Taiwan tech news website, DigiNews, is reporting that supply companies are ramping up production to ship parts for not just a new iPhone, but a new iPad as well. It says both new devices "are likely to make their debuts in September and to hit the market in October, according to industry sources".
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The sources pointed out that Apple only plans to launch one model of the new iPhone, while iPad 3 has just recently been added to the production schedule with both set to be produced in small volumes in August and the volume will start picking up in September and October.
The sources pointed out that the iPhone 5's supply volume is estimated to be around 6-7 million units in the third quarter and with the addition of iPhone 4 shipments, total iPhone shipments in the quarter will reach 24-25 million units with volumes to maintain at the same level in the fourth quarter. In 2011, Apple is forecasted to ship over 85 million iPhones.(Source: DigiTimes)
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