Aaron Lee, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 17 October
2012]
Google, following the launch of Nexus 7 tablet models in June 2012,
will unveil a Nexus tablet model for US$99 later in the fourth quarter of 2012,
according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
The US$99 Nexus tablet is equipped with an ARM-architecture
single-core processor 8950 developed by China-based WonderMedia Technologies,
and a HUVA TN panel made by Taiwan-based HannStar Display, the sources said. The
tablet will be produced by Taiwan-based Quanta Computer.
However, Quanta declined to comment and Asustek Computer, a
Taiwan-based vendor developing Nexus 7 through cooperation with Google,
indicated that it has no plans to launch US$99 Nexus.
If Google launches such a US$99 tablet, China-based white-box
vendors of inexpensive tablets are expected to be under heavy competitive
pressure, the sources pointed out.
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