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Sharp Sells Stake to Hon Hai in Watershed for Japan Tech Sector

Sharp Corp., once a proud titan of Japan’s electronics industry, said Tuesday it would sell nearly a 10 percent stake to Taiwan’s Hon Hai Group, and struck an accord with its new shareholder to shake up its core — but loss-making — liquid crystal display panel operations.

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How Japan’s Sharp Lost Its Edge

Sharp Corp.’s domestic liquid-crystal-display factories once made the company a source of pride for Japan’s electronics sector.

Worry About an Apple Television? Don’t Make Samsung Laugh.

Evidently the geeks in Apple’s secret design labs are no match for Samsung’s R&D army.
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At CES 2012, 3-D Is Riding Shotgun to “Smart” TVs

3-D isn’t going away — it’s becoming just another check-off feature, as TV sets get “smarter.”
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LCD Makers Cough Up $538 Million to Settle Price-Fixing Charges

Seven major liquid-crystal display makers settle charges that they illegally conspired to fix prices of LCDs.
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Supply Chain Chatter Has Two Apple TVs Targeted for Midyear Launch

The rumored Apple television now has a rumored launch date and a few rumored screen sizes as well.
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Google, KKR Set California Solar Deal

Google Inc. and KKR & Co. Inc. are expected to announce today a joint investment in a California solar-power project, showing investor interest in the industry amid expiring government incentives.

Sharp Selling Too Many Big-Ass TVs to Worry About Apple Television

What, Sharp worry?
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Apple’s iTV Could Have a Sharp Picture

The Japanese maker of monitor panels is said to be playing a role in the production of the long-rumored Apple television.
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Apple Mulling Sharp Adjustment in LCD Screen Supply

A $1 billion investment in a Sharp LCD plant?
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