Rumor: Next iPhone will be made ​​from "liquid metal"

Apple is going to be used in the manufacture of the body of the new iPhone exotic technology "liquid metal» (LiquidMetal), so that the smartphone will become lighter, thinner and stronger.

This was announced by the Korean site ETNews citing "sources in the industry." The hearing is under a certain base, as the company LiquidMetal in March announced that it began shipping the parts to several buyers, writes Computerworld. We also know that China's largest supplier of Apple, the company Foxconn, is actively hiring new employees who will be busy sbrokoy new iPhone.

LiquidMetal material is an alloy of several metals, which allow a more durable and lighter parts are not afraid of corrosion. On the strength of "liquid metal" is comparable to aluminum. Its use will provide an original iPhone, resembling a liquid appearance. Note that the media is not the first time attributed to Apple's smartphone future futuristic look. So, Topeka analyst Brian White (Brian J. White) gave the new iPhone-metal body of aluminum. In addition, Apple has recently filed a patent that describes a mobile device with a full glass enclosure.

Apple bought the patent for the technology LiquidMetal back in 2010 for $ 30 million has since been reported that the technology has been applied in any of our products.

According to analyst Gene Munster (Gene Munster) from the company Piper Jaffray, the new iPhone will be available in October.