Corning has just released Gorilla Glass 5, and with two of the biggest launches in the smartphone industry just around the corner you should get excited.

While not openly said, Gorilla Glass was first and originally developed for the first iPhone. Corning will be shipping Gorilla Glass 5 this quarter and the iPhone 7 which is slated for a September launch may get the latest Gorilla Glass 5, and so may the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

About 4.5 billion of the world’s phones use Gorilla Glass on their displays according to Corning.  The technology behind Gorilla Glass was developed originally for Automotive industry, and this year, Ford announced that [...]