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Rumor: Apple shifts iPad 2 battery orders from Simplo to Dynapack after leak-prone units discovered

When in doubt, switch a component supplier. Per DigiTimes, part supplier sources maintained Wednesday that Apple had recently been pushed into switching battery supply for the iPad 2. Apple moved some of its orders from Simplo to Dynapack at the end of September after Simplo’s eastern China plant produced some leak-prone lithium-polymer packs according to […]

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Rumor: Foxconn currently assembling 150,000 iPhone 5 units per day

The iPhone 5: it’s probably on the way. Per DigiTimes, Foxconn Electronics has ramped up production of Apple’s fifth-generation iPhone to 150,000 units per day, with shipments expected to reach 5-6 million in September. The report released on Thursday states that Apple’s iPhone 5 suppliers have geared up production and will soon begin volume shipments […]

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Rumor: Apple to incorporate thinner, lighter battery design for iPad 3

The iPad 3 might be a bit lighter than you expected. Per Taiwan Economic News, Apple is said to have chosen two suppliers to provide batteries that will be thinner and lighter, but also up to 30 percent more expensive, for its third-generation iPad. Simply Technology and Dynapack International Technology have both been tapped for […]

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MacBook Air Rumor

Rumor: Thunderbolt, Sandy Bridge-Equipped MacBook Air notebooks to surface in June/July

The line of Thunderbolt and Sandy Bridge-equipped Mac notebooks looks likely to complete with the MacBook Air come June or July. Per an article in DigiTimes, sources from makers in the MacBook Air supply chain will begin shipping 11.6″ and 13.3″ MacBook Air models “in late May.” “Main supply chain makers for the new models […]