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Apple touch-screen netbook in Q3?
Engadget —
... magazines tend to be accurate with insider info related to Taiwan-based companies like Acer and ASUS, they can often be wide of the mark with rumors related to foreign companies. Unless of course we missed the launch of the Blu-ray Xbox 360 and G5 PowerBooks. Filed under: Laptops Apple touch-screen netbook in Q3? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Taiwanese paper predicts Mac netbook
The Tech Report: News —
... refreshed Mac mini and iMac desktops with starting prices as steep as ever. To be fair, cheap PCs and tight margins aren't really Apple's thing. That's why we're surprised to see DigiTimes say Apple has already picked suppliers for an upcoming netbook. Quoting a separate report by the Commercial Times, DigiTimes writes that Apple has chosen Wintek to supply touch panels and Quanta to produce the actual system. (Quanta is one of Taiwan's biggest contract manufacturers.) Shipments will begin in the third quarter of this year, so Apple could have the netbook ready in time for ...
Apple reportedly working on touchscreen netbook
DV Hardware —
... will supply touch panels for Apple's new netbook, and shipments will start in the third quarter this year, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
Wintek revealed that it is currently working with Apple to develop some new products, but it said it does not know what applications the new products are for. Wintek added that no shipment schedule has been worked out yet, but shipments are likely to begin in the second half of the year.
Source: DigiTimes Apple reportedly working on touchscreen netbook - ...
More rumors emerge of touch-screen Apple netbook
TechSpot —
Speculation about an Apple netbook has been floating around for months. Even though the company has denied interest in producing such an inferior device in the past, the rumor mill is once again running in full throttle as China-based Commercial Times reported today that a company called Wintek will supply the touch screens for an Apple netbook while regular partner Quanta handles manufacturing. No technical details are mentioned but Wintek says it expects shipments to begin in the third quarter this year. Considering that Apples cheapest laptop runs for $999, the companys ...
Rumors of Apple Netbook Re-emerge
Today @ PC World —
You can take many Apple rumors with a grain of salt, but this one may have legs. According to a DigiTimes report , Taiwan-based Quanta Computer will build a new netbook computer for Apple. Quanta manufactures laptops for most of the top consumer electronics vendors, so its involvement in an Apple netbook project wouldn’t come as a surprise. DigiTimes, which cites a story in the Chinese-language Commercial Times , says Taiwan-based Wintek will supply touch panels for the Apple netbook, and that panel shipments will likely start in the second half of 2009. If these stories are ...
Apple's so-called netbook will be a folding iPhone
Computerworld Blogs - Hardware —
... A rumor is circulating, based on Taiwanese newspapers that cover laptop and cell phone components and manufacturing, that Apple will ship some kind of touch-screen netbook this summer. ...
Rumor: Apple Preparing a Netbook ?
techPowerUp! —
... , DigiTimes says. I personally can't see Apple selling a netbook somewhere near the $500 price tag, a price that's high but acceptable for a netbook now a days. Apple's badge has been a symbol for people with deep pockets for ages, all Apple PCs are overpriced we must admit and a single netbook (if true) will change nothing.
Source: DigiTimes
Apple Netbook Coming Soon?
Overclockers Club news Feed —
... There have been rumors circulating within the Apple crowds since March that Apple will release a netbook. March saw two Taiwan-based magazines, Commercial Times/DigiTimes, speculate that Apple would release a touchscreen netbook in the third quarter. This rumor was taken lightly because the magazines are generally correct about Taiwan-based companies, but can be terribly wrong about US-based companys' plans. However, ...
