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Shares of AUO moved sharply higher in heavy trading recently after a report said the panel maker is working with smartphone vendor HTC to develop active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) panels, dealers said.
Focus Taiwan news channel
Amazon today unveiled a new Kindle Fire lineup, which includes a revamped version of the original tablet, as well as 7-inch and 8.9-inch versions of the new Kindle Fire HD.
PC Magazine
Online retail company Amazon on Thursday in Santa Monica, California, unveiled four new Kindle Fire models with larger screens to compete with Apple's iPad, which is planning to launch mini (smaller screen) iPads.
The Hindu Business Line
Despite Apple's attempt to shift its dependence on Samsung Electronics Co., only a few Taiwanese suppliers of key component may gain more
Focus Taiwan news channel
Samsung Electronics is poised to post another record profit.
Arirang
Flat panel television maker Amtran Technology recently said its revenue grew about 19% on month to NT$5.6 billion (US$187 million) last month as seasonal demand from the North America lifted TV shipments.
Taipei Times
Apple will use screens from AUO and LG Display for a smaller version of the iPad to be released in October, according to four people familiar with the plans.
Bloomberg
Apple could be aiming to refresh the third-generation iPad to reduce weight and make other improvements, CNET has learned
CNET
A week after Sony chief executive Kazuo Hirai uncloaked the company's massive 4Kx2K 3D TV, Sony has uncloaked its price, too: US$25,000.
CNET
Amazon announced a barrage of new tablets and e-readers on Setember 6 that makes its challenge to Apple's iPad a little more serious.
New York Times
LG first unveiled its 55in OLED TV at last year's CES, but we've finally been given confirmation that the gorgeous high definition set will be making its way to Europe. It might not scale to the same heights as the 84in models on show from the likes of Toshiba and Sony, but the carbon fibre chassis and 4mm thickness still make it a unique object of AV desire.
Expert Reviews
In the lead up to a September 6 press conference, details of Amazon's refreshed Kindle line-up have started to leak. Most notably, there will be a variety of Kindle Fire 2 models with different screen sizes, and a new backlit e-ink Kindle.
ExtremeTech
Big-screen smartphones may be the fashion, but how about two sizable screens on your next handset with negligible battery impact. SlashGear caught up with E Ink at IFA today to check out the company's latest prototypes, intended to spur some imagination among potential hardware partners.
SlashGear
We hope a proposed deal by Hon Hai Group, the world's largest contract electronics maker, to acquire a stake of Japan-based Sharp, can be clinched so that it will become a trailblazer in the cooperation of the Taiwan and Japanese industries.
Focus Taiwan news channel
LG's monster 55-inch OLED television attracted a crowd of photographers when it was unveiled Thursday at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will attract a crowd of buyers when it hits stores.
PC World
The Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) 2012 electronics show in Berlin has seen numerous Windows 8 tablets, but those are not the only mobile devices on the show floor. Samsung is at the event with its lineup of Series 9 Ultrabooks, for example.
PC Perspective
This year at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin vendors introduced and demonstrated a plethora of ultra-high resolution TVs, hybrid tablets based on Microsoft's upcoming operating systems, as well as the first device based on Windows Phone 8.
PC World
Among the veritable smorgasbord of new Windows 8 systems unveiled today at IFA is the latest iteration of Samsung's Series 5 ultrabook.
PC Magazine
Touch Taiwan 2012 kicked off amid much fanfare Aug 29 at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, showcasing the island's latest offerings of display and touch technologies.
Taiwan Today
AUO announced that it will participate in Touch Taiwan 2012 from August 29 to 31 and bring a full lineup of advanced display technologies and product total solutions.
Sacramento Bee
Worth Reading? Screens for Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, the much-rumored high resolution upgrade to the company's entry-level mainstream notebook, are already in production according to analyst whispers.
SlashGear
Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry chairman Terry Gou said an agreement to buy a 9.9% stake in Sharp was unchanged "in principle," and that he hoped to conclude the deal with the struggling Japanese TV maker this week.
Reuters
Broadcasts in 8K will offer a resolution of 7,680 by 4,320 pixels - roughly the equivalent of a 32 megapixel photo.
BBC News
The latest TV technology buzzword is "4K." This magical alphanumeric represents a quadrupling of the now-standard 1080p resolution found on Blu-ray and most HDTVs. Have no doubt, manufacturers are going to start pushing 4K (some already are). The thing is, though, you don't need 4K, because in the home, 4K is stupid.
CNET
Shares of Taiwan-based touch panel maker Wintek bucked the downtrend of the broader market, closing sharply higher after the company reported a more than 60% increase in sales for July, dealers said.
China Post (USE The China Post)
's share of China's smartphone market almost halved to 10% in the second quarter as buyers waited for the next iPhone model - expected later this year - or switched brands, data from industry research firm IDC showed on Friday.
Reuters
LG Display's chief executive said the company this month started mass producing so-called in-cell panels, a new display technology that is widely expected to be used in Apple's next iPhone.
Wall Street Journal
The AMOLED market will grow nearly tenfold from 2.3 million square meters in 2012 to more than 22 million in 2016, according to a new forecast from DisplaySearch.
Broadcast Engineering
Former Apple CEO John Sculley believes the television market is "Apple's game to lose" should it decide to move forward with a more integrated set-top box or TV set. Sculley made the comments to Businessweek, which also corroborated previous reports from last week about Apple's alleged plans to get more involved in the live TV market by partnering with cable companies.
Ars Technica
After seeing how Apple upended the music and wireless industries over the past decade, cable operators want to make sure that their industry isn't next in line to get an Apple makeover.
CNNMoney
New information has just came in from the world renowned agency Reuters, saying that yesterday the subsidiary of LG, LG display, just started the production of a smartphone screen that measured 4 inches exactly.
Examiner
Tablets remain popular with consumers, and continue to grow at a healthy rate -- and it's not just Apple that owns the market any more. New figures from market-research firm IDC show two competitors finally emerging from the string of Android failures to grow at an even faster rate than Apple.
TablePCreview
Eying business opportunities created by the new Windows 8 operating system (OS), scheduled for release in October, Taiwan-based personal computer (PC) vendors Acer and Asus will soon launch Win 8 tablet PC models.
CENS
Five years ago, a large-screen HDTV was the must-have home theater centerpiece. Two years ago, it was a 3D HDTV. Soon, it will be a 4K HDTV. 4K is a new resolution standard that also goes by the nickname "Super HD" or "Ultra HD." So what exactly is 4K and how big of a game changer will it be to the home theater market? It depends on who you ask, really. Here's the TG take on it.
Technology Guide
If you're longing impatiently for the much-hyped features of Apple's rumored new TV, you don't have to wait. They're already here.
CNNMoney
Compound Semiconductor
Korea has dominated the global TV market with its technology firms' share growing year after year over its Japanese and Chinese counterparts.
Korean Times (USE The Korea Times)
Foxconn (2317) is reportedly interested in doubling its planned stake in Sharp (SHCAY) from 9.9% to nearly 20%, according to a report from Japan's economic journal The Nikkei. In March,
BGR
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