When 3M started frankensteining its pico projectors into smartphones a few years ago as a proof of concept, it was novel, but really had no practical use in the real world. (Even for the enterprise world and its infinite powerpoint presentations). But seeing a projector built into Smart Devices' SmartQ U7 Android tablet has me full of ideas on how to use it.

The Indian tablet market sales (unit shipments) touch 0.55 million units in second quarter of 2012 recording a quarter-on-quarter increase of 59% and year-on-year increase of 673%, according to a survey conducted by CyberMedia Research.

About 18 months ago, I was one of the first to write about what I thought Amazon's business model would be for its tablet that launched last fall. I had heard from my sources in Taiwan that Amazon was looking at selling the tablet at cost or even below cost and then make up the profit through products and services offered to customers.

Apple, Microsoft and Amazon are set to go head to head in a unique battle for consumer's cash.

The 38th Taipei International Electronics Show, which will take place on Oct. 9-12, is estimated to draw around 50,000 buyers to strike deals up to US$350-400 million, up from last year's US$300 million, according to co-organizer Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).

The two firms should be barred from any mergers and acquisitions in the US, the panel has recommended in its report.

At the 2012 International Symposium on Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography, industry and research experts named the timely development of a source suited for high-volume manufacturing as the most critical issue. Other challenges remain the development of yielding masks and the further development of high-quality EUV resists.

Tablet PC shipments are projected to exceed notebook PC shipments by 2016. According to NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim, the paradigm industry shift has prompted notebook PC manufacturers to adopt a number of key tablet features.

PCMag got the opportunity to preview the Acer Iconia W700-6465, and so far it's an interesting look into the future of computing.

The LCD backlight market experienced a fall in the price of LED chips and with the combined lower than expected demand for LCD televisions, globally, the LCD backlight market reported lower market value sales in 2012.

Sharp, a Japanese television maker cutting jobs and output to stanch losses, fell for a second day in Tokyo trading amid speculation slumping sales of displays will cause bigger-than-expected losses.

Delta Electronics was named recently as one of Taiwan's Top 20 Global Brands 2012, and was the only industrial brand among large electronics companies selected for two consecutive years.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) share in the 28nm contract chipmaking sector may drop from 80% to 50% next year on fierce competition from Samsung, according to research firm Topology.

A growing economy typically should see wages grow faster than inflation. This has been the case for most of Taiwan's peers: From 2000 to 2011, real wages - or wages minus inflation - rose an average of 3.8% a year in South Korea, 1.8% in Singapore and 0.8% in Hong Kong. But in Taiwan, workers' real salaries have actually seen zero growth in that time period.

Slowing growth in China and India has hit prospects across the rest of Asia and led the Asian Development Bank to make the biggest cut in its regional economic growth forecast since 2008, according to its chief economist.

The upcoming release of the iPad Mini raises the question of what it will do to Apple's profit margins.

Intel has announced some investment deals, including one in cloud storage outfit Box and another in the Chinese advertising outfit UUCun.

Tens of thousands of factory workers took part in a general strike across Indonesia on Wednesday, calling for higher wages, more social security and an end to employers' use of temporary contracts to circumvent the country's strict labour laws.

Intel Capital, Intel Corporation's global investment and M&A organization, kicked off its annual Intel Capital Global Summit by announcing investments in 10 innovative technology companies, including a strategic investment in India.

LG Display said it filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against its biggest rival, Samsung Electronics in a South Korea court over the use of advanced OLED displays in smartphones and tablet computers.

HP's upcoming ElitePad 900 tablet seems like a solid option for Windows 8 business users, until you read the fine print.

A federal judge has lifted a ban on sales of Samsung Electronics Corp.'s Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer.

Sony said last week it will launch a large-size LCD television with enhanced image quality on November 23, aiming to boost sales of value-added products to rebuild its loss-making TV business.

It's 123.8mm long and its much-hyped Retina screen measures an impressive 1,136 x 640 pixels - achieving an eye-popping 326 pixels per inch - but does the iPhone 5 have the high-end screen it should?

It was a while back that suggested that Samsung could be launching smartphones in 2012 with flexible AMOLED displays.

Rambus has signed a patent licensing agreement with Fujitsu Semiconductor for an undisclosed sum. Per the terms of the agreement, Fujitsu can use Rambus' patented technology for its integrated circuit products for six years. Rambus, on the other hand, will receive royalty payments based on the shipment of these devices during the contract period.

Jobless numbers hit a grim record of 18.2 million across the eurozone in August, showing an annual rise of well over two million for the recession-stricken single currency area.

A temporary sales ban on Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer in the US has been lifted by a US court.

A HP executive recently said that the company has decided to postpone manufacturing commercial memristor-based ReRAM products until late 2013. The company originally planned to go into production during 2Q/3Q 2013.

Half of US adults now have a mobile connection to the Web through a smartphone or tablet, up sizably from a year ago, according to a survey released Monday by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.

Lenovo Group Ltd. (992), set to overtake Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) as the biggest PC maker this year, now has its sights on the smartphone and tablet markets, as it takes on Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in China.

Opera Software has announced its cooperation with Hisense, the fifth largest LED TV provider in the world. Opera will deliver its Opera Device Software Development Kit (SDK) for Linux-based devices to the company's TV model 55XT770/50K360/K300 series, and Hisense will use Opera's leading HTML5 engine to bring an enhanced TV-viewing experience to their customers.