Report: Next iPhone Body Made of 'Liquidmetal'

A new report out of Korea claims Apple will swap out the glass back on its next iPhone for a super-tough alloy called Liquidmetal.
Citing industry sources, Korea IT News reported on Wednesday that Apple's next-generation iPhone will be made of "zirconium, titanium, nickel, copper and so forth." This should give the device a "surface smooth like liquid." The material would offer the iPhone some benefits – it is light, but also highly resistant to external impacts and corrosion.
Rumors that Apple will give the iPhone a metal back have been floating around since last year, even before the launch of the iPhone 4S. Last March, Taiwan's Economic Daily News said complaints of scratching and difficu... »read more

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