Display panel makers have already began shipping displays for the next-generation iPad, the iPad 3, a report from DigiTimes says.
According to the publication, unnamed “industry sources” have told them that Samsung, LG and Sharp have reportedly already shipped “one million units of high-resolution flat panels” for the iPad 3 in October.
Furthermore, TPK Holdings and Wintek, manufacturers of the touch modules for the iPad, are reported to have already began shipping since mid-November …

Japanese electronics major Sharp has announced to discontinue the production of two tablet models from Galapagos series with 5.5-inch and 10.8-inch screens, reports AFP.
The only tablet Galapagos, which will continue to come out of production lines, will be the model with 7-inch screen. In contrast to 5.5 and 10.8-inch tablets that were launched in December 2010, this model was introduced in August 2011 and so far it is available only in Japan. In Japan, the gadget is being sold by the Internet …

LG revealed on Thursday that it has formed a partnership with Sharp and Philips to boost the development of applications for smart TVs.

LG, Philips and Sharp form partnership to speed up development of smart TV applications. Image: chrisinplymouth / Flickr (CC)

According to reports, LG, Philips and Sharp will be mutually develop software development kits (SDK) which will be released for developers to work with.
These SDKs will go to third-party software developers in the hope of speeding up …

Apple is slowly moving away from long-time components supplier Samsung as the Cupertino, California-based tech giant is said to be interested in investing $1 billion in an LCD manufacturing facility owned by Sharp, a report from Reuters says.

Apple is increasingly moving away from Samsung as a supplier as the Cupertino, California-based iPhone and iPad maker is reportedly looking into investing $1 billion in a Sharp LCD plant. Image: promediagroup / Flickr (CC)

According to the report, Apple …

Sharp has unveiled its new Super Hi-Vision LCD TV with 85-inch screen. This giant LCD screen, capable of giving users the excellence of theater at home, features nearly 16 times the pixel count of Full HD panels currently available in markets.
The new LCD screen can be termed as a giant not only for its size but also for its pixel count.
Sharp has developed this product in collaboration with Japan Broadcasting
Corporation (NHK) to match the Super Hi-Vision – a broadcast TV format NHK has …

Sharp, on Friday, announced that it is preparing for the worldwide launch of its new Aquos smartphone.
The company, however, refused to give details of its plan regarding the countries or dates for launch. The company’s spokesperson just revealed that the model would be available for sale in China and in other markets very soon.
 
Sharp has already launched three Android-based models of the Aquos Phone in Japan in early May.
All three models are equipped with different features that can …

Apple has reportedly dropped Sharp and picked Toshiba as the sole liquid crystal display panel supplier for its popular iPhone, a recent report says.
The news was broken on Wednesday by newspaper Nikkan Kogyu Shimbun which said that Apple will be investing in facilities at Toshiba instead of Sharp for the manufacture in Japan of LCD screens for the iPhone.
However, Sharp has refuted the report in a statement, saying that the article by the newspaper was inaccurate.
Sharp has demanded that …