Japanese consumer electronics giant Sharp Corporation and Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Ltd – more famously known for its subsidiary Foxconn which manufactures some of the world’s most popular products including the iPhone and iPad for Apple, as well as the Playstation 3 (PS3) for Sony – have joined forces to cut the costs of LCD TV panel supply. Both ... Read More »

A recent report has revealed that in June the prices of flat-screen TVs in the United States increased for a third consecutive month, driven primarily by the popularity of active-shutter 3D TV displays. The information came from respected global market research firm IHS. Flat-screen 3D TV The figures showed that the average cost of flat-panel televisions in the United States ... Read More »

A recent study by DisplaySearch has revealed that major LCD TV manufacturers have been forced to put the brakes on this year’s LCD television production as a result of demand being lower than expected. According to the California-based market research firm, these downward revisions of production plans have come at a rapid pace, with TV brands realising that sales are ... Read More »

Google has announced that it is commissioning a new research project which is designed to measure online and TV usage among UK households. The multimillion-pound project is to be carried out in conjunction with Kantar, the market research and consultancy arm of London-based media conglomerate WPP. The search engine giant essentially wants to learn more about the cross-platform consumption of ... Read More »

Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung has announced that its Smart TV apps store is getting a new addition in the form of the largest TV games network in the world, PlayJam. This network offers hundreds of in-house and branded games, which means that Samsung Smart TV users will have access to a huge choice of games as a result of ... Read More »