December 16th, 2010 at 3:55 PM EST | by inu846W
Editor’s note: This article was reposted from macrumors.com.
Digitimes reports that in anticipation of a high volume of orders for the next generation iPad, Apple is securing two additional touch panel makers, Chimei Innolux and Cando. According to Digitimes’ sources, Apple’s iPad 2 orders are expected to top 6 million units per month. In contrast, current iPad orders are only at 4 million units per quarter.
Apple has been widely rumored to be working on the next generation iPad for launch in early 2011. Several rumors have suggested the new iPad will have a better display and include at a front facing camera for FaceTime.
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December 7th, 2010 at 5:18 AM EST | by inu846W
Editor’s note: This article was reposted from macrumors.com.
Digitimes reports that Foxconn Electronics factories have recently been notified that they will ship Apple’s next generation iPad within the next 100 days with initial shipments to reach 400,000-600,000 units.
The sources pointed out that the iPad 2 will ship as soon as the end of February in 2011. Apple originally planned to start mass production in January, but because the device’s firmware is currently still in testing, Apple has been postponing the schedule. Since Foxconn’s new plants in Chengdu are still in pilot production, iPad 2 will be mainly supplied by its Shenzhen plants, while the company’s upstream component partners have all been notified of the shipments schedule.
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