Bad news, Apple fans: Retina iPad mini supply shortages might be even worse than we expected. In fact, the shortages might be even worse than Apple expected. Citing information from a DisplaySearch-analyst,-Nikkei on Friday reported that the display manufacturers charged with building 7.9-inch Retina displays for Apple’s new tiny tablet are having some yield issues. A report from earlier this week suggested that one of Apple’s partners — Sharp, which is said to have been awarded 40% of Apple’s new iPad mini display orders — is-having serious yield issues due to unspecified manufacturing difficulties. Apple’s other Retina iPad mini display supplier is said to be LG Display, and it was reportedly not having the same troubles as Sharp. According to



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