Thanks to an improvement in the availability of components, iSuppli has announced that it is raising the shipment forecast for iPads to 13.8 million units in 2010, up from its July outlook of 12.9 million. Furthermore, the company expects iPad production to hit 2.5 million units a month by the end of the year. The announcement is great news for Apple, which has struggled to keep up with consumer demand for its innovative tablet.
 “In its previous iPad forecasts, iSuppli noted that the only constraint on shipment growth now is production—and not demand,” said Rhoda Alexander, director of monitor research for iSuppli. “The only factor limiting production is the availability of key iPad components, such as the Field Fringe Switching (FFS) LCD panels, projected capacitive touch screens and NAND flash. Despite ongoing yield issues, Apple’s suppliers have steadily increased monthly production to meet Apple’s demand. Production rates are now on target to meet the expected strong fourth-quarter sales.”
Manufacturing should be boosted once more in 2011, when Apple plans to include new suppliers in the iPad’s production chain. The increased availability of the device will allow Apple to pursue as-yet-untapped markets such as schools and businesses who may be interested in buying the devices in bulk, but can’t yet due to the fact Apple doesn’t offer bulk purchase incentives. With the announcement that AT&T will begin selling iPads direct to businesses it was clear that Apple needed to work fast in order to make sure supply could keep up with demand.
This is also good news for those looking to buy a loved one an iPad as a holiday gift, since now perhaps they’ll be a bit less scarce. Coupling the increased production with the expansion of retailers approved to sell iPads means that perhaps you’ll spend a bit less time tromping through stores and less gas driving from one retailer to the next. Won’t that be nice?
[via iSuppli]
[ iPad Supply Forecast Improves is a post from 148Apps ]
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 Ruckus Mobile Media announced the availability of Apps based on children’s stories. It reminds me of PhoneBook and Tales2Go, but these Play-Read-and-Record-along Apps which have an animated video and read by celebrities.
For example, you can get Pecos Bill is told by Robin Williams, Johnny Appleseed is told by Garrison Keillor, and John Henry is told by Denzel Washington.
There is more available pending Apple approval, but the three that you saw in the aforementioned paragraph are about $3.99 each.
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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has invested in AppNexus’ third round of funding. AppNexus raised a total of $50 million from multiple investors in this round of funding. AppNexus is a real-time display ad bidding service that is based in New York.
Former Yahoo! exec Brian O’Kelley serves as the CEO of AppNexus and former DoubleClick exec Michael Rubenstein is an exec in the company. According to Microsoft corporate VP of the Advertiser and Publisher Solutions group, Microsoft’s investment in AppNexus will “accelerate the availability of real-time demand via the Microsoft Advertising Exchange offering, providing broader access to our ad inventory.”
AppNexus will use the funding to create new products and expand globally. Other investors in this round of funding include Venrock, Kodiak Venture Partners, and First Round Capital.
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It’s funny. I had literally just checked Apple’s website yesterday to see if the shipping times for the iPhone 4 had improved any, and it was still on the 2-3 weeks schedule. Now I check today, and what do you know? Shipping is now an estimated 5-7 business days. Is supply finally catching up with demand? More importantly, does this bode well for the white iPhone 4? Read More
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 I’ve only seen one Foosball app with Foosball HD, and I’m going to assume that Foosball Hero is not the same one.
It uses real-world 3D physics, and it has the “fast, noisy, engaging, rusty, dirty and squeaky” action you remember from the old-school days. It has 11 players on each side with adjustable team colors, and you can play against a friend or another iPad.
You can pick it up now for a low price of $1.99.
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