New Apple Inc. (AAPL) patent for continuously growing sapphire

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues its strong focus on sapphire creation and use with a patent application published today by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) related to continuously growing sapphire crystal. This process, the application shows, would not produce a single … [Read more...]

Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) sapphire site the scene of frenzied construction, production, and expansion

The huge sapphire production facility that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is currently building in Mesa, Arizona, known by the name of "Project Cascade," is already producing sapphire crystal as quickly as possible despite being only partly constructed. What is more, construction at the … [Read more...]

Why Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unlikely to use sapphire on iPads or iWatches

With Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new focus on sapphire crystal production, likely for the display of the iPhone 6, there is naturally rampant speculation about whether the material will be used to cover future iPad tablets as well. Though technically feasible, the idea seems unlikely … [Read more...]