Samsung will launch 100 new televisions this year; more than half will be smart TV-enabled. Still, in a nod to consumers' continuing desire for bigger TVs, Samsung increased the number of TVs that are 60 inches and wider by 50%.

Manufactured sapphire-a material that's used as transparent armor on military vehicles-could become cheap enough to replace the glass display covers on mobile phones.

The use of tablet computers among Australian businesses is set to increase by at least 50% in the next 12 months, according to a new survey from market research group Roy Morgan. However, some industries continue to drag their feet.

For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy has the refurbished Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tablet for US$126.99 shipped, plus sales tax where applicable.

There is no question that Microsoft's computing empire is in trouble. In 2008 Microsoft's Windows OS ran on 95% of all computing devices. According to Forrester estimates, Microsoft Windows software now runs on about 30%.

Admitting it was a mistake to launch the first BlackBerry tablet without native email or sufficient apps, chief Thorsten Heins told the Australian Financial Review he wouldn't want to repeat those errors, but will be aiming for profits.

According to the security company Sophos, techie types are carrying more devices with them at all times. Looking at 2,226 users worldwide, they found that Germans carried the most devices with 3.1 per person. The next was the US, with a round 3.0 devices per person and last was Australia at 2.6 per person. This equates a (very roughly) global average of 2.9 devices, though the highest they found was a whopping 12 devices.

A Gartner analyst believes the opportunities for companies in phablets category might not be huge, as they might be thinking.

If ever there was a piece of technology that promised so much, yet failed so miserably, it is the universal remote. Year after year we were introduced to newer, more advanced remotes, each touted as the device that would end the angst we had endured for ages. Instead, these devices inevitably presented a new set of problems, along with further confirmation that it wasn't the equipment, but the approach that was flawed.

Each time in recent years that the Federal Reserve has paused in its efforts to stimulate the economy, it has come to regret the decision as premature.

Microsoft has sold about 1.5 million Surface devices, people with knowledge of the company's sales said, a slow start in its bid to crack the fast-growing tablet market to make up for slumping personal-computer demand.

There used to be a clear divide: Taiwanese contract manufacturers made the well-known tablets like Apple Inc.'s AAPL +0.97%iPad, while Chinese companies made imitations for little-known brands. But with Hewlett-Packard Co.'s HPQ +2.86%newest device, the line is blurring, a sign Chinese companies are becoming more serious competitors.

Research and development of flexible display screens has been a growing trend amongst consumer electronics manufacturers attempting to commercialize the technology. The market prospects look promising for the prospective players in the flexible display screen devices ecosystem.

The International Touch Panel and Optical Film Exhibition 2013 (Touch Taiwan 2013), one of the most important exhibitions for the display and touch panel industry in Asia, is scheduled to be held Aug. 28-30 in Taipei, the event organizers recently said.

The EUR11.8 million (US$15 million) pan-Europe NEWLED project is aiming to develop a new generation of 50-60% energy efficient white light-emitting LED lights, which would be more than twice as efficient as existing LED-based bulbs.

Just as users seemed to be showing a preference for smaller tablets, Amazon is giving them a bigger one - so what does that say about where the market is heading?

Most digital signage displays all have one thing in common: They use glass as the substrate on which images are shown.

The European Union has awarded Rs.17.77 crore (??.47 million) for a three-year project, known as GHOST "Generic and Highly Organic, Shape-changing inTerfaces" that aims at extending the next generation computer and mobile display surfaces beyond the rigid, flat surfaces which people are familiar with and allow users to physically push, pull, bend, fold or flex the display.

Cree Lighting and Philips Lighting both announced 60W-equivalent LED lamps at less than US$15, but the companies took decidedly different design approaches to the SSL retrofits.

Despite continued rumors that Apple has been working very hard to transition away from Samsung for production of A-series chips, it appears that Apple has not yet been able to make that step on a mass production basis, as this new smaller A5 is still being fabbed by Samsung.

Earlier this month, a study showed that 23% of iPhone users have screens that are currently broken, and the average person has put up with their broken screen for six months.

The market penetration rate of the LED-backlit display technology is expected to surpass 90% on the back of lower asking prices, according to a market information advisory institute.

Diplomats could soon be wearing AR contact lenses or glasses that will translate in real-time a native's foreign language, presenting the information like movie subtitles on the lens or glass in that diplomat's own native tongue.

The researchers behind SpiderSense define it as a wearable device that projects the wearer's near environment on the skin. The suit gives the user a special directional awareness of surrounding objects.

Philips today introduced a software development kit for a brand of its LED light bulbs. The APIs let programmers write custom iOS applications for Hue, bulbs that connect to a home network and can be controlled from a smart phone or iPad.

Some of the brightest new technology for cars involves lighting, such as high-intensity LED headlights, but lagging regulatory approval is leaving US drivers in the dark.

What was once just a vision of the future, touchscreens are now all around us. Smartphones and tablets have become more modern, aesthetically pleasing and easier to use because of touchscreens.

US Air Force avionics experts are taking the first steps in replacing obsolescent displays based on cathode ray tube (CRT) technology in the Boeing F-15E jet fighter-bomber with contemporary technology such as liquid crystal displays (LCDs) or other flat-panel technology.

LG Display overtook Samsung Display to rank first in the global LCD market for the first time in seven years.

While the Korean electronics giant says it's not going to intervene in Sharp's business management, it could end up with early insight into new tech and influence future products. And that could be a risk for Apple.

Attendees of the latest TED conference got a look at a futuristic device called SpaceTop where the user views a 3-D workspace through a transparent display, manipulating the on-screen elements with just their hands.

Japanese tech giant Sony has unveiled a 10.1-inch tablet, the Xperia Tablet Z, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The tablet runs on Google's Android operating system.

A four-year contract to install LED lighting across the transport network in Paris will see work begin in April this year.