iPad 7 Inch to Land at Late 2010?

Apple is rumored to release a similar iPad tablet with a 7 inch screen soon . If there is no hindrance, these ‘smaller iPad’ will be rushed off the end of 2010. Quoted from PC Advisor, the rumor came from a leading financial newspaper from Taiwan, Economic Daily News. To note, before the launch of iPad for the first time, the Chinese newspaper was the first to report indeed Apple was preparing a tablet computer, while other sources mention a netbook.

Economic Daily News reported, a number of companies in Taiwan, won a contract to produce the components of iPad 2. Chimei Innolux was selected as a 7-inch LCD suppliers. This has the IPS screen technology (in-plane switching) which are the same as the iPad the first generation, it is a technology that enhance the ability of view angle and color on the LCD screen. Touch screen technology comes from a company called Cando Corporation. Not only that, Apple also pointed to Compal Electronics, one of the largest laptop maker in Taiwan, to assemble the latest iPad. This report was submitted Economic Daily News.

But the three companies named in the report Economic Daily News refused to provide clarification. Generally, component manufacturers who contracted other companies are reluctant to put forward what was wrought products. They are required to maintain confidentiality or if not, they risk losing the contract.