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1. AT&T sues display manufacturers over alleged price fixing

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   AT&T has sued a number of liquid-crystal display manufacturers for allegedly fixing the price of mobile LCD screens in the US. AT&T has sued a number of liquid-crystal display manufacturers ...

2. Solar cell powers LG e-reader

   (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

   ... power after four or five hours in the sun. The Solar Cell e-Book is based around a 100m solar cell just 0.7mm thick and weighing 20g. It fits the six-inch TFT LCD display panel which the company already ...

3. Corning says glass shortage not as bad as it thought

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... that production in October. Corning produces substrates used by TFT-LCD companies like LG, Samsung, and a bundle of Taiwanese manufacturers. Prices of panels rose significantly after Corning warned of ...

4. Stanford team develops open source 'Frankencamera'

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... with image and general processors and a small LCD screen. The imaging chip is taken from a Nokia N95 cellphone, and the lenses are off-the-shelf Canon lenses, combined with actuators to give the camera ...

5. In July, chips bursting out all over

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... showed a serious move upwards, fueled by continuing good sales of the Apple iPhone and the me-too cellphone manufacturers jumping on the bandwagon. Sales of LCD TVs continued on a high spurred by the ...

6. Large TFT LCD growth continues, prices rise

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Displaysearch released figures for sales of large area TFT LCD panels in July and said shipments of 49.2 million units is a record for the sector.Displaysearch released figures for sales of large area ...

7. PC industry staggering back - reports

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... of HP notebook in 2010 and also has firm orders from Apple, Sony and Lenovo. Wistron will benefit from Acer outsourcing 10 million, while it will also produce a million notebooks for Toshiba. On the LCD ...

8. Glass shortage steadies prices on LCD screens

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   The earthquake that broke Cornings substrate plant in Japan earlier this week is, as expected, a boon for TFT LCD manufacturers who faced a glass glut otherwise.The earthquake that broke Cornings substrate ...

9. Japanese earthquake stops supply of glass to LCD makers

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Glass firm Corning said that the 6.5 earthquake that hit Tokyo yesterday has caused it to adjust its expectations for the quarter because LCD manufacturing will stop for some time.Glass firm Corning ...

10. Supply problems hit panel manufacturers

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Global panel shipment levels are likely to crawl a little higher this year, thanks to high demand for LCD television panels. But Taiwan's large-area TFT-LCD manufacturers are struggling. Taipei, Taiwan ...

11. TI changes ad strategy after Better Business Bureau investigation

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... projectors features such a system, they are impenetrable to dust, which results in certain performance and cost of ownership advantages over 3LCD-based projectors. The challenger noted that these claims ...

12. Vizio doesn't make any of its LCD TVs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

      More and more brand names are shifting to external manufacturers to make their LCD TVs for them. More and more brand names are shifting to external manufacturers to make their LCD TVs for them. ...

13. Price rises loom on notebook, monitor glass shortage

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    A shortage of glass substrate used to make TFT LCD panels means prices continue  to climb on products using them, well into July.A shortage of glass substrate used to make TFT LCD panels means prices ...

14. Time is right for Indian flat panels

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    High local demand means the time is right for LCD panel manufacturing to take off in India, says research from Frost and Sullivan. Mumbai, India - High local demand means the time is right for LCD panel ...

15. LCD makers have a heart of glass

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Displaysearch produced an analysis of TFT LCD screens showing a breakdown of panels on different fab generations. Displaysearch produced an analysis of TFT LCD screens showing a breakdown of panels ...

16. Vizio takes back #1 spot in LCD TV sales

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Vizio, which has built its LCD TV business on aggressively priced LCD TVs, is reaping the fruits of its efforts: According to iSuppli, the company has surpassed Samsung in terms of market share once ...

17. TFT shipments set to grow

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    We reported yesterday that American makers of LCD monitors and TVs are puzzled at being told by flat panel manufacturers that in the teeth of a deep recession, there appeared to be a shortage of units. ...

