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Rumor: Quanta Computer Gets Kindle Fire Orders from AmazonTAIWAN, Jul 06, 2012 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- According to foreign media reports on July 6, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has placed production orders of 2 million sets of 7-inch new Kindle Fire tablet PCs to notebook computer maker Quanta Computer Inc. It is reported that these tablet PCs will be shipped in early August. Sources also indicated that Amazon.com will release the new Kindle Fire model on July 31. The new product adopts metal framework and plastics body, which is equipped with LG Electronics-made display and TPK-supplied touchscreen. An expert estimated that the sales volume of Kindle Fire may hit 3.7 million sets this quarter and 17 million sets this year. Source: www.163.com (July 06, 2012) |