«Amazon has recently increased its Kindle Fire orders to more than 5 million units before the end of 2011 as pre-orders for the machine remain strong, according to sources from upstream component suppliers,» Yenting Chen and Rebecca Kuo of DigiTimes said in the report. (latimesblogs.latimes.com)
There is also news from upstream component makers that indicate supply volumes could top 4 million units per month starting September, which will ensure there are enough to allow for a smooth launch which is expected to happen in October. (goodereader.com)
Whether you were asking anonymous Asus executives, upstream component makers, or Andy Rubin himself, Google's mission over the past few months has been to reassert itself in the tablet marketplace — and the Nexus 7 shows that the strategy chosen for doing so has been to assault the low end of the pricing scale. (theverge.com)