Chip orders for low-cost entry-level iPhone Nano to be made in March, device could be launched in June: report
Unwired View —
... This latest find, published by DigiTimes, says that chip orders for Apple’s “low-cost entry-level iPhone Nano” might be made in March, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will likely be the suppliers. ...
The iPhone nano in June?
HardMac.com —
Waited by some at Macworld, the iPhone nano could in the final analysis arrive in June. This is at least what Digitimes thinks, a Chinese newspaper. TSMC and UMC, the two foundries that produce made-to-order chips may receive a share of the Apple orders of chips dedicated to this telephone, and these chips would start to be produced in March. ...
Hold your breath! Report states iPhone Nano coming in June!
MobileCrunch —
According to Chinese-language Economic Daily News a chip manufacturer is going to receive microchip orders from Apple sometime in March which must mean that we should see an iPhone Nano sometime around June. Right? It must. Maybe.
Will the iPhone Nano be a lower-cost altunative? Or will it be a premium, small product? If Apple wanted a lower cost iPhone, the company could simply lower the cost on the profit-heavy current iPhone cries the Internet Gurus. Unless, that is, the price is locked into a contract with AT&T ...
Hold your breath! Report states iPhone Nano coming in June!
CrunchGear —
According to Chinese-language Economic Daily News a chip manufacturer is going to receive microchip orders from Apple sometime in March which must mean that we should see an iPhone Nano sometime around June. Right? It must. Maybe.
Will the iPhone Nano be a lower-cost altunative? Or will it be a premium, small product? If Apple wanted a lower cost iPhone, the company could simply lower the cost on the profit-heavy current iPhone cries the Internet Gurus. Unless, that is, the price is locked into a contract with AT&T or there is ...
Economic Daily News: TSMC and UMC likely to land ‘iPhone nano’ orders from Apple
MacDailyNews —
... Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will likely land chip orders for Apple's low-cost entry-level iPhone nano, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News reported today," Jessie Shen reports in a brief article for DIGITIMES. Shen reports, "According the the paper, the chip orders may come in March and the launch of Apple's iPhone nano is expected to take place in June this year at the earliest." Read more tech news via DIGITIMES here .
News: Mix: iPhone chips, Appy Entertainment, HAVA, Conchords
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond —
Chinese-language paper the Economic Daily News is reporting that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are likely to land chip orders from Apple for an upcoming iPhone, possibly the rumored iPhone nano. According to the report, the orders may come in March, while the launch of the handset itself is said to be scheduled for June at the earliest. Long-time console gaming veterans Chris Ulm, Farzad Varahramyan, Emmanuel Valdez, Rick Olaffson, and Paul O’Connor, all past founding members of High Moon Studios, have teamed ...
New iPhone Nano Rumors Surface
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
More fun, fun iPhone Nano rumors today. Ever since Macworld has come and gone, one had to figure that any new iPhone this year would be coming at the mid-year point… during the WWDC in June (Worldwide Developers Conference). More and more rumors are appearing to support that notion.
A Taiwanese newspaper, the Economic Daily News has clamied that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is lining up chip suppliers for an iPhone Nano. The report notes that chip contracting firm ‘Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’ (catchy ...
Apple: Report TSMC, UMC To Get iPhone Nano Chip Orders
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily —
... Contract chip makers Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) and United Microelectronics (UMC) are likely to land chip orders for Apple’s (AAPL) yet-to-be-announced iPhone nano, according to DigiTimes, picking up on a story in the Chinese language Economic Daily News. ...
More rumors of the iPhone Nano surface as the rumor mill gets a bit stale, spare me
iPhone Buzz —
... In the technology world there will never be a shortage of rumors, even when one is debunked more start to surface. This may be wishful thinking or just someone’s opinion based on a photoshoped photo that is stated as a fact. Whatever the case the iPhone Nano rumors are back. ...
