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Sharp to make LTPS LCDs for next 2012 iPhone models

Published on: 2nd May, 2011

Rumors regarding the involvement of Sharp in a long term business for iPhone displays were renewed a few days ago when some assertions appeared in the Japanese Nikkan paper, saying the company would make displays for 2012 models of the iPhone. The design is supposed to use LTPS (low temperature polysilicon) LCDs with polycrystalline silicon [...]

Sharp releases Android 2.2 handsets, with glasses-free 3D displays, in Japan

Published on: 10th November, 2010

A pair of 3D glasses-free handsets has been launched by Sharp in Japan for Softbank’s network. The 003SH and 005SH Galapagos models have both autostereoscopic displays and Android 2.2. The 003SH model has a candy bar/slate form factor, while the 005SH has a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Both include a 3.8-inch display with a resolution of [...]

Android phones sporting glass-free 3D unveiled by Sharp

Published on: 10th November, 2010

Sharp has presented two new Android phones sporting glasses-free 3D displays, the Galapagos 003SH and 005SH. The devices, both to be headed to Softbank in Japan, have Android 2.2 and 3.8-inch displays sporting 800×480 resolution. Other hardware specifications include, besides a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a GPS receiver and Wi-Fi. The Galapagos 003SH has a 9.6-megapixel [...]

Sharp leaves PC business and focuses on Android tablets

Published on: 31st October, 2010

Sharp has announced that it would stop developing and manufacturing desktop and notebook PCs. The Japanese company has had some innovative designs like netbooks and the Mebius notebook, with touchscreen input replacing the traditional trackpad, all of them well received by the public. However, Sharp is determined to focus on eBooks and tablets and considers [...]

Sharp to enter Android phones, echoes Apple’s Retina Display

Published on: 8th October, 2010

Sharp has presented its first Android phone which has unusually high-end hardware specifications. The IS03 is expected to launch in Japan for AU KDDI. It features a 3.5-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 960×640 pixels, matching the iPhone 4’s display. It is still unclear if the panel is the same Apple uses, but it certainly [...]

Samsung and Sharp have finally agreed on LCD patents

Published on: 13th February, 2010

On February 8, 2010, Samsung announced its cross-licensing deal with Sharp, which leads to the end of a series of conflicts between the two companies. According to the electronics manufacturer, this deal gives each of the two the right to use technology patented by the other. The company has not mentioned anything about the financial [...]

BD-100 Blu-ray Laser by Sharp

Published on: 14th September, 2009

Sharp Corporation announced during the Autumn Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics that it managed to evolve in Blu-ray laser by developing a Blu-ray laser diode that works at 500mW at its peak. This is sufficient to burn 4-layer Blu-ray discs meaing that if the company`s product is approved by the BDA (Blu-ray [...]