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TAIPEI – Foxconn is in talks with Acer about producing its notebooks, say published reports.
Acer currently outsources its notebook production, with 40% of the 2010 production going to Compal Electronics, and Wistron and Quanta Computer getting 20% to 30% each. Remaining orders will go to Inventec, reports DigiTimes.
However, some analysts discount the odds that Foxconn will receive orders from Acer in the near future, the reports say.
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WASHINGTON – New orders for US computers and electronics in October fell 2.1% from September on a seasonally adjusted basis. That's down from the 0.2% drop in September.
Computers and electronics orders for the month were $24.5 billion, says the US Commerce Department.
US computers and related product orders dropped 7.2% sequentially, compared to a 0.3% increase in September. October orders fell to $4 billion.
Communications orders dipped a slight 0.2% in October, reaching $5.1 billion, after a drop of 5.3% in the prior month.
Defense capital goods orders decreased 18.4% in October to $8.5 billion, after a gain of 5.6% in September.
