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Apple iTV: Review of rumours, features, pictures and specs
FEATURE iT'S coming 9 February 2012 12:14 GMT TweetApple is the king of rumour mongering and the Apple iTV currently carries the rumour crown. Schtum until the last minute, as Forest Gump would suggest, Apple is like a box of chocolates: you never know what your gonna get.
So with Apple television...
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CES 2012: The technology of tomorrow
FEATURE Remembering the future 20 January 2012 10:37 GMT TweetCES doesn’t have to just be about conventional consumer gadgetry. Save for the usual phone and TV overload, there are often a few tech treats tucked away that not everyone notices. They tend to be prototypes or design concepts that may never...
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iPad 3 double density displays being readied by Sharp and LG
Q2 2012 launch looking likely 17 January 2012 9:40 GMT TweetRemember back in August when a story from The Wall Street Journal (a reputable source if ever there was one - it's owned by Rupert Murdoch after all) suggested that orders were in from Apple for 2048 x 1536 panels for the iPad 3?
That report...
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Is this picture taken in real life, or is it just a picture on a TV?
CES 2012: Lifelike from Sharp 16 January 2012 12:40 GMT TweetSo here's the question: Is the picture above taken by us in Washington, DC, or did we take it merely watching a television 2400 miles away in Las Vegas?
The answer amazingly it is the latter. It is just a picture on a TV at the world's largest...
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Sharp goes big on TVs at CES
CES 2012: new 80 inch models announced 9 January 2012 19:13 GMT TweetSharp has gone super size with its screen technology at this year's CES announcing displays that go all the way up to 85-inches and boast 8k resolution. Sure they might not be aimed at the average consumer, but judging from Sharp's press conference...
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Best Television 2011: 8th Pocket-lint Awards contenders
FEATURE Nominate your best television of the year 4 November 2011 11:45 GMT Tweet2011 was a blinding year for televisions, literally. Pocket-lint had the backs of its retinas burned by the uber bright LED screens that started filling our sitting rooms. So many Hz that eventually it began to.
Keeping up with all the televisions...
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Sharp Aquos Phone SH-12C 3D pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON Getting friendly with the Euro-bound handset 3 October 2011 13:11 GMT TweetWhat do Sharp smartphones and Chelsea FC have in common? They both struggle to make an impact in Europe.
Boom boom!
But all that could be set to change (for Sharp at least, Chelsea are never going to win the Big Cup) with the European...
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Sharp Aquos 3D Android phone comes to Europe with Orange
French deal hints at Sharp expansion 29 September 2011 16:36 GMT TweetBack in May, over in Japan, Sharp unleashed yet another 3D Android handset - the Sharp Aquos Phone SH-12C 3D.
At the time we warned our UK readers not to hold their breath waiting for a UK release, although the chances of some Sharp 3D Android...
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Sharp Galapagos tablets canned
No evolution for you 15 September 2011 11:21 GMT TweetNot sure how upset many people are going to be over this one, but Sharp's uber-expensive, currently Japan-only media tablets are set to be canned.
The Galapagos series of tablets were released late last year over in Japan and were pegged to...
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Sharp Aquos Wireless Lifestyle makes TV transportable
IFA 2011: Wire free TV 8 September 2011 16:23 GMT TweetSharp has released a set top box and portable television combo that allows you to beam various media sources to the screen while out and about.
The idea is that you hook the set top box up to whatever media source you are after, say a Blu-ray...
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Sharp 8K4K LCD TV eyes-on
IFA 2011: Euro première for the super HD telly 3 September 2011 12:27 GMT TweetWhat has been see can never be unseen. So, forever more, 1080p HD TV will look rubbish in Pocket-lint's eyes after getting up close (and far away too, for the full effect) with the world’s first Super Hi-Vision capable LCD display - dubbed...
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Apple to invest in Sharp LCDs - shift to Japanese manufacturers?
Samsung feud continues 17 August 2011 11:42 GMT TweetApple could be planning a $1 billion investment in Sharp LCDs to keep up its supply of screens for the iPhone and iPad.
Sources told Reuters that the company will likely make the move alongside a new LCD factory owned by Toshiba Corp.
Apple's...
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Sharp's tablet evolution continues with the Galapagos A01SH
7-inch Honeycomb tab official 4 August 2011 16:20 GMT TweetSharp has gone official with its 7-inch Honeycomb tablet - the Sharp Galapagos A01SH.
In the past we've seen Galapagos eBook readers, 10.8-inch tabs and 5.5-inch phones coming under the Galapagos banner, but this is the first 7-inch tablet...
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Sharp Aquos LC-46LE831E review
REVIEW
Four’s a crowd
8 July 2011 15:45 GMT
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After virtually creating the big screen LCD TV, Sharp’s latest Aquos is a huge step in the direction of picture perfection, but is it at the cost of usability?
One of the few LED-backlit TVs around that stuffs lights all the way across...
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Sharp goes 3D for latest Android handset
Aquos Phone SH-12C 3D launched in Japan 13 May 2011 13:50 GMT TweetOver in the land of the rising sun, Sharp has unleashed yet another 3D Android handset - the Sharp Aquos Phone SH-12C 3D.
We first got wind of Sharp's 3D phone plans back in September 2010 when Pocket-lint was treated to a demo of its autostereoscopic...
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