Apple iPad demand in China gains momentum from coronavirus outbreak

iPad demand in China gaining momentum due to the coronavirus outbreak as it fuels the need for remote work and learning, but the tablet supply chain is being hit by shortages of raw materials, components, and labor.

Apple’s 10.2-inch iPad

DigiTimes:

E-commerce platforms are now the main conduit for consumers to buy tablets as most physical stores can hardly resume normal operations, but as…

Apple supplier Pegatron plans production facilities in Vietnam

The latest Apple supplier to establish a presence in Vietnam is Taiwan’s Pegatron, which plans to set up production facilities in the Southeast Asian nation as they diversify beyond China, Bloomberg News reports, citing “people familiar with the matter.”

Debby Wu for Bloomberg:

Pegatron joins Apple’s two other iPhone assemblers — Wistron Corp. and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. — in developing…

Foxconn and Compal said to land assembly orders for next year’s Apple Watch Series 6

Apple Watch Edition Series 5 with White Ceramic Case and Leather Loop

Joe Rossignol for MacRumors:

Foxconn and Compal Electronics have obtained orders to assemble 2020 models of the Apple Watch, which would be Series 6 models if Apple sticks to its naming scheme, according to industry sources cited by DigiTimes. The report adds that Luxshare Precision will likely take orders for older Apple…

Appel Watch Series 3 coming in second half 2017, sources say

“Compal Electronics has reportedly entered the supply chain of Apple Watch and will begin shipping products in the second half of 2017, according to sources from the upstream supply chain,” Aaron Lee and Joseph Tsai report for DigiTimes.

“Currently, Apple Watch orders are solely handled by Quanta Computer. The upcoming next-generation Apple Watch, which is scheduled to be released in…

Apple Watch produkować będzie już nie tylko Quanta Computer, ale też Compal Electronics

Od samego początku aż do tej pory jedynym producentem Apple Watcha (zarówno series 1, jak i series 2) jest Quanta Computer. Apple postanowiło jednak zdywersyfikować łańcuch dostaw i zlecić wytwarzanie jego smartzegarka również Compal Electronics. (...)