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/09/11/18/ntt.docomo.expected.to.get.the.device/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/sharp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp is allegedly readying an Android-based handset for the local Japanese market, according to MarketWatch. The report, originating from Nikkei, credits Sharp executive Masami Ohbatake with making the announcement, although he declined to disclose which carriers will get the device first. NTT DoCoMo is expected to be the "first in line," however.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/ntt.docomo.expected.to.get.the.device/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/walmart.confirms.day.of.deals/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/walmartdealsin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yesterday's leak of Walmart offering several sales on consumer electronics products has been confirmed today by the big-box electronics retailer. The one-day deals are slated to start on Saturday, November 7th at 8AM. The leaked image matches Walmart's official products down to the prices and includes an Xbox 360 Arcade gaming console coming with a $100 gift card for $199. The headline offering, a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/walmart.confirms.day.of.deals/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/att.sues.au.optronics.more/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/htcpure-att.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AT&T has filed a lawsuit in a federal court in San Francisco on Tuesday against Samsung, LG Display, AU Optronics and other LCD makers for allegedly colluding on fixing the price of display panels in the US. According to a Wednesday Bloomberg report, AT&T claimed Samsung and six others have formed an illegal international cartel meant to "restrict competition in the United States in the market for... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/att.sues.au.optronics.more/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:20:00 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/09/09/24/ntt.docomo.shows.prototypes.made.of.wood/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/nttwoodintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Japanese wireless provider NTT DoCoMo on Thursday announced it has created two prototype handsets constructed of excess wood from trees felled during thinning operations designed to ensure a healthy forest. The devices were built through collaboration between Sharp, Olympus and More Trees, a reforestation project in Japan. Either prototype handset sports cypress wood and goes by the Touch Wood nam... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/ntt.docomo.shows.prototypes.made.of.wood/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/microsoft.pure.and.turtle.images/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/microsoftpure-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A handful of images have leaked of what are widely believed to be the first Microsoft-branded phones. The renderings slipped out by Gizmodo appear to confirm the Turtle, a vertical QWERTY slider that also appears to have a touchscreen, as well as the Pure, a more conventional touchscreen with a side-sliding keyboard. Both have a very rounded design influenced by Sidekick creator Danger, which Mi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/microsoft.pure.and.turtle.images/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/14/casio.hitachi.nec.joint.cellular.venture/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/hitachihi-visionphone-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Casio, Hitachi and NEC took defensive steps to protect their cellphones today and said they would merge their handset businesses into a single joint venture. The deal leaked earlier will see NEC join an existing Casio and Hitachi venture but largely take it over; NEC will have a 66 percent stake while Casio and Hitachi will have 17.3 percent and 16.7 percent respectively. All three will share th... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/14/casio.hitachi.nec.joint.cellular.venture/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/11/sharp.laser.burns.3..4.layer.blu.ray/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/blu-rayburner-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp on Friday revealed a blue-violet laser that it says could lead to triple-layer or even quad-layer Blu-ray discs. The light is as strong as 500mW and achieves the feat by putting an aluminum oxynitride layer between the laser's crystal and the usual dielectric film meant to protect the laser, eking out more output than would normally be possible with just the dielectric element alone. It wo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/11/sharp.laser.burns.3..4.layer.blu.ray/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/sharp.intros.bd.player.with.online.video.service/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/sharpDKAP8P1212intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />At the CEDIA show on Thursday, Sharp announced it will soon launch a new Blu-ray player, the BD-HP52U. The reader will have the ability to connect to the web, and Sharp will partner with an unnamed service provider to bring premium streaming video content. This partner is expected to be named later in September. Other known features of the BD-HP52U include Blu-ray Profile 2.0 support and the abili... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/sharp.intros.bd.player.with.online.video.service/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/28/casio.hitachi.nec.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/hitachihi-visionphone-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Three of Japan's major cellphone makers are nearing a joint venture that would create one of the largest companies of its type, sources said on Friday. Contacts for the WSJ believe Casio, Hitachi and Sharp are in talks to create a phone-only firm that would launch by April 2010. The project would be an attempt to consolidate businesses after the combination of economic fallout and a largely satu... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/28/casio.hitachi.nec.rumor/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:55:00 GMT