Days After Its Release, the IPad 2 Gets the Teardown Treatment

Like night follows day, an Apple product release is always followed by a bunch of reports by people who live to tear the latest gadgets apart to see what’s inside, and more importantly to investors, to estimate what everything inside them costs. The release of the iPad 2 has been no different.

New iPad Could Help, Hinder Asian Players

Apple Inc.’s latest iPad is a mixed blessing for many of Asia’s electronic companies, which stand to benefit from a surge in demand for components but will see their already battered ambitions to make their own tablets challenged further.

Flat-Screen TV Prices Rising; When's the Right Time to Buy?

Flat-screen TV prices have been rising since February, but now some analysts say prices could fall in the coming months. Analysts base their predictions on the prices of liquid crystal displays — which are the most expensive component of a flat screen TV.

Market Gets Nervous on LCD Panels; AUO, LPL, GLW Drop

Shares of glass maker Corning (GLW), LCD panel producers AU Optronics (AUO) and LG Display (LPL) are all down sharply today amid a new wave of market jitters on the prospects for the flat-panel display market. Several recent Street research reports note that conditions in the LCD panel sector have been difficult for much of the third quarter, raising questions about the companies’ ability to hit current Street estimates.