In what could only be considered an awkward move, Sharp and Fujitsu have announced that they intend on releasing 11 new phones running the ever-aging Symbian platform, which is primarily utilized by Nokia, who has also recently taken over control of future development of the platform. Nokia has already lost significant market share to Android and iOS, but maybe Nokia knows something we don’t. While Samsung and Sony Ericsson have abandoned the Symbian platform in favor of Android, the newly shown love by Sharp and Fujitsu shows that these two companies have an agenda. They will either attempt…

Mikio Katayama, Sharp’s president, is a man not in the business of making weak-assed claims, touting Sharp’s upcoming e-reader as a rival for the iPad. Considering the iPad is much more than an e-reader (okay, not that much more), such a claim would seem ludicrous. But Katayama’s bold as hell. Katayama likes things extra-spicy. Likes shaking things up. But while we puzzle over Katayama’s confidence, the Sharp e-reader is still turning out to be a pretty interesting device. Out later this year, the device will employ a colour display and utilize the new XMDF file format for e-books, which allows…

You may or may not have heard of the Nintendo 3DS. You may or may not have heard that one of the manufacturers rumoured to be supplying the 3DS with its 3D screen is Sharp. Seriously, though, if you haven’t heard these things, you’re completely out of the loop and, frankly, have got to get your act together. But anyway, yeah, Sharp: makers of personal 3D tech. As it turns out, the 3DS isn’t the only device on the horizon. A Sharp representative has confirmed that the company – famous for its… I dunno, Sharp makes calculators? They also make TVs. They’re famous for that, right? I dunno, I have a 27-inch…