“Apple Inc. is shifting production of glass displays for iPhones and iPads to Sharp Corp. in Japan and may introduce a new television device as early as the middle of 2012, Jefferies & Co. said,” Sarah Frier reports for Bloomberg.
“Apple is moving its business to Sharp in Japan largely at the expense of Samsung Electronics Co., a growing rival in smartphones and tablets, said Peter Misek, a New York-based analyst at Jefferies,” Frier reports. “He wrote the research note based on a visit to Japan and conversations with manufacturing executives.”
Frier reports, “Television manufacturers, including Samsung, are scrambling to figure out what Apple’s TV will look like and do, said Misek. He said Apple will take a production line at Sharp’s Sakai facility to make a modified version of what are known as amorphous TFT displays and will likely begin commercial production of what he called iTV in February.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Kevin P.” for the heads up.]