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Corning Reveals Gorilla Glass 4, Promises No More Broken IPhones

Posted by samzenpus on from the go-ahead-and-throw-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Corning introduced next-generation Gorilla Glass, which it said is ten times tougher than any competitive cover glass now in the market. The company says that the Gorilla Glass 4 so launched is to address the No.1 problem among the smartphones users- screen breakage due to everyday drops."

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  1. "Two" times, not ten times by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The article says "two times tougher than any competitive cover glass now in the market". The post reads "ten".

    1. Re:"Two" times, not ten times by Thantik · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Not only that but what's "tougher"? Elastic Modulus? Ductility? Fatigue Limit? Tensile Strength?

    2. Re:"Two" times, not ten times by steelfood · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Actually, even the Wikpedia article you linked gives multiple definitions for toughness, depending on application. Which one is used here remains poorly specified and opens up the possibility of ambiguous marketing platitudes. Now, if they said shear strength was improved overall by a certain percentage, that would be information.

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      "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."
  2. Re:OH GOODY by jo_ham · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Now I can upgrade to the next iPhone.

    Then when they announce Gorilla Glass x+1 I can upgrade to the next iPhone!

    and Repeat...

    News just in! Products get better incrementally, somehow only controversial when Apple does it. Film at 11.