Sharp laid factory producing displays for iPhone 5

The Japanese company Sharp has laid almost all of its offices and plants, including the factory, which produces displays for the iPhone 5. Manufacturer was forced to take this step to get the loans needed to continue its activities.

In anticipation of bailouts by the contract provider Apple, the company Foxconn, Sharp laid the property to get a loan of $ 1.92 billion Lenders were Mizuho Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

According to Reuters, which quoted the representative Sharp, the company has laid the "almost all of its business objects."

Loan to the two largest creditors, will enable it to pay short-term obligations on the securities. Condition for the bail money was to cover the loss if Sharp will default.

With headquarters in Osaka and Tokyo office, Sarp company owns 11 factories in Japan, where available TVs, displays, solar cells, and household appliances. Among them - the plant in Kameyama in the west. This factory has recently started shipping displays for the sixth-generation Apple smartphone, which debuts Sept. 12.

Sharp is one of three suppliers of LCD panels for the iPhone 5. Also engaged in manufacturing of screens Japan Display and LG Display.

Motorola introduced three new Android-smartphone RAZR

Not only Nokia unveiled yesterday new flagship smartphone. Motorola has announced three new Android-RAZR phone line in the U.S. for the first major presentation since Merge Google.

A distinctive feature of the smartphone Motorola RAZR M is a display with a diagonal of 4.3 inches, executed on technology Super AMOLED Advanced and occupying almost the entire space of the front panel. Smartphone weighing 126 grams has a 2-core processor with a clock frequency of 1.5 GHz and 8-megapixel camera.

With a two-year contract operator Verizon Wireless smartphone will cost U.S. $ 100. In the near future the device, available in white or black, will also be available in all countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

The competitive advantage of the second smartphone RAZR HD, on a plan of the company, will be a long battery life between charges. Model with a screen diagonal of 4.7 inches, according to Motorola, is able to work day in normal use, up to 10 hours of movies, stand 6 hours to the Internet or to work up to six hours of GPS-navigator with no additional charge.

The unit is also equipped with a dual-core processor at 1.5 GHz, 8-megapixel primary and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The device will be sold in the U.S. under the brand name Droid RAZR HD Verizon contract before the holiday season, and then will be available in other countries. Price range of Motorola did not specify.

Model Droid RAZR MAXX HD boasts more long term battery life - up to 32 hours under normal use, 13 hours of watching movies or 8 hours using the Internet browser. The smartphone also will be sold in the United States before the Christmas holiday season, and the price of the device company has not yet named.

All three new models have a range of support networks RAZR 4G LTE, but the use of this functionality depends on the country and operator. The devices are powered by Android Ice Cream Sandwich, but can be upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean after its release.