the presumed hardware and software specifications of the device. The site clearly notes this is a concept, not a leak, as some sources will have you believe. Entitled “Apple iPhone 5 (the concept of machine)”, the lengthy report (Google t...

21 January 2011
06:28 GMT

Apple Wins First Liquidmetal Patent

It’s official: Apple has been granted its first Liquidmetal patent, according to the folks at cultofmac.com. Liquidmetal is a sci-fi metal alloy that NASA says is “poised to redefine materials science as we know it in the 21st century.” Apple is known to have signed an exclusive agreement with Li...

5 January 2011
08:49 GMT

Apple Hiring People that Know Their Liquidmetal

Apple is looking for an amorphous metal development manager and two metal process development engineers to work in Santa Clara Valley, in what is a clear sign that the company is planning to get some Liquidmetal into its products.Last month, Apple made headlines for signing a licensing deal with Liquidmetal Technolo...

15 September 2010
05:28 GMT

Apple Signed with Liquidmetal to Play with a Very Advanced Toy - Source

A person touted as perhaps the most knowledgeable third-party expert in Liquidmetal Technologies has revealed in an interview that Apple will soon start experimenting with a new prototype injection molding machine.This, according to CultofMac, is the very reason Apple signed that licensing deal with the company, whos...

25 August 2010
08:43 GMT

iPhone 3G Users Are Wielding Liquidmetal but Don’t Know It - Inventor

Speculation surrounding an upcoming version of the iPhone said to employ Liquidmetal parts has kept everyone’s attention away from a piece of metal shipping with iPhone 3G handsets - the pin for ejecting the iPhone 3G SIM card.Atakan Peker, the co-inventor of the material, spoke with CultofMac last week reveali...

17 August 2010
08:52 GMT

Inventor Claims iPhone 5 May Employ Liquidmetal Antenna

An interview with the co-inventor of Liquidmetal alloys, Dr. Atakan Peker, has revealed that the elusive material may be on the blueprints for Apple’s iPhone 5, particularly on the radio reception front.Liquidmetal might be a good choice for building the next-generation antenna replacing the problematic part in...

16 August 2010
09:52 GMT

Apple Obtains Rights for Patented Liquidmetal Materials

An SEC filing reveals that Apple has struck a deal with Delaware-based Liquidmetal Technologies to obtain rights for using patented Liquidmetal materials, which could end up in future iPods, iPhones and other Apple products that rely on strong, durable casings. The Baltimore Sun was tipped off yesterday by Jay Rickey...

10 August 2010
05:09 GMT


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