Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry chairman Terry Gou said an agreement to buy a 9.9% stake in Sharp was unchanged "in principle," and that he hoped to conclude the deal with the struggling Japanese TV maker this week.

Broadcasts in 8K will offer a resolution of 7,680 by 4,320 pixels - roughly the equivalent of a 32 megapixel photo.

DesignArt, based in Israel, focuses on small-cell modem and system design for cellular base stations and high-speed wireless infrastructure.

The latest TV technology buzzword is "4K." This magical alphanumeric represents a quadrupling of the now-standard 1080p resolution found on Blu-ray and most HDTVs. Have no doubt, manufacturers are going to start pushing 4K (some already are). The thing is, though, you don't need 4K, because in the home, 4K is stupid.

Shares of Taiwan-based touch panel maker Wintek bucked the downtrend of the broader market, closing sharply higher after the company reported a more than 60% increase in sales for July, dealers said.

's share of China's smartphone market almost halved to 10% in the second quarter as buyers waited for the next iPhone model - expected later this year - or switched brands, data from industry research firm IDC showed on Friday.

LG Display's chief executive said the company this month started mass producing so-called in-cell panels, a new display technology that is widely expected to be used in Apple's next iPhone.

The AMOLED market will grow nearly tenfold from 2.3 million square meters in 2012 to more than 22 million in 2016, according to a new forecast from DisplaySearch.

Former Apple CEO John Sculley believes the television market is "Apple's game to lose" should it decide to move forward with a more integrated set-top box or TV set. Sculley made the comments to Businessweek, which also corroborated previous reports from last week about Apple's alleged plans to get more involved in the live TV market by partnering with cable companies.

After seeing how Apple upended the music and wireless industries over the past decade, cable operators want to make sure that their industry isn't next in line to get an Apple makeover.

New information has just came in from the world renowned agency Reuters, saying that yesterday the subsidiary of LG, LG display, just started the production of a smartphone screen that measured 4 inches exactly.

In a move that escalates a trade row with the United States, China said it would ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to adjudicate a dispute over US punitive import duties on 22 China-based exports, including solar panels and steel products.

Rambus on Wednesday said it would lay off around 15% of staff as part of a restructuring effort in which the company is trying to curb expenses to improve profitability.

Tablets remain popular with consumers, and continue to grow at a healthy rate -- and it's not just Apple that owns the market any more. New figures from market-research firm IDC show two competitors finally emerging from the string of Android failures to grow at an even faster rate than Apple.

Eying business opportunities created by the new Windows 8 operating system (OS), scheduled for release in October, Taiwan-based personal computer (PC) vendors Acer and Asus will soon launch Win 8 tablet PC models.

Five years ago, a large-screen HDTV was the must-have home theater centerpiece. Two years ago, it was a 3D HDTV. Soon, it will be a 4K HDTV. 4K is a new resolution standard that also goes by the nickname "Super HD" or "Ultra HD." So what exactly is 4K and how big of a game changer will it be to the home theater market? It depends on who you ask, really. Here's the TG take on it.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon weighs in at less than three pounds, has an exterior made of extremely lightweight carbon fiber material, boasts optional embedded 3G connectivity for anywhere, anytime Internet access, and relies on a 256GB2 SanDisk X100 SSD for incredibly responsive, small form factor storage.

SamMobile has supposedly acquired leak specifications for the next Nexus smartphone from Samsung codenamed "Superior." Also labeled as the GT-I9260, it will feature a dual-core ARM A9-based SoC clocked at 1.5 GHZ, 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot for extra storage, an 8MP rear-facing camera with flash, a 1.9MP front-facing camera with HD video recording, and a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED screen.

If you're longing impatiently for the much-hyped features of Apple's rumored new TV, you don't have to wait. They're already here.

Yukio Sakamoto has decided to step down as president of Elpida Memory to take responsibility for the company's fall once its takeover by Micron Technology is complete, The Nikkei reported Wednesday morning.

Japan has reported a wider-than-expected trade deficit in July, as slowing demand from China and Europe weighed on exports.

As Apple's stock rose to new high on Monday (August 20), the technology giant set another record: It became the most valuable public company in history.

Another German solar module maker, Sovello, has fallen victim to fierce global competition. Insolvency adminstrators say the firm based in eastern Germany's "solar valley" will stop production within the next two weeks.

Following recently revised second quarter financial results, Trina Solar produced a long-list of issues that contributed to growing losses and a meaningful reduction in its full-year shipment guidance.