If a report at Digitimes is to be believed (and there's not much reason to believe it should be) July looks to be a big month for Apple as the company begins to increase trial productions of the upcoming iPad 5. The rumor mill on this and other possible Apple hardware releases has been somewhat quite compared to previous releases, so let's take a look at this one.
Apple’s fifth-generation iPad will hit mass production in July and launch "as early as September," according to supply chain sources.
Digitimes reports that the next iPad will still have a 9.7-inch 2048 x 1536 resolution display, albeit...Show More Summary
Apple will begin production of a new, thinner, lighter version of the large iPad in July, according to Taiwanese paper DigiTimes, citing supply chain sources. It says the new iPad, which will be the fifth version of the large model will be out in September. Show More Summary
We showed you images of what we expect the fifth generation of the iPad to look like back in January, and today Digitimes reports that the updated hardware could be 25-33% lighter than the current full-sized iPad. We expect the next 9.7? iPad to resemble the design of the 7.9? iPad mini, but dropping a third […]
Digitimes briefly reports that Apple will be releasing updated notebooks "in the near future", with supply chain sources indicating that Apple's orders will rise 20% in the second quarter compared to first-quarter production.The newShow More Summary
Digitimes reports that Apple will soon begin trial production on its fifth-generation iPad, with full production said to be planned to begin in July. Based on that schedule, Apple could hit monthly production of 2-3 million units byShow More Summary
It’s never surprising when Apple decides to make new versions of its products lighter and thinner than earlier models but a new report from Digitimes suggests that the company could really outdo itself with the fifth-generation iPad....Show More Summary
Despite embarrassing sales, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) apparently hasn’t given up on the Surface RT. DIGITIMES is reporting that Microsoft will introduce a second generation of its maligned Surface tablet next month. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) will continue to provide the chips, according to the report, but the screen size will shrink from 10.6 inches to 8 [...]
Despite embarrassing sales, Microsoft apparently hasn't given up on the Surface RT. DIGITIMES is reporting that Microsoft will introduce a second generation of its maligned Surface tablet next month. NVIDIA will continue to provide the...Show More Summary
Microsoft is building a smaller Surface tablet according to multiple reports, and a new rumor on Thursday suggests it will feature a 7.9-inch display when it launches in late-June. Digitimes reports that Microsoft’s smaller Surface slate will make use of 7.9-inch display panels supplied by none other than Samsung Display, the one-time Apple supplier now... Read More
Microsoft is building a smaller Surface tablet according to multiple reports, and a new rumor on Thursday suggests it will feature a 7.9-inch display when it launches in late-June. Digitimes reports that Microsoft’s smaller Surface slate...Show More Summary
A recent report suggested Windows 8 may have hurt the declining global PC market rather than helped it, and new inside data points to a continued negative trend in April. According to Digitimes’ research arm, the top-5 PC vendors in the world saw their notebook shipments plummet a combined 20% sequentially in March. Show More Summary
In a characteristically terse reports, the ever-spotty DigiTimes is backing up recent reports that Apple is readying a plastic 4-inch iPhone with a colorful casing… but also claiming, bizarrely, that Apple doesn’t have much faith that such an iPhone would sell. Digitimes says that the budget iPhone, which they claim will boast a 4-inch LTPS [...]Show More Summary
In what strikes us as one of the less-likely rumors about the low-cost iPhone, Digitimes is claiming that Apple plans to ship only 2.5-3m units in the first quarter, citing un-named supply chain sources. Speculation currently circulating in the iPhone supply chain in Taiwan indicate that Apple plans to launch an inexpensive model targeting emerging markets [...]
We’ve been hearing about the possibility of there being a smaller Microsoft Surface since this past February, and it looks like those rumors may soon come true as DigiTimes is reporting the company will indeed be announcing its second generation of Surface tablets very soon. Show More Summary
Microsoft is going to announce the next version of its Surface tablet at the end of June, DigiTimes reports. DigiTimes expects the announcement to come at Build, Microsoft's developer conference. The current Surface tablet isn't exactly setting the world on fire. Show More Summary
Microsoft will reportedly unveil sequels to its first two Surface tablets at its Build developer conference, which is scheduled to run from June 26th through June 28th. Unnamed sources from Microsoft’s supply chain have told Digitimes...Show More Summary
That chomping sound you hear is the iPad mini eating into the sales of its older sibling. Unnamed sources have told Digitimes that Apple shipped 12.5 million iPad minis last quarter that accounted for roughly 64% of all iPads shipped. The reported iPad mini shipment numbers would give Apple’s 8-inch tablet a significant edge over the... Read More
That chomping sound you hear is the iPad mini eating into the sales of its older sibling. Unnamed sources have told Digitimes that Apple shipped 12.5 million iPad minis last quarter that accounted for roughly 64% of all iPads shipped. Show More Summary
A handful of companies are said to be preparing new Chromebook models that will launch later this year. According to a report from Digitimes, both Acer and ASUS are optimistic about the long-term prospects of Google’s Chromebooks and are working on low-priced computers that will debut in the second half of 2013. Show More Summary