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Apple Releasing a Touchscreen Netbook this Summer? [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
According to a report by Commercial Times (passed along by DigiTimes), an Apple netbook can be expected in Q3 of this year. Yes, the rumors have returned. Their information comes from Wintek, the company slated to provide the touch panels for the device—the netbook itself will be made by Quanta Computer. So can the rumors be believed? The Commercial Times did spill the beans on the original iPhone. But they've been wrong about plenty of other stuff in their time, too. Also, who is saying that Apple is creating a "netbook" ...
Apple touch-screen netbook in Q3?
Engadget —
... Boom: Apple netbook in Q3 -- that's the rumor being spread by the Commercial Times / DigiTimes tag-team of electronics tattlers. Apparently, Wintek will supply the touch-panels to Quanta computer who'll be tasked with assembling ...
Touchscreen Notebook by Apple for Q3 2009
HardMac.com —
According to Digitimes, Wintek, a taiwanese contractor is claiming to be working with Apple on a touchscreen notebook (ultraportable) that should be on the market for Q3 2009. Quanta should be in charge of the production. ...
Chinese newspaper says Apple building a netbook
AppleInsider —
... Published: 09:00 AM EST The Chinese-language Commercial Times is reporting Monday that a well-known touch-panel supplier will begin delivering displays for an Apple 'netbook' sometime later this year. According to the report , which was relayed by DigiTimes , Taiwan-based Wintek will start shipping the panels to the Cupertino-based Mac maker sometime during the third quarter of the year for an official launch at an unknown date. "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 ...
Time is Ripe for an Apple Netbook
jkOnTheRun —
... At the risk of sounding like a gossip rag, more rumors are floating around that an Apple netbook is in the works. This time, we even have a possible production date: third quarter of this year. China’s Commercial Times via DigiTimes is the source. Wintek, an LCD panel supplier, claims to have the contract for a touchscreen Apple netbook, while Quanta is anticipated to build the device. ...
Apple Rumors: Snow Leopard in June, Touch Screen Netbook This Year
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... Wintek to supply touch panels for Apple netbook, says paper [DigiTimes] ...
Report: Apple Mac netbook to ship in third quarter 2009
MacDailyNews —
... Commercial Times report," Yvonne Yu reports for DIGITIMES. "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," Yu reports. "Wintek added that no shipment schedule has been worked out yet, but shipments are likely to begin in the second half of the year." Yu reports, "Quanta Computer will be the maker of Apple's new netbook, the Commerical Times report said." Full article here .
Rumor: Apple Netbook Coming in Q3
Gearlog —
... Is there anything more exciting on a Monday morning than some good, old fashioned component news? Didn't think so. With that in mind, it was announced that Taiwanese company, Wintek will be providing touch panels for Apple. What is interesting, however, is what said panel are reported to be for: a touchscreen Apple netbook. ...
Apple Building 'Netbook' -- Is This The 'iPod Touch HD'?
Silicon Alley Insider —
... -- a touchscreen, portable Internet device that's bigger than the iPhone: "Taiwan-based Wintek will supply touch panels for Apple's new netbook, and shipments will start in the third quarter this year," DigiTimes reports, citing the Chinese-language Commercial Times. DigiTimes also says that Quanta Computer will manufacture the new device. ...
iPhoneBook?
Digital Daily —
... What are Apple’s (AAPL) intentions in the fledgling Netbook market? More than what the company is letting on, if a report in today’s Commercial Times is to be believed. The daily Chinese-language financial newspaper claims that Wintek has been tapped to manufacture touchscreens for a device targeted at the category. ...
Apple netbook (or iPod HD) coming in third quarter of the year?
Macsimum News —
Apple netbook (or iPod HD) coming in third quarter of the year?
Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple ico Mar 9, 2009 at 11:44am image Taiwan-based Wintek will supply touch panels a new Apple netbook (or perhaps an “iPod HD”) and shipments will start in the third quarter this year, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report (as reported by DigiTimes and ...
More netbook rumors from Asian manufacturers
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Hardware, Portables, Rumors, AppleThe rumor of an Apple-branded netbook just won't die, and Digitimes has reportedly found more evidence. This is a bit convoluted, so follow closely. Taiwan-based manufacturer Wintek has supposedly been selected to produce touchscreens for the still-theoretical netbook, which Digitimes corroborates with the following quote from another publication called Commercial Times: "Wintek revealed that it is currently working with Apple to develop some new products, but it ...
Touch Screen Mac in the Pipeline for 2009?
TheAppleBlog —
... The details are as follows: Taiwan-based company Wintek has received the contract to supply touch screen panels for Apple products, though it’s not sure what the final application will be. At the same time, Quanta Computer is reported to have won the contract for new Apple netbooks, which is where the Wintek touch screens will be put to use. The news comes from the Commercial Times, as translated and reported by Digitimes. ...
What Does Apple Have In Store For All Those Touch Screens?
TechCrunch —
... that Apple bought up a bunch of touchscreens, I thought it might be nice to posit what Cupertino has in store for those babies.
The news came from Digitimes this morning: ...
Apple's so-called netbook will be a folding iPhone
Computerworld Blogs - Macintosh & Apple —
... 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. ...
The case for—and against—an Apple netbook
Infinite Loop —
... According to the report (recapped by DigiTimes), neither company had a specific timeline for when this mythical netbook would become a reality, though Wintek said that touchscreen shipments for the device would begin during the second half of 2009. ...
The Big Question About The Rumored Apple NetBook: Will It Run MacOS?
Byte of the Apple - BusinessWeek —
... reports yesterday that Apple plans to introduce a Netbook. The story says that Taiwanese display maker Wintek Corp. is providing 9.7 to 10 inch screens to huge PC contract manufacturer Quanta Computer, and that the device will be on the market in the second half of the year. But assuming the reports are true, what exactly is this device? Given Apple’s increasing dominance of the most profitable parts of the computer business—the part built around PCs costing more than $1000—I find it hard to believe that the company will offer the same kind of lower-powered, margin-crushing ...
Reports: Apple netbook to launch later this year
Macworld —
... of small- and medium-sized displays, to make touch-screen displays in the 9.7- to 10-in. range, with Quanta Computer to assemble the netbooks. Both Wintek and Quanta are based in Taiwan, but have extensive operations in China. Quanta is the world's largest contract notebook maker, and currently builds MacBook and iMac systems for Apple. Dow Jones is the second to claim that Wintek and Quanta are involved in Apple's plans to put a mini-notebook on the market. Yesterday, Taiwan's DigiTimes quoted a report in the Chinese-language Commercial Times that said the former would ...
Apple Netbooks Look More Likely
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... . Earlier this week, Taiwanese publication DigiTimes reported that a company called Wintek will supply 10-inch touchscreens to Apple. Taiwan's contract manufacturing company for notebooks Quanta Computer is also expected to be working with Apple on a new product. ...
$800 Apple Tablet Coming in October?
Digital Daily —
... , which claims three of Apple’s manufacturing partners — Foxconn, Wintek and Dynapack — have received orders from Apple that suggest ...
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