John Paczkowski in News on December 27, 2011 at 3:24 pm PT
Seven major liquid-crystal display makers settle charges that they illegally conspired to fix prices of LCDs.
John Paczkowski in News on December 26, 2011 at 8:00 am PT
Sony sells off its nearly 50 percent stake in its LCD manufacturing joint venture with Samsung.
Geoffrey A. Fowler in Personal Technology on October 26, 2011 at 4:30 pm PT
Nikon and Sony recently introduced cameras that offer many of the features of much larger models but are simple to use.
Kenneth Maxwell and Judy Lam, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 1, 2011 at 4:00 am PT
In a move to support technology companies striving to compete with aggressive rivals from other parts of Asia, Japan is pumping $2.6 billion into a merger of the small-panel LCD operations of three of the country’s biggest electronics makers.
John Paczkowski in News on August 17, 2011 at 11:25 am PT
A $1 billion investment in a Sharp LCD plant?
John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 14, 2011 at 7:32 am PT
With demand for its iOS devices growing, Apple is once again moving to secure vast storehouses of parts with which to build them. Cupertino is said to be finalizing a massive component contract with Samsung, one that would make it the company’s single largest customer.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 24, 2011 at 4:55 am PT
Asked last October about Apple’s plans for the nearly $60 billion in cash it had on hand, CEO Steve Jobs suggested the company intended to allocate some to future big-ticket purchases. But was he talking companies or components?
John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 21, 2011 at 12:44 pm PT
With the first-year anniversaries of the iPad and iPhone 4 fast approaching, and both devices destined for an update per Apple’s annual mobile device refresh cycle, the Apple rumor mill is undergoing a refresh of its own.
Ina Fried in Mobile on January 6, 2011 at 1:03 pm PT
Verizon showed off 10 devices coming in the first half of the year and said it will cover another 140 cities with the high-speed network by year’s end.
