While
DigiTimes has been known to get a rumor correct
now and
again, its success rate falls off dramatically when dealing with companies HQ'd outside of its native Taiwan. Keep that in mind when you hear it discuss a Nokia tablet with either a 7- or 9-inch screen.
DigiTimes, speaking with "upstream component makers," claims that the Foxconn manufactured device -- of which, about 100 engineering samples have already been produced -- will be ARM-based with a Q4 launch targeted. If true (and that's a big IF) then it would certainly be
running the MeeGo OS (that's a Quanta-built prototype above) when it ships. Of course,
DigiTimes has been rumoring an
ARM-based smartbook from Nokia
due in mid 2010 for almost a year. And guess what? It's mid 2010, with smartbooks/netbooks now out of style and tablets all the rage. Thing is, we'd have thought that Nokia would be more likely to opt for
Intel's Moorestown in support of their
partnership given the
Q4 timing. But hey, it's just rumor, let's not get too carried away.
