Apple has long been the target of criticism over their labor practices, specifically, at overseas factories like Foxconn where harsh working conditions, accidents and suicide rates for Chinese laborers working in these factories have all made headline. Foxconn even had to go as far as installing safety nets along the sides of their buildings to help [...]

Japan is getting another unique Android from Sharp, the AQUOS Phone IS14H .he phone feature a form factor one might more immediately associate with a feature phone, but aside from its slide-out numerical keypad little else is shared. The IS14H features android 2.3, a 3.7-inch qHD display, and 8MP camera capable of 720p HD recording. Other [...]

Sharp has unveiled a new 1/3.2-inch CMOS camera sensor geared towards smartphones, one measuring thinner than any other currently on the market. The RJ63YC100 features a 12.1MP resolution and optical image stabilization while measuring in at a mer 5.47mm. Aside from the backside-illuminated sensor’s ability to shoot beautiful full HD video, it’s thinness could help [...]

Before there had even been a “Honeycomb,” Sharp impressed me with a couple of its Galapagos tablets. The software was quite decent for an Android tablet at the time, though the advent of Honeycomb has obviously overshadowed that and many other interfaces. Sharp’s looking to take another stab at the tablet market, though. New photos [...]

If you thought the AQUOS 102SH was the only thing Sharp had up its sleeve, guess again. The company looks to make an even bigger splash in Japan with the announcement of the Sharp AQUOS 104SH. While the manufacturer has room for improvement in the naming department, they don’t miss a step when it comes [...]

Look! It’s Godzirra! Okay, not quite. But it is another amazing Android smartphone from Japan — this time featuring a huge 4.5-inch 1280×720 HD display. Apparently, Sharp is the Android manufacturer to beat with 25% of the market share in Japan. The Sharp AQUOS Phone 102SH is the company’s latest offering of premium Android handsets [...]

Sharp is putting all of their eggs in a 7-inch basket as low sales have resulted in the discontinuation of their 5.5-inch and 10.8-inch Galapagos tablets. Two of three Galapagos models, the tablets were introduced to Japan last December and followed by a 7-inch Honeycomb slate last month. Sharp today confirmed that it would cease [...]

While 3D-enabled smartphones are altogether new to the US, the concept is old hat in Japan, as is often the case with technology. Sharp introduced their glasses-free 3D Lynx handsets last fall, and has since brought the Aquos SH-12C with a screen and dual-camera setup capable of taking your mobile experience into the third dimension. [...]

Well, isn’t this just the cluster**** of all cluster****s (use your imagination). Carrier SoftBank in Japan has introduced a “Yahoo Phone” complete with licensed branding and possibly a completely customized version of Android. Users will get preinstalled Yahoo applications and, for the cost of the phone, two free years of Yahoo Plus. Yahoo is apparently [...]

Sharp has unveiled their Galapgos A01SH tablet for the Japanese, a 7-inch tablet running Android 3.2. The slate features a 1024×600 resolution, dual-core Tegra 2 processor, and a built-in 42Mbps data connectivity. Other specs include 1GB of RAM, 5MP rear and 2MP front-facing camera, and 8GB of internal storage. Pricing hasn’t been revealed but the [...]

Looks like AT&T’s just about ready to offer this one. While we understand their lack of desire to make a lot of noise about the device’s launch, the Sharp FX Plus should be a pretty decent addition to AT&T’s affordable lineup. According to Walmart, it will be available for $0 on-contract and just $350 off. [...]

We know the Sharp FX Plus is headed to AT&T as a Walmart exclusive, and now we are getting a nice, clear look at the handset courtesy of PocketNow. While the Froyo handset with slide-out keyboard and 3.2-inch display is unlikely to be a stunner, it will offer another mid-range option to customers looking for [...]

According to a new Walmart flyer, the retailer will be picking up an exclusive for AT&T in the form of the Sharp FX Plus. The handset features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard in a form that is reminiscent of Sidekick handsets of yesteryear along with an Android build also reminiscent of yesteryear. The phone will ship [...]

It has been a while since we have seen or heard of the Galapagos line of tablets from Sharp. The devices were last seen earlier this year when a 5.5-inch and 10.8-inch model were revealed in an FCC filing. We caught a glimpse of what to expect a few days later at CES, but it [...]

Though the LG Optimus 3D and HTC EVO 3D are making a splash for their glasses-free 3D displays, Sharp’s Aquos lineup has touted the feature for some time now to little publicity due to a limited Japanese release. This may or may not be about to change, as a device that looks a lot like [...]

Pocketnow is reporting that the recently leaked Android 2.2 powered Sharp phone and was speculated as being the next Sidekick is, in fact, the ADS1 “Capa” for AT&T. Despite looking near identical to the Sidekick LX ’09, apparently the device’s Bluetooth SIG gave it away. Not much else is known for the device except that [...]

Images of a new Android-based smartphone from Sharp have leaked accompanied by rumors of a US launch through T-Mobile. If the stylings of the handset look at all familiar, consider that the images were accompanied by the rumo that this could be TMo’s next Sidekick handset. It would follow the Sidekick 4G made by Samsung, [...]

Contrary to popular belief, what Sharp has announced today is not the first clamshell Android, but it is definitely the first one that features 3D. Autostereoscopic 3D. It’s the Sharp AQUOS PHONE THE HYBRID 007SH – yea, I’m not too fond of the name, either. But the phone itself is quite cool. If you couldn’t [...]

Sharp was the first company to marry glasses-free 3D and Android and launch at a large scale, though availability of such handsets never crept farther than Japan. Since then, companies like LG and HTC have thrown into the 3D game and introduced the technology into their own 3D lineups, taking it another step by adding [...]

Disney might be out of the branded cell phone game in the US, but over in Japan where the good times are still rolling for Micky Mouse and crew it is a different story. A brand new Android smartphone is coming for Disney fans in the Land of the Rising Sun. OK, brand new might [...]