More rumors lend substance to Apple tablet
There are seemingly more new rumors every day which make the appearance of an Apple tablet computer imminent, and many appear to further solidify the components in such a device.
Now there is a report from the Taiwan Economic News Web site which claims to have information on the specific suppliers which have been tapped to provide components for Apple’s tablet. According to this newest in a long series of rumors, Wintek will be the suppliers of a 9.6-inch (not 9.7-inch) touchscreen for the device. These rumors include hints about delivery dates, making it likely that tablets from Apple will hit the streets in February 2010.
These newest rumors from the Taiwan site also name DynaPack as the supplier of the long life batteries packages for the new tablet. Since it has been reported that Apple CEO Steve Jobs decided against one previous attempt at a tablet because of short battery life, it is clear that battery life is a key in any such Apple product. The new reports suggest that Apple is willing to pay a premium price for batteries that will get the product over the battery-life hump, according to an ars technica story.
As with previous rumors, this set includes information that Apple will be designing a custom ARM processor, via its subsidiary PA Semi, for use in the tablet. Some sources continue to say that this is unlikely and that the tablet will come with a CPU from Samsung, also a licensee of ARM and PowerVR technologies, and the supplier of other Apple mobile processors. As with a number of recent rumors, the tablet is said to be getting an HSPDA modem, which would discount the notion that Apple would be offering it in partnership with Verizon, and seeming to confirm that the device would be offered via AT&T, or perhaps T-Mobile.
Although all of these continue to be rumors, we are now getting down to the fine structure of the device. The Taiwanese information includes information about the suppliers of what were called mini coaxial cables, touch panels, and power chokes. Once the reporting gets that far down the component list, one must believe that the rumors are more than just rumors. If all this is not true, why would someone bother to make up stories about the suppliers of inductors that filter EMI and RFI?
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