Apple intends to release devices with curved glass in 2012

According to a few reports from industry sources, Apple is intending on bringing curved class, something they believe will be the next big thing, to their mobile devices as early as next year.

It is believed that Apple has already begun purchasing the equipment necessary to make curved glass for their mobile devices. There is no word on if they want to use it for future iPhones, iPod Touches or even next-gen versions of the iPad, but any of them are possible candidates.

It was back in May that Apple was rumored to have purchased anywhere from 200-300 glass cutting machines in order to produce curved displays. Since then there has been no indication that their intent was to put a curved display on any devices that are set to launch this year. However, you may remember that Apple’s new “spaceship” campus in their hometown of Cupertino, CA is going to have nothing but the curved glass goodness.

If Apple is to bring curved glass to their mobile devices, such as the iPhone, they would not be the first to have accomplished this. The Google Nexus S manufactured by Samsung has curved glass on the front, although the display itself is flat. Tell us what you think of the possibility of a curved display becoming the next big thing in mobile devices in the comments below.

source: DigiTimes