Again, DigiTimes is the source and, again, we have our doubts. But even DigiTimes couldn’t have missed Apple’s “orders for 100 million 8Gb NAND flash chips mostly with Samsung Electronics, which is likely to cause a supply shortage, according to sources at downstream suppliers.” While DigiTimes is worried about worldwide NAND inventories, we can’t help but [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 3, 2009
Apple has been caught ordering 3.2 MP cameras allegedly for the new iPhones. This is news indeed though news that only makes perfect sense. The more interesting new finding is another batch of order from Apple, this time for 5 megapixel sensors. The alleged supplier is OmniVision, a well-known supplier of CMOS sensors. OmniVision is listed [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 9, 2009
That debunked rumor of Apple releasing a touchscreen netbook might not be totally false after all as the DigiTimes reveals in their latest report. Apple has contracted a Wintek, a Taiwanese-based computer parts manufacturer, to produce touchscreen displays for an upcoming notebook, but it doesn’t end just there. Quanta has been name dropped as the [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 27, 2009
Rumors of Nokia entering into the mobile computer biz has been one of the hot topics on the internet lately, and according to Digitimes, Nokia is actually in talks already with several Taiwan netbooks makers and EMS companies for possibly tie-ups in their latest venture. As opposed to their traditional handset-making practice wherein the only [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 13, 2009
iPhone Nano rumors were put in its proper place when Macworld 2009 ended without any new iPhones in sight. However, just when everything was about to return to normalcy, here comes rumors that aims to keep alive the iPhone Nano talk. Supposedly, the chips that will be used in the new iPhone Nano will be [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 26, 2008
True to their word, Nokia has launched the 5800 XpressMusic in Taiwan as part of the limited number of countries who will get to receive the company’s first full touchscreen phone this year. Unfortunately, like Spain and Russia, it also comes with heftier price as opposed to what was announced when it made its debut. [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 6, 2008
Not being content with just WiFi, there’s news that the Acer Aspire One will be getting 3G or wireless broadband connectivity in Taiwan soon. The additional feature might cost around $95 more to its current price, but that shouldn’t matter too much as it’s already one of the cheapest netbooks around. There’s also the possible [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 17, 2007
The Chinese media has been abuzz by iPhone rumors. With the iPhone and iPod being manufactured just across the Strait, you can’t blame them for smelling the scent of the second generation iPhone in the air. According to Commercil Times, Wintek has received orders for touch screen panels for the new version of iPhone: The report [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 12, 2007
The rumor mill among upstream suppliers is churning out buzz that a new iPod video will be released on August 2007. DigiTimes says that the next-generation 6G iPod video will feature touch-screen panels similar to the iPhone. The reported supplier of the capacitive touch-screen panels is Taiwan-based manufacturer WinTek. WinTek has yet [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 13, 2007
Guys at DigiTimes are picking up some chatter among component makers saying that USI and Foxconn are stepping in to act as Wi-Fi module producer and OEM system assembler, respectively. The Wi-Fi module shipments from USI might come out as soon as April and in the 3rd quarter Foxconn might start delivering the assembled goodies. Also [...]
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
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