More rumors of the iPhone Nano surface as the rumor mill gets a bit stale, spare me
Top iPhone News —
... In the technology world there will never be a shortage of rumors, even when one is debunked more start to surface. This may be wishful thinking or just someone’s opinion based on a photoshoped photo that is stated as a fact. Whatever the case the iPhone Nano rumors are back. ...
Rumor: Again with the iPhone nano? Seriously?
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
... , the eventually released iPhone nano, is rearing its teeny-tiny head. This time the source for all things completely and totally real in the Asian chip market, Economic Daily News , is reporting that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will likely be tapped for chip orders for the mystical iPhone nano. Sure, why not. The iPhone nano is expected to be announced in June, at the earliest. Prior to Macworld Expo there was a "leaked" image of an ...
iPhone nano drumbeat grows louder
The Apple Core —
... exact playbook with the iPhone. Why wouldn’t they? It’s a proven model that has catapulted Apple to being the largest music retailer with the highest selling media player. The iPhone nano would fill the low-cost, entry-level slot in Apple’s phone lineup quite nicely. I’m surprised that we didn’t see a less-expensive iPhone announced at Macworld Expo this month but more signs point the fact that Apple will indeed release an iPhone nano some time this year. The latest hint comes from DigiTimes (via the Chinese-language Economic Daily News) which reports that Taiwan ...
Rumor Recycle: iPhone Nano Now Pegged for June
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... an iPhone Nano, and to be sure Apple is a lot more leaky than it used to be, but this report just doesn't sound right -- it smacks to much of recycling.
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TSMC and UMC likely to receive orders for iPhone nano, says paper [Digitimes] ...
Is Apple making an iPhone nano for China, for the world, or for no one?
VentureBeat —
... Bidding over components that would be included in an iPhone nano is near an end, according to the Chinese paper Economic Daily News. Specifically, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are the two companies that may help Apple build the device, says the paper. While obviously such a report has to be taken with a grain of salt, ...
Latest iPhone Nano Scuttlebutt Indicates A June Arrival
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... Nano chaff that has been seen on the Internet in the last six weeks, this is the first that might count as "wheat". The Chinese-language Economic Daily News reported that the Taiwanese companies likely to manufacture the device and/or provide components for it are nearly finished bidding on a large contract with Apple. The companies involved, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), would be responsible for contributing chips. DigiTimes says of the Economic Daily News report, "According to the paper, the chip orders may ...
More rumors on possible iPhone Nano
SolSie.com —
A report from the Economic Daily News indicates that two chip makers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) are getting the contract to make chips for an iPhone Nano, which was described as a "low-cost entry-level" iPhone.
The delivery would start in March for a possible June’09 launch.
[Source Digitimes via Cnet Tom Krazit] ...
New iPhone nano Rumor suggests a June Launch Date
I4U News —
... have been flying high again fueled by product listings from iPhone case makers. Digitimes mentions now that the Chinese Economic Daily News reports that TSMC and UMC are said to receive orders for iPhone nano chips from Apple in March. Additionally the reports says that the iPhone nano would launch earliest in June 2009. I really would want a smaller iPhone. To wait until June is a very long time and I might be handling a ...
iPhone Nano Spoiling Pre’s Party? [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network —
... ), will be available in the “first half of 2009,” according to Ed Colligan, Palm’s President and CEO. Now, I’m pretty sure they were hoping to have the time to themselves, but it looks like they might be out of luck. Chinese business newspaper Economic Daily News is reporting that two of China’s chip manufacturers will be taking on contracts from Apple to produce iPhone Nano chips. If the newspaper is correct, the orders will be placed in March, with a June rollout date in mind for Apple’s new baby ...
Rumorama: iPhone Nano Headed To China First?
Homotron.net —
... Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and United Microelectronics Corp seem to be on course to make chips for the "low-cost entry-level" iPhone (a phrase which may explain why Apple might not release the device stateside, where it has an image to protect). ...


