Did you miss not getting any Apple tablet rumors lately? Well don’t get mad, we have a fresh one for you! The word on the street is that Foxconn is the designated manufacturer of the tablet. Foxconn will make from 300,000 to 400,000 units in the first phase with more to follow. The tablet will measure 10.6-inch and will come will some very specific features:

The sources indicated they believe the tablet PC features will focus more on e-book functionality rather than music, and that based on Apple’s marketing strategy, long battery life, quick Internet connectivity and an easy-to-use user interface will be key features of the device.

Too bad nobody can actually confirm all yet but then again you were looking for Apple tablet rumors not facts, were you?

via Digitimes

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After we’ve seen the first Nokia netbook get launched earlier this week, we can certainly assume that Nokia will not stop here. In fact it looks like Nokia has big plans for the near future. After the Booklet 3G, the company is getting ready to launch an ARM-based smartbook sometime next year. We don’t have all the details just yet but it’s said that the smartbook will be launched in mid-2010 and that Foxconn Electronics or Compal Electronics are the companies that are going to produce the new Nokia gadget.

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Tags: 3G, ARM, Booklet, Compal, Foxconn, netbook, Nokia, Nokia, Smatbook

The rumormill has one again begun, this time hinting at a release date and price point for Apples much rumored “iTablet” . News comes to us from the China Times that says the Tablet will be shipping ot the public for $800 this October.

Additionally, they have told us that Foxconn, Wintek and Dynapack will be the device’s primary manufacturers. Make note that back in May, Wintek was the company whom supplied Apple with a bunch of 9.7″ touchscreen displays, see a connection?

Let’s just hope that we get an official announcement from Apple soon so we can lay these rumors to rest once and for all.

via Gizmodo

Tags: Apple, dynapack, Foxconn, Hardware, iTablet, Laptops, price point, rumor, tablet, touch screen, Wintek

What new Berries will RIM make? Well that depends on what partners it will find first. It looks like Research in Motion is looking for other partners to make BlackBerry smartphones. So far it has been working wit Elcoteq and Celestica but that’s not enough as demand for RIM phones has risen lately. During the last fiscal year the company has sold over 25 million phones and it will probably sell even more this year. A new name is Foxconn, the Taiwan-based company which is also working on the iPhone and other Windows Mobile, Symbian and Android handsets. Is Foxconn going to manufacture anything special for RIM?

via DigiTimes

Tags: Celestica, Elcoteq, Foxconn, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Research In Motion, RIM

August 22nd is the day when 20 more countries will receive the iPhone 3G. Apple is doing the best they can to increase iPhone production and thus to avoid future shortages. I don’t think they will be able to do it but it’s good to know they are trying. Foxconn, their manufacturer has production way up. At current speed they are producing no less than 800,000 iPhones 3G per week. This is above full capacity so we might expect possible failures in the future.
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