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Microsoft collars Compal for patent fees, criticizes Google

, Oct 24th 2011 Discuss [3]

Compal is the latest Android user to sign a patent licensing deal with Microsoft, following Samsung and Quanta in agreeing to pay the software giant for its Android and Chrome devices. The news, Microsoft says, means that more than half of the world's ODMs (Original Design Manufacturing) producing Android and Chrome hardware are paying them for the privilege of doing so. Meanwhile, Microsoft also takes the opportunity to criticize rivals that aren't as forthcoming in protecting manufacturers who use their software. Read The Full Story

Acer exec demands Intel ultrabook chip cost cut

, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [1]

More controversy around Intel's Ultrabook segment today, with the chipmaker's OEM partners publicly calling for processor price cuts if the ultraportables are to succeed. Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin and Compal Electronics president Ray Chen both demanded CPU subsidies, DigiTimes reports, with thinly-veiled threats around continued ultrabook support. Read The Full Story

Android Oak Trail tablet benchmarks underwhelm: Intel still has work to do

, Jun 3rd 2011 Discuss [4]

Intel came out fighting at Computex this week, with ambitious Atom plans to take on ARM in its low-power, long-battery Android stronghold. According to the latest, very early benchmarks, however, the chip company may still have some work to do. Tweakers managed to run some tests on a Compal prototype running Android Honeycomb on Intel's 1.5GHz Oak Trail dual-core, finding it to be underwhelming in comparison to existing Tegra 2 based slates. Read The Full Story

Broadcom Persona ICE SoC headed to Compal tablets

, Jan 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

Last we heard of Broadcom's Persona platform, it was being billed as a DVR chipset. Now, the next generation has expanded its ambitions, and has found a home in Compal tablets. The two companies have announced that the Broadcom Person ICE will form the single- or dual-core 1GHz+ ARM Cortex A9 heart of future slates from the ODM. Read The Full Story

webOS torrent tipped as Palm plan 5-6 devices for 2011

, Oct 27th 2010 Discuss [4]

With the mildly-tweaked Palm Pre 2 leaving a less than pleasant taste in our collective mouths, the news that there are 5-6 new devices in the pipeline for 2011 is like a blast of cool, refreshing seltzer to the face.  According to CENS, Palm has inked contracts with Foxconn, who will provide four to five new devices, and Compal, who will provide one further device, in the coming year.  Among the line-up is the Foxconn-made PalmPad webOS tablet. Read The Full Story

Foxconn confirm handset price increases but deny deal poaching

, Oct 14th 2010 Discuss [0]

Foxconn has seemingly confirmed that it is increasing manufacturing prices for clients such as Apple, Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson, with a spokesperson telling DigiTimes that most of their clients have accepted the new quotes.  However, the company has also denied that rivals such as Compal are attempting to use the increase to poach deals, as is rumored by industry sources. Read The Full Story

Foxconn, Compal & others snub Windows Phone 7 over licensing fees

, Oct 13th 2010 Discuss [7]

The spectre of Windows Mobile may haunt more than just consumers; Microsoft is apparently also facing apathy from handset manufacturers in Taiwan, reluctant to pay the company's licensing fees for Windows Phone 7.  According to DigiTimes, Foxconn, Compal Communications, Pegatron Technology, Qisda, Inventec, Inventec Appliances and Arima Communications have all shifted their R&D investment to Android and are reluctant to move it back. Read The Full Story

OLED iPads coming late 2010 tip insiders; everyone else stays sceptical

, Jul 14th 2010 Discuss [2]

When even DigiTimes themselves are casting doubt onto their own rumor reports, you have to suspect something might not be right in the speculation chain.  According to the latest Taipei mutterings, Apple is looking at 5.6-inch and 7-inch OLED panels for second-gen iPads, together with working with OEMs on a tweaked version of the existing 9.7-inch LCD model.  As for a timescale, component manufacturers are apparently saying orders have been placed for Q4 2010. Read The Full Story

Russian RoverPad tablets raid the Tegra, Android & WinCE OEM closet

, Jul 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

Russian company Rover Computers has just outed a five model tablet/MID range, and judging by some of the designs we're guessing there's a whole lot of rebadging being done.  The various RoverPad models span 5- to 7-inches in screen size and run either Android or Windows CE; processors include basic Samsung, Marvell and RockChip ARM CPUs, together with NVIDIA's Tegra on the RoverPad TegA W70. Read The Full Story

Toshiba GuideBook dual-screen tablet due June 2010

, Jun 14th 2010 Discuss [3]

Details on Toshiba's tablet plans continue to trickle in, with the latest tidbit being a provisional name and some basic specs.  According to DigiTimes' sources, the Toshiba GuideBook will have dual 7-inch displays and be announced at the end of June 2010. Read The Full Story

Toshiba tablets using Tegra 2, due end of 2010?

, Apr 19th 2010 Discuss [0]

After a Toshiba exec confirmed last week that the company had plans to launch at least two iPad rivals this year, new rumors out of Taipei have tipped Compal and NVIDIA as the manufacturing and hardware heavyweights behind the upcoming tablets.  According to DigiTimes, NVIDIA's second-gen Tegra chipset - which is capable of Full HD 1080p video together with performance gaming - will be powering both Toshiba's Android and Windows slates. Read The Full Story

Nokia 4-inch Maemo/MeeGo smartphone due 2H 2011?

, Apr 15th 2010 Discuss [1]

Larger-screened Nokia devices - whether smartphones or tablets - seem to be rumor of the month, with the latest whisperings concerning a new "entry level" 4-inch or larger smartphone.  According to Chinese paper Commercial Times, Compal are building a Maemo-based handset for Nokia which isn't expected to launch until the second half of 2011. Read The Full Story
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