Lower production of iPad ... blame the iPad Mini?

Apparently. Sharp has left the mass production of 9.7-inch screens for the iPad from Apple and instead will focus on other apple device, the iPad Mini.
Reuters says that production of performing large screens for Apple Sharp is minimal levels after a decline that began in late 2012. The causes are not clear, but it seems that is because there is strong demand for the iPad Mini.
While Apple's iPad had good sales between October and December, you expect a big drop in the same, with falls of up to 40%.
Despite all this, there are still more optimistic analysts believe that Apple will get the profits during the first quarter of the year will be historic.
What do you think? Is the iPad Mini is killing his older brother?

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Sharp and Qualcomm collaborate to develop a new generation of screens

Sharp, the Japanese manufacturer known for TVs and displays, seems urgently need an investment of money, and that would make the company appear to be Qualcomm, who as such has decided to invest no less than $ 120 billion in Sharp. This is not only to become the largest shareholder Qualcomm Sharp, but actually save the company, who already mentioned that there is a chance the possibility of breakage.
As reported by Reuters, Qualcomm now begin working with a subsidiary of Sharp, Pixtronix, to develop a new generation of screens. Besides, both sides may also cooperate to develop new processors.
Qualcomm will give immediate relief to Sharp investing $ 60 million by the end of the year, but has not yet decided when will the rest of the money investment.
Things started to go wrong for Sharp few months ago, when sales in China and Japan fell more than expected, but now thanks to this new investment the company will not have to close, and also develop new technologies and wide screens evidently processors reach the public, so apparently Everybody.

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Sharp unveils full HD smartphone

No doubt that the Retina display that is present in the iPhone 4S and the 5 is really great, but little is known for a screen that is even better than the apple company and it is one created by Sharp.
This new 5-inch screen has become the first of its kind to own Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels) and can be used even on smartphones. When compared with the 4-inch screen resolution of 1136 × 640 pixels of the iPhone 5, we will realize that the screen of Apple seems almost an antique. But it is not only in size and resolution, as Sharp has equipped its new screen with a density of 443 pixels per inch. To give us a better idea, you better watch the picture above.
Many will say that 5 inches is oversized for a mobile, and the truth is that it is, but as we have seen before, there mobile big as the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note which have proven very successful, and even the Note 2 has a 5.5 inch screen.
To create your new screen, Sharp has had to resort to all that the technology could now offer. The company is showcasing the new product at CEATEC 2012.

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