Any change in supplier or design would be "a pretty significant challenge, " the person said, requiring layers of modification from hardware to controlling software to adjust for a new battery.
This particular rumor has been swirling for a while already, but Reuters says its own sources are now backing it up: Samsung will switch from an ARM-based design and use Intel as the supplier of the processor inside at least one version of its next 10-inch slate, the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1.
On the plus side, Apple has its reputation as a supplier of cool technology and design, selling more than 100 million iPads since the tablet made its debut in 2010.
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Three months ago Magna became the only supplier in the world that can design and build an entire car.
Outsourcing PC manufacturing allows HP to focus on strategic core competencies, including supply chain design, new product and services development, supplier management and customer relationship management.
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The problem affects the vehicles' power steering and arose in a new design for the box, sourced from an unnamed new supplier since February.
For the midsize customer there are new computer programs for 3-D design and order entry that digitally link Herman Miller, the supplier, the distributor and the customer, and make transactions speedy and reliable.
The first is a standard engine produced by a supplier, with current engine makers free to build their own to the same design.
Intel also reports on increased supplier assessments, renewable power and energy efficiency successes, employee engagement and green building design, among other topics.
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The lawsuit claims that Honda Motor (nyse: HMC - news - people ) specifically asked server supplier NEC (nasdaq: NIPNY - news - people ) to design an Opteron-based model, but that NEC inexplicably shelved the product, never marketing it to any other customers.
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