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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) will receive 40%-50% of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) A9 processor orders for the next-generation iPads and iPhones, according to industry sources as reported by DigiTimes. Taiwan Semiconductor will have all of the A9 chip orders for the iPad...

China Mobile Limited (NYSE: CHL) is expected to reach the 70 million TD-LTE subscribers mark by the end of 2014, having already surpassed its original goal of 50 million, according to industry sources, as reported by DigiTimes. The target for 2015 is 150 million TD-LTE subscribers by the end of...

Digitimes.com reported Tuesday that global notebook shipments will drop 1.7 percent in 2015. The outlook comes after an expected decline of 2.1 percent in 2014. Additionally, Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows 10 was not seen as likely to drive growth. "Notebook...

Advanced Mirco Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) CEO Lisa Su has planned visits to Lenovo Group Limited (ADR), Asustek Computer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Taiwan Semiconductor (ADR) and Acer Incorporated, Digitimes.com reported. According to the report, "AMD is also looking...

LG Display Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LPL) and Sharp Corporation (OTC: SHCAY) will supply panels for the iPhone 6, while panels for the iPhone 6 Plus will be supplied by LG and JDI, according to DigiTimes. LG will also provide panels for the iPad Air 2, Apple's 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K and the Apple Watch...

GT Advanced Technologies' (NASDAQ: GTAT) bankruptcy announcement is impacting the supply chain, as smartphone vendors reconsider plans to use sapphire glass for their device screens, according to DigiTimes. The company was a major supplier to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) of sapphire screens, and the supply...

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) experienced a sharp decline in share price afterhours Monday on the heels of no apparent news. Shares closed Monday's session at $2.74, up 0.74 percent, then sold off roughly 18 percent to an after-hours low of $2.22. In Tuesday's...

Pre-orders for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have reached the 20 million mark in China, according to a report from QQ, via DigiTimes. That total includes 10 million pre-orders from Jingdong Mall. View full article http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20141013PD210.html

Early on Thursday, DigiTimes released a report citing "upstream supply chain" sources saying that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will be stepping out of the tablet business, at least when it comes to the Surface. The report also noted the first and second-generation Surface tablets created an estimated...

ODM Quanta Computer began producing Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 12-inch MacBook Air in small quantities in October, according to supply chain sources, as reported by DigiTimes. Due to the limited production, it may not be available for retailers in time for Christmas, the sources said. View full article...

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 12.9-inch iPad tablet, expected to be released in 2015, may integrates Mac OS and iOS, according to supply chain sources, as reported by DigiTimes. Apple reportedly has both the 2-in-one two 12.9-inch tablet and regular tablet prototypes, according to the sources. View full...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has adjusted its supply ratio in an attempt to meet the stronger than expected demand for the iPhone 6 plus, according to supply chain sources as reported by DigiTimes. Shipments for the iPhone 6 are expected to be 3-4 million units lower than previously expected as production...

Shipments of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 6 Plus will account for 60% of total shipments of iPhone 6 devices, according to industry sources, as reported by <>DigiTimes. Foxconn (OTC: HNHPF), which is producing the iPhone 6 Plus, is receiving more shipments of IC parts than Pegatron, which is...

Shares of Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) were trading lower by more than 6 percent Wednesday afternoon. The decline in share price has prompted Vijay Rakesh of Sterne Agee to recommend buying shares. “Skyworks Solutions is off today and we are buyers,” Rakesh wrote in a note to clients. The...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad shipments fell 13% in the first six months of 2014, while Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) tablet shipments rose 26% on year for the same period, according to ABI Research, as reported by DigiTimes. Overall tablet growth is expected to be 2.5% for 2014, according to the report. View...