Ultra HD

The Consumer Electronics Show is about to begin. Are you ready? Numerous announcements are expected to be made, but it's the future world technology (such as flexible displays or glasses-free 3D televisions) that consumers are really excited about. Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) are...

The Mac maker is finally making progress toward the production of its first television set. According to DigiTimes, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is interested in purchasing 55- and 65-inch Ultra HD panels from LG Display. Apple is reportedly in the process of testing the technology, so it has not yet...

After experiencing several years of losses in television manufacturing, Sony (NYSE: SNE) hopes to turn things around by shipping 16 million televisions during the fiscal 2013 sales period. According to DigiTimes, this is a 19 percent increase over last year when Sony shipped 13.5 million LCD TVs....

While smartphones continue to get bigger and bigger, tablets seem to be getting smaller. Large smartphones may be here to stay, but that latter trend could change very soon. According to DigiTimes, Sharp will provide 11.6-inch IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide) panels to Samsung this year. The...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) is eager to take control of the new Ultra HD market, but can it do so by releasing more 4K displays than its competitors? Earlier this week, the company announced that the next batch of Ultra HDs (which run at a resolution of 3840 x 2160) will be far cheaper than the original 84-...

Less than one year ago, Sony (NYSE: SNE) experienced an 18 percent decline in the sale of LCD televisions. Before that announcement, Sony confirmed its plans to layoff 10,000 employees. At the same time, other Japanese display makers -- including Panasonic (NYSE: PC) and Sharp -- endured losses...

In an interview with Bloomberg, Sony (NYSE: SNE) CEO Kazuo Hirai said that his company must release one product at a time to have people understand, "Wow! Sony is really starting to get its mojo back." Sony hopes that its "mojo" can be retrieved by selling a host of new Xperia smartphones, Bravia...

While Samsung has become the world leader in sales for the current crop of high-definition televisions, Sony (NYSE: SNE), LG and other corporations are betting heavily on the next generation. Known as Ultra HD TVs, these new sets provide a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 -- four times that of the...