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Microsoft Android patent hunting hits Pegatron

Chris Burns, Apr 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

The group known as Pegatron Corp. have become the next in a line of companies creating hardware based around Android and Chrome OS to have signed a patent agreement with Microsoft. It's been some weeks since we heard the last case of this happening, but what each of these cases have amounted to is the same as what's going on here: Microsoft owns a gigantic batch of patents, many of which cover devices whose functionality lends itself to Android. In this case, both Android and Chrome devices made by Pegatron might otherwise have fallen under Microsoft's lawsuit umbrella unless Pegatron made an agreement with Microsoft like they're doing here to give them cash per unit sold. Read The Full Story

“What inspection?” asks Pegatron over Apple FLA worker audits

Chris Davies, Feb 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

iPhone manufacturer Pegatron has denied any knowledge of upcoming Fair Labor Association audits, despite Apple saying that all of its suppliers had "pledged full cooperation" with the plans announced yesterday. Pegatron is aware of Apple's social responsibility policies, CFO Charles Lin told Bloomberg, but has not been informed of any upcoming inspections, which Apple and the FLA say will begin in the spring. Read The Full Story

Apple forced Pegatron to dump ASUS in ultrabook snub say sources

Chris Davies, Feb 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple has strong-armed its MacBook Air manufacturer into refusing to construct ultrabooks for rival ASUS, with Pegatron being given a Cupertino ultimatum to pick between the two accounts. Apple was reportedly frustrated by the resemblance of the ASUS Zenbook range to its own ultraportable, China's Commercial Times reports, particularly in terms of the exterior design which uses a unibody construction. Read The Full Story

Intel plays Ultrabook matchmaker to boost production

Chris Davies, Feb 6th 2012 Discuss [3]

Intel is matchmaking vendors and manufacturers in an attempt to ensure the success of its ultrabook segment, pushing brand names into the embrace of ODMs promising ultraportables as cheap as $599. Epson, Onkyo, ViewSonic, Mustek, Motion Computing, WiPro and Positivo have all placed orders with Pegatron and ECS, DigiTimes reports, after Intel put them altogether for notebook speed-dating . Read The Full Story

Apple iPad 2 factory explosion caused by aluminum dust again

Rue Liu, Dec 20th 2011 Discuss [18]

The recent explosion of Apple's iPad 2 factory operated by Pegatron in Shanghai, China is now being linked to a build up of fine aluminum dust. This is the same culprit in the Foxconn factory explosion earlier this year, where aluminum dust particles in the iPad 2 polishing workshop combusted. Read The Full Story

Pegatron plant in China reports small explosion

Shane McGlaun, Dec 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

The manufacturing industry in China is huge with some of the big names including Pegatron and Foxconn building computers and gadgets for numerous companies like Apple and many others. Foxconn was hit earlier this year with a series of plant explosions over a several month period that lead to the death of some workers. Read The Full Story

150,000 iPhone 5 a day as Apple ramps for launch

Chris Davies, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

With the launch of the iPhone 5 expected to be a matter of weeks away, it's hardly a surprise that Apple's production partners should be beavering away at building the fifth-gen iOS smartphone. Still, from the latest channel leaks, it sounds like Apple isn't leaving stock levels to chance: DigiTimes' sources say Foxconn, Apple's OEM, is churning out 150,000 handsets per day. Read The Full Story

iPad 3 Contract Goes To Pegatron Instead Of Foxconn

Rue Liu, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [2]

Although the iPad 2 launched but a few short months ago in March, there are already rumors of an iPad 3 or possibly an "iPad 2 Plus" that will feature an enhanced display and support full 1080p HD video. Whatever it's called, something is indeed brewing as reports now suggest a new manufacturer for this next-gen iPad has already been selected. Read The Full Story

Foxconn blocks iPad production plans

Chris Davies, Jul 13th 2011 Discuss [11]

Foxconn has reportedly blocked arch-rival Pegatron from securing iPad 3 manufacturing orders, with the company supposedly persuading Apple not to double up on its production partners. Rumors earlier this week suggested Apple was hedging its bets on future iPad fabrication by adding a second supplier, with Pegatron - which already produces the CDMA iPhone 4 - tipped as the most likely option; however, now DigiTimes' sources suggest Foxconn has reacted quickly to change the Cupertino company's strategy. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5 “complicated and difficult to assemble”: Supplies may be short

Chris Davies, Jul 6th 2011 Discuss [7]

Apple's incoming fifth-gen iPhone is "complicated and difficult to assemble" according to sources at Foxconn, with the potential for that design trickiness to impact supplies of the much-anticipated smartphone when it launches in Q3 this year. According to the WSJ's tipsters, the iPhone 5 will indeed be thinner and lighter than the existing iPhone 4, as well as use an 8-megapixel camera as previously suggested; however, they also claim that Apple's ambitious targets of 25m iPhone units by the end of 2011 may be impacted by Hon Hai subsidiary Foxconn's current low yield rates. Read The Full Story

Pegatron readying 15m next-gen iPhone 5/4S order for September tip insiders

Chris Davies, Jul 5th 2011 Discuss [4]

Apple’s iPhone 5 fabricator, Pegatron, has reportedly landed a 15m-strong order for the fifth-gen smartphone, with shipping expected to begin in September. That’s according to the latest leaks to drain their way down the DigiTimes plughole, with component supplier sources claiming that – contrary to expectations of a significantly more advanced handset – the iPhone 5 “does not seem to have any major update” from its predecessor. That could suggest a single device, or that Apple has split manufacturing responsibilities for a two-strong next-gen iPhone line-up between suppliers.

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HTC Flyer tablet a 7-inch Pegatron rush-job for Q1 2011?

Chris Davies, Feb 9th 2011 Discuss [6]

More chatter around HTC's new tablet, the HTC Flyer, has emerged, with a new Economic Daily News report suggesting that the company has worked with Pegatron to rush the first model out by the end of Q1 2011. According to the report, the 7-inch slate will run Android 2.3 as well as a new version of HTC Sense, and be followed by two Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets later in the year. That fits in with previous talk - which pegged the two follow-up slates as arriving in June 2011, at least one of which potentially having 4G LTE connectivity - and certainly paves the way for the Flyer to make its debut at MWC 2011 next week. Read The Full Story