A number of hardware manufacturers have told Reuters they are now moving on the Apple tablet device, which is set to ship in the second quarter of the year.
AVY Precision Technology, which produces covers for electronics, said it will begin production in February, while TPK solutions said it will begin manufacturing touch screen panels, along with Wintek Corp.
“Production of the cases will begin in February, so everything points to a second-quarter launch right now,” one source claimed. “It doesn’t take that long for the company to assemble the PC together, but a second-quarter shipment date is what we’re looking at now.”
Apple is set to announce the gadget later this month, sources have been saying for some time.
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