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<title>Rumor pushes fifth-gen iPad production to July-August timeframe</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/09/tablet.expected.to.be.thinner.mini.like/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/news/1203/ipad2012-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Mass production of the fifth-generation iPad is only slated to start in a July-August window, say DigiTimes sources in Taiwan-based supply companies.  The people add that the display is expected to be manufactured by Sharp and LG Display, while touch panel assembly will be done by TPK, and ITO thin film will come from Nitto Denko and Teijin.  Some earlier rumors had an iPad announcement taking pla...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fifth-gen iPad could switch to iPad mini-style touch tech</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/01/lg.sharp.tapped.as.panel.suppliers/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/news/1212/Apple-iPad-and-mini-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The fifth-generation iPad will use the same G/F2 (DITO) thin-film touchscreen format as the iPad mini, claim industry sources for DigiTimes.  The fourth-gen model uses a more conventional G/G touchscreen arrangement, but the sources suggest that Apple may feel it has enough supply of DITO to carry it over to the flagship iPad.  The technology could help make the tablet even thinner and lighter tha...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rumor has LG, AU Optronics supplying 7-inch iPad LCDs</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/17/2012.launch.expected.with.6.million.units/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1204/ipad2012-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Two companies, LG and AU Optronics, have been certified to supply LCD panels for Apple's rumored 7/7.85-inch iPad, says the Taiwanese publication Liberty Times.  The firms are claimed to be aiming toward a product launch sometime in the second half of 2012, and an initial run of 6 million iPads.  Liberty adds that TPK is expected to produce 4 million backlight modules, while Chimei Innolux will b...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rumor has 7.85-inch iPad using thin-film touch technology</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/15/tech.could.cut.down.cost.of.lower.end.ipad/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1205/ipad3-flower.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple's often-reported 7/7.85-inch iPad will use "G/F2" thin-film touch technology, a rumor from DigiTimes claims.  The site says that Nitto will supply thin-film materials, while Nissha Printing and TPK will produce touchscreens.  For Apple the advantage should not only be a thinner display, but also reduced costs, which may be essential if the tablet has a $200-250 pricetag rumored elsewhere....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Suppliers expect sharp touch panel drop ahead of new iPhone</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/04/parts.shipments.could.slip.up.to.20.percent.in.current.quarter/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/news/1203/Apple-Siri-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Two of Apple's touch panel suppliers, TPK and Wintek, wiil see shipments to drop by 15 to 20 percent in the current quarter because of the transition from the iPhone 4S to the next-generation iPhone, industry sources tell DigiTimes.  The 4S is described as "moving into the final stage of its product life cycle," and TPK has previously stated that it expects revenues to fall 10 percent sequentia...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Next iPhone may use Sharp, Toshiba in-cell touch technology</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/19/iphone.2012.may.drop.glass.on.glass.touch/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/in-celltouch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple's next iPhone might drop the traditional glass-on-glass approach to touchscreens if one rumor proves true.  Part suppliers claimed to Digitimes that Sharp and Toshiba Mobile Display were "likely" producing in-cell touch panels now that yield rates were good enough for the two to participate.  The two would start production of in-cell panels sometime during the spring, although it wasn't clea...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Amazon rumored adding at least 2 Kindle Fires, $169 base</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/28/amazon.may.have.up.to.4.tablets.in.2012/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/amazonkindlefire-review2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Amazon's rumored Kindle Fire lineup expansion might get larger still based on an unusually specific rumor late Wednesday.  There would be "at least two" new Kindle Fire models in 2012, Digitimes insisted, with as many as four depending on Amazon's ambitions.  A 10.1-inch model was supposedly on track for July shipments and would aim at the $249 to $299 price range, with HannsTouch supposedly joini...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/28/amazon.may.have.up.to.4.tablets.in.2012/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Supplier performance seen pointing to strong Apple Q1</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/12/multi.fineline.electronix.posts.high.dec.sales/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1110/macbookpro2011-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The performance of Apple suppliers is pointing toward a strong December quarter for the company, analysts indicate.  UBS analyst Maynard Um uses the example of Multi-Fineline Electronix, which helps supply flexible printed circuit boards for products like the iPhone and iPad.  MFE has posted preliminary net sales of $239 million for the quarter, exceeding a $215 million consensus forecast....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple reaction to Wintek glitches triggers industry fallout</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/10/11/tpk.gains.wintek.sintek.lose/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/news/1110/iphone4s-6.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Recent problems with Wintek touchpanels are creating ripple effects throughout the Taiwanese touchpanel industry, say industry sources contacted by Digitimes.  Because of the trouble, Apple -- a key Wintek client -- is said to have have rearranged panel orders among other suppliers.  The major beneficiary has allegedly been TPK, which saw revenue jump 53.7 percent month-over-month in September, or...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iPhone 5 shipments may be slowed by Wintek touchscreen flaws</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/09/22/wintek.allegedly.hit.by.iphone.5.screen.issue/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/casemate-iphone5.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple's shipments of the iPhone 5 might have been slowed down by a defect surfacing in some touchscreens, a rumor maintained late Thursday.  Wintek, which normally makes a significant portion of Apple's touch panels, has supposedly had a problem with 'delayed bubbles,' Digitimes said.  While not serious given similarity to the iPhone 4 process, the issue can sometimes be found only during the fina...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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