18. LCD prices will start to soar

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    The reasons are murky, but manufacturers of TFT-LCD screens are predicting a price hike over the next few weeks.The reasons are murky, but manufacturers of TFT-LCD screens are predicting a price hike ...

19. Notebooks weather the economic storms

    (Software/Software Features)

    Market research firm Displaysearch reported on shipments of LCD screens in March. Although most sizes of screens showed a drop in shipments compared to March 2008, notebook screens stayed static with ...

20. Report: NAND, DDR2 memory prices heading back up

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... This may be the reason Intel recently announced a delay for its DDR3-based 5-series chipsets. TFT LCD TV panel prices have dropped 12% to 19% month to month, as of last week. Rush orders from China ...

21. UPDATED: 3D is coming, and it's stunning

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... images at higher "frame rates." Typically, a 60 Hz refresh is used on LCD/TFT displays and TVs. On newer 3D models, a 120 Hz refresh is used with a right-eye image appearing 60 times per second, along ...

22. Apple, Nintendo absent in Greenpeace green electronics ranking

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... smartphone: Nokia 6210 Navigator The greenest TV: Sharp LC-52GX5 The greenest desktop LCD: Lenovo L2440x wide As mentioned before, only a limited number of products have been submitted, which means that ...

23. Semiconductor industry facing double-digit declines in Q4, into Q1'09

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... of 10%. The sale of LCD TVs is "particularly weak," according to the report.  ...

24. Apple preparing multi-touch iMacs?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... devices. "The screen itself looks like it's good–to–go," says the post. "LG’s done it's bit, so Apple, it's over to you." Of course, LG is making LCDs for other manufacturers as well and sells LCD displays ...

25. The price tag for LCD price fixing: $585 million

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

      LG Display, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes agreed to plead guilty in a LCD price fixing probe an antitrust investigation led by the U.S. Justice Department. The three manufacturers agreed to ...

26. Blu-ray player for $230, triple-core PC for $399

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... a 19” LCD ($150). Aldi carries PCs for brief periods once in a while, using a strategy that has been very successful in Germany for about 12 years. Aldi typically relies on Medion products in these campaigns ...

27. More LCD TV outsourcing expected

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Hard economic times actually may be a boon for contract manufacturers serving the LCD TV market, as brand names increasingly outsource production to reduce risk, according to iSuppli. "A recent trip ...

28. Dell opens an era of more affordable 24-inch displays

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Dell Corporation started shipping its first monitor from the 2009 line-up. Under the name S2409W, the monitor has a 16:9 LCD display with full 1920x1080 resolution. Round Rock (TX) – Dell Corporation ...

29. Sapphire joins the 2160p LCD TV party

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... will be challenged by Sapphire’s 4K TV. Another interesting product the company showcased was a 3D LCD monitor. It seems that 3D started to get quite some traction, since Zalman recently expanded its ...

30. Sony, Samsung suing Vizio over MPEG-2 licensing

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    ... to enter into a licensing agreement for MPEG-2 video compression technology. Samsung, Sony and Vizio recently have been in a tight race for the LCD TV market lead in the U.S. According to iSuppli, the ...

31. Vizio's rise tightens LCD TV market

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... market research firm iSuppli, and it shows an extremely close race between the top three LCD competitors. El Segundo (CA) - Vizio, the only one of the top five TV manufacturers that is based in the US, ...

32. Looking for the most bang for your buck in LCD TVs? Focus on 42”.

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Pricewatch - If you're in the market for a new LCD HDTV, you may get the best value in the mid-sized, 42” range, our latest Pricewatch analysis of popular models reveals. Prices for smaller TVs have ...

33. TG Daily Hands-on: 4K RED One camera – Unwrapping the Lamborghini of video cameras

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... components: - RED One body - Base Production Pack - RED LCD - RED Power Pack (2x Battery + Charger) - RED Drive (RAID - 2x 2.5" HDD) - RED Flash Module (Compact Flash reader) - RED Top Mount (x2) - RED ...

