http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/softbank.announces.new.winter.spring.handsets/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/softbankandroidintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Japanese telecoms provider Softbank on Tuesday announced an upcoming lineup of handsets, including revealing that it will launch an Android-powered smartphone by the spring of 2010. The device will use a 3.7-inch OLED and be powered by Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon CPU but has received few other details. Otherwise, Snapdragon is already found or to be found in a number of other smartphones from vario... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/softbank.announces.new.winter.spring.handsets/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/29/sharps.lx.led.backlit.hdtvs.sport.2m1.cr/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/sharplx1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp on Tuesday announced the upcoming release of four new HDTV sets using LED backlights. The AQUOS LX-series includes the 40-inch LC-40LX1, 46-inch LC-46LX1, 52-inch LC-52LX1 and 60-inch LC-60LX1. The advanced lighting gives them a 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, and all are said to be 30 percent more efficient than Sharp's preceding GX-series of HDTVs launched in January of 2008. The powe... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/29/sharps.lx.led.backlit.hdtvs.sport.2m1.cr/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/07/shatp.hdtvs.with.bd.burner/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/sharplcdx2intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp Japan on Friday announced it has added five new HDTVs as part of its AQUOS DX2 lineup, with all sporting built-in Blu-ray disc recorders that are claimed to fit seven times more recorded content on them than a traditional Blu-ray disc without sacrificing picture quality. The new LCD HDTVs are available in 26-, 32-, 40-, 46- and 52-inch sizes, with the top three models sporting 1080p, 15,000:... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/07/shatp.hdtvs.with.bd.burner/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/07/sharp.intros.aquos.tvs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/sharpsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp on Tuesday introduced its latest AQUOS LCD TVs, including several models featuring LED backlighting. New models in the E77 series include the The 65-inch LC-65E77UM and 60-inch LC-60E77UN, each featuring 1080p resolution and the company's Advanced Super View technology designed to reduce haze and reflectivity. Both offerings support 120Hz frame-rate conversion and a pixel response time of 4m... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/07/sharp.intros.aquos.tvs/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/22/sharp.outs.aquos.dx.hdtv/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/sharpdx20.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp today introduced the world's first 20-inch LCD HDTV with a built-in Blu-ray recorder, the 20-inch AQUOS DX. Combined with a built-in digital TV tuner, the set lets users record digital broadcasts onto BD-R/R DL and BD-RE/RE DL. While users cannot write to DVDs, they can play media stored on them, including MPEG-4 and AVC (H.264) format files. Up to 30 hours and 20 minutes of HD video can be ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/22/sharp.outs.aquos.dx.hdtv/ Fri, 22 May 2009 13:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/19/softbank.10mp.camera.phone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/softbank933sh.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />SoftBank has recently showed off this high-end camera phone, the Sharp 933SH AQUOS Shot. It not only sports a 10-megapixel camera but has an extremely high ISO sensitivity range, at up to 12,800, for capturing images in low-light environments without blur. The camera functions are accessed via a 3.3-inch, 854x480 rotating LCD touchscreen that is mounted on a two-axis hinge. Continuous autofocusin... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/19/softbank.10mp.camera.phone/ Tue, 19 May 2009 13:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/11/sharp.aquos.d.tvs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/sharpaquosd2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp made a push in earnest into Internet-capable TVs on Monday with the launch of the AQUOS D series in its home country of Japan. The new sets add support for a Yahoo video service that streams multiple content channels online using a built-in Ethernet link. They also bring 1080p, faster 120Hz panels and 15,000:1 dynamic contrast ratios for every set.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/11/sharp.aquos.d.tvs/ Mon, 11 May 2009 16:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/23/sharp.green.aquos.hdtvs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/sharpecointro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp Japan on Monday announced the forthcoming release of itís AQUOS A-series LCD HDTVs, made up of the 40-inch LC-40AE6, 46-inch LC-46AE6 and 52-inch LC-52AE6. All share the same 1920x1080 resolution 120Hz speed panels, a 15,000:1 contrast ratio and 450cd/m2 brightness rating while being very energy-efficient. According to Sharp, the 52-inch set uses 175kW/h over the course of a year, while the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/23/sharp.green.aquos.hdtvs/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/10/sharp.g3.blu.ray.at.ces.09/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/sharpbd-hp50u.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp at CES launched aggressively into its third wave of AQUOS Blu-ray readers with two stand-alone players and a pair of home theaters that also carry the new storage. The BD-HP22U (not yet pictured) is the company's first Blu-ray Profile 2.0 player and uses an Ethernet connection to use Internet-specific special features on newer movies; it also bundles a 2GB USB drive to cache Internet featur... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/10/sharp.g3.blu.ray.at.ces.09/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/07/sharp.aquos.at.ces.2009/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/sharpaquosbd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp today joined its rivals in updating its TVs by introducing three key new ranges to its AQUOS models. Leading the group is the BD series, one of the few HDTV lines to include a built-in Blu-ray player. The feature not only lets owners play HD movies without occupying an HDMI port but is also designed to be much more automated than a typical home theater: inserting a Blu-ray movie automatica... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/07/sharp.aquos.at.ces.2009/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:40:00 GMT