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First HP webOS tablet shipping March tip insiders

Chris Davies, Jan 19th 2011 Discuss [1]

The first shipments of HP's initial webOS tablet will begin in March 2011, though it's unlikely to reach consumers straight away, according to the latest whispers out of Taipei. DigiTimes' sources claim Inventec will begin ODM production of the first webOS slate at the end of Q3 2011, whereupon it will head to HP for software testing. Read The Full Story

Inventec HP webOS tablet & Oak Trail slates in Q1 2011; ASUS Core i5 tablet by end of year tipped

Chris Davies, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [2]

A few tablet tidbits seeping out of Taipei today, with reports that Inventec is on track to secure a deal with HP for a Palm webOS tablet in Q1 2011. According to DigiTimes' industry sources, HP plans to order 6-7 million Inventec-made webOS tablets; it's unclear whether this is a different model to the webOS tablet Foxconn was tipped to be producing, or if HP has switched its OEM allegiances. Meanwhile, Intel-based ASUS, Acer, Dell, Samsung and Toshiba tablets - including high-end Core i5 machines - are also tipped as incoming, potentially as early as the end of this year. Read The Full Story

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

Chris Davies, 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

Inventec Dr. Eye Gives the Android Based N18 a Ridiculous Name [Video]

Evan Selleck, Jun 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Inventec's N18, or N18C, has been shown off more than a few times over the last year, but it's always kept to the standard title: some numbers, and a letter thrown in for good measure. Model numbers are a great way to name a product, but it's definitely better to give it some clever title. We might draw the line at Dr. Eye, though. It's a lot more unnerving than it probably needs to be. Read The Full Story

Inventec N18 Android MID supposedly just $350 [Video]

Chris Davies, Dec 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Rumor may have it that Inventec have slashed R&D for MIDs, but that doesn't appear to have prevented development of this clamshell Android device. The Inventec N18 (on the left) is a 250g mini-notebook running Google's Android OS, with a 528MHz processor (the same as inside the HTC Hero, we're told), a 4.8-inch WVGA touchscreen and WiFi. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

MID development slashed as manufacturer interest wanes?

Chris Davies, Nov 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

Many have accused Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) as being gadgets in dire search of a purpose, and despite Intel's push for the segment the talk out of Taipei is that the ultraportable touchscreen handhelds are having a difficult time finding traction among manufacturers. DigiTimes is reporting that several companies originally signed up to Intel's Mobile Internet Device Innovation Alliance (MIDIA) have axed MID development, while those manufacturers who have actually shipped devices have only done so in numbers described as "very weak". Read The Full Story

Kohjinsha dual-display netbook detailed in video demo

Chris Davies, Oct 29th 2009 Discuss [1]

Remember Kohjinsha's nifty dual-display netbook from CEATEC, that sandwiched two 10.1-inch displays together for some extra-wide Windows 7 productivity? Another video of the netbook in action has emerged, courtesy of DigInfo, and if the sight of beautifully engineered sliding LCD panels makes you weak at the knees, well, sit down before you hit the jump. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Intel Moorestown Moblin v2.1 MID gets hands-on demo [Video]

Chris Davies, Sep 25th 2009 Discuss [1]

Intel have rolled out plenty of mockups, conceptual art, non-functional prototypes and fancy slides over the past few months to show us what Moblin running on a Moorsetown-based MID might look like, but we've had to wait until IDF this past week to get a decent sighting of the platform in action. MID Moves sat down with an Inventec prototype running Moblin 2.1; you can see their hands-on video after the cut. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Acer F1, HTC Leo coming Q4; more Snapdragon phones from ASUS & Inventec

Chris Davies, Sep 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

The latest DigiTimes rumors are in, and this time they don't seem all that unlikely. According to industry sources in Taiwan, Acer's F1 and HTC's Leo - both using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz chipset - will each drop in Q4 this year, complete with Windows Mobile 6.5. They also finger ASUS and Inventec as developing Snapdragon-based smartphones, though those are unlikely to hit full-scale production until the first half of 2010. Read The Full Story

Inventec Rainbow smartbook gets hands-on

Chris Davies, Aug 7th 2009 Discuss [0]

It may not be quite as striking as Mobinnova's elan, but that doesn't mean Inventec's Rainbow smartbook doesn't have the same NVIDIA magic going on inside. CNET Taiwan caught up with the 10.1 inch, 1024 x 576 ultraportable, which uses NVIDIA's 600MHz mobile chipset for lengthy battery life as well as copious wireless networking. Read The Full Story

HP 11.6-inch CULV ultrathin and 10.1-inch netbook refresh promised in 2H09

Chris Davies, Jul 29th 2009 Discuss [1]

Earlier this week word slipped out from Acer and ASUS that N-series netbooks were on hold until the launch of Pine Trail in early 2010, with the two companies focusing on CULV "ultrathins" instead. Now it seems that they'll have significant competition from HP, who are believed to have commissioned a new 11.6-inch machine that will go into production next month, with production of a 10.1-inch netbook revision beginning in September. Read The Full Story

Intel announce five Moorestown MIDs for 2010 [Video]

Chris Davies, Jun 4th 2009 Discuss [0]

Intel has announced five MIDs (Mobile Internet devices) which will use the upcoming Moorestown platform, including the 5-inch Inventec "MediaPhone" spotted yesterday. Now confirmed as the Inventec X3, the device is the largest of the five new MIDs, which include hardware from CCI, EB, Quanta and Aava Mobile. Live Quanta M1 MID image and video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

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