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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may select a third supplier for its iPad mini panels, due to low production from AU Optronics (NYSE: AUO), according to Digitimes. LG Display (NYSE: LGD) and AUO are the main suppliers of panels for the iPad mini.

Touch screens are all the rage now that smartphones, laptops and desktop computers are abandoning traditional interactive features (such as buttons) for a more modern approach. MacBook touch pad users have already seen a glimpse of this evolution. Regardless, it will be a long time before every...

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has high hopes for the year ahead. According to DigiTimes, the company wants to ship 40 million notebooks in 2013 -- a 25 percent increase from 2012. Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard's chief competitor, wishes to do the same. This is an ambitious goal for both companies....

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is to begin trial production of the iPhone 5S soon, according to Commercial Times and as reported by DigiTimes. Apple is expected to begin producing the new iPhone model in December with initial production in the 50,000-100,000 units range. Full production of the iPhone 5S...

Taiwan-based Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supply makers say the company's target of 30% growth in shipments of MacBook series notebooks is unlikely to be met, according to DigiTimes. A major reason given for the shortfall is the late October launch of the new Macbook models.

AU Optronics (NYSE: AUO) says it will lay off almost 100 employees, mainly from its Lungtan, Central Taiwan plant as part of a restructuring program, according to DigiTimes. The job cut will reportedly be completed by November 16.

Just as Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos confirmed that the company is likely to go up against competitor eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) in delivering some products in one day, supply chain sources are stating that Kindle Paperwhite shipments could be in trouble. According to...

As Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) gears up for the release of its new operating system, PC manufacturers are struggling to build machines that live up to consumer expectations. According to DigiTimes, none of the Windows 8-based notebooks shipped in August contain touch screen panels. This is a problem...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have won the war, but Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) has been afforded the right to still fight the battle. Judge Lucy Koh decided on Tuesday afternoon that both companies will not be discussing the pending ban on eight Samsung devices until December 6, leaving most of the holiday...

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) long-awaited smartphone may only be available in limited quantities when it is released this September. According to DigiTimes, Apple will ship less than 15 million new iPhones in the next quarter. Analysts had previously expected the company to ship as many as 20 million...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may win consumer support by selling its first tablet, Surface, for less than $200. However, a move like this could have severe consequences for other players in the computer and tablet industry. According to DigiTimes, notebook brand vendors, "will be out of the game...

PCs appear to be taking a backseat to the ever popular and always innovative tablets, currently offered from the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and soon Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). As the competition comes to a head, others want to hop on the bandwagon before it's too late...

AT&T (NYSE: T) is expected to slice the price of HTC's One X Smartphone on Monday following poor sales and unstable economic conditions. The regularly $199 priced device will now retail for just $99, contract included. According to DigiTimes, HTC is only expected to ship nine million phones...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to ship 30 percent more MacBooks this year, totaling 16.2 million units. According to DigiTimes, "Shipments of new version MacBooks will begin to increase in the third quarter of 2012 as originally scheduled." The publication cites Taiwan-based supply chain makers...