34. HDTVs are so yesterday: Dolby showcases 46” HDR LCD TV

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

      We have heard about Quad HDTVs last year, but it appears that the next-generation of LCD TVs may not necessarily increase image resolution, but feature a much brighter colors and a virtually infinite contrast ...

35. Product news roundup Tuesday, March 25

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... LCDs (touchscreen at 500 nits, regular display at 550 nits), Wi-Fi, WWAN, an optional GPS receiver, and optional 2 megapixel camera. The 19 will be available in May with prices starting at $3200.  ...

36. Inside Intel's ray tracing research

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... pixels is going down, you render less and, on small devices, the resolution is such that ray tracing is almost perfect. This UMPC has a good 4.5” LCD screen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels.   ...

37. Aircraft simulators get multi-GPU graphics horsepower

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... all this. These systems are nothing else but a combination of hydraulics, extremely powerful computers, LCD monitors and Liquid Crystal on Silicon projectors (LCoS). Of course, there are state of the art ...

38. Vizio surrenders U.S. LCD TV lead to Samsung, Sony

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Samsung and Sony came out in force in the fourth quarter LCD TV sales this year, causing Vizio to lose its market leadership in the U.S. El Segundo (CA) – Samsung and Sony came out in force in the ...

39. Digital camera and digital photo frame makers conservative about procuring small-size TFT-LCDs

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Taiwan-based manufacturers of digital cameras and digital photo frames are conservative about ordering small-to-medium size TFT-LCD panels due to an uncertain business outlook caused by sluggish economic ...

40. Rise of LCD TV brings seasonality to large-size LCD panel market, iSuppli says

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    The large-size LCD panel market once danced to its own tune, unaffected by seasonal factors that impacted other segments of the consumer-electronics market. However, because of the rising demand and increasing ...

41. Samsung takes contrast ratio of LCD TVs to 500,000:1

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Samsung released new LED-backlit LCD displays, which are expected to increase the contrast ratio of LCD TVs by a factor of 20. San Jose (CA) – Samsung released new LED-backlit LCD displays, which ...

42. Downturn looms for LCD monitor market

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    LCD manufacturers hoping to extend the current streak of price increases for their monitor panels are ignoring troubling signals regarding consumer demand, setting themselves and the rest of the monitor ...

43. Vizio becomes leading LCD TV company in the U.S.

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Within less than three years of its founding, Vizio has become the largest supplier of LCD TVs in the U.S., outshipping its closest competitor, Samsung, by 130,000 units in Q2. El Segundo (CA) – ...

44. PDP revenue to peak in 2008, says iSuppli

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Facing intense competition from LCD in the consumer and business markets, PDP (plasma display panel) manufacturers are finding it increasingly difficult to keep pace, according to research firm iSuppli. ...

45. Digital photo frames becoming more functional

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Due to intense competition, digital photo frames are increasingly being offered with more functions such as MP3 and MPEG-4 (MP4) playback, according to Taiwan-based manufacturers of digital photo frames. ...

46. A comparison of next-gen display interfaces

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... of equipment simply does its part, knowing that if the other piece of equipment is also doing its part then the system will work.  This allows video cards to drive capture devices, projectors, LCD ...

47. Sharp to build complex with 10G LCD and solar cell facilities

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Sharp announced it will establish an industrial complex with a new LCD panel plant and facility for the mass production of thin-film solar cells in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture (Japan). In addition to ...

48. LG cools off with HDTV refrigerator

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... in HD. LG is one of the only manufacturers that currently offers a fridge with an LCD built into the front side of the door.  The company "is taking this innovation one step further with the ...

49. TFT monitor sales stay flat, notebooks reach record high

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    In spite of a 28% year-to-year growth for TFT LCD shipments in Q1 2007, revenues stayed relatively flat, showing an increase of just 1% over 2006. Austin (TX) - In spite of a 28% year-to-year growth for ...

50. LCD panel prices on the increase again

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    LCD panels are rebounding, which not only means tighter margins for monitor makers but also sets the stage for the transition to larger desktop and notebook LCDs for the mass market. El Segundo (CA) - ...