The Asus Memo Pad 10 Comes Out of The Shadows

It's been but a mere few days since ASUS quietly introduced that Jelly Bean-loaded, 7-inch Memo Pad, though if a recent video shown off on YouTube is to be believed, the company's got yet another, larger Memo Pad up its sleeve. Such tablet's said to be the MeMo Pad 10, which has yet to be officially unveiled by the Taiwanese firm but has somehow made its way to the folks over at MobileArena. Just like its smaller sibling, the MeMo Pad 10 is reportedly sporting a flavor of Android's latest, but, as its moniker would imply, a 10-inch (1280 x 800) display is among the highlights here -- other purported specs include a 1.2GHz Tegra 3 CPU, 1GB RAM and 16GB of built-in storage (which could be expanded via microSD). We'll have to wait and see if ASUS makes a MeMo Pad 10 announcement in a few weeks at Mobile World Congress; until then, however, there's a video after the break for anyone interested in getting an early peek at the slate. [Engadget]

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The Cellular Version of The iPad Mini Debuts in China With a Two Week Delay

The cellular edition of the iPad Mini debuted in China today, but buyers will have to wait two weeks before it ships.

That delay also applies to the Wi-Fi only version. A check of the Apple Store in China finds that all capacities of both the Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular models are stuck with a two-week ship time.

iPad Mini buyers in the U.K., Japan, and other countries face the same delay, though the wait time in the U.S. is only one week.

Apple has been battling to meet global demand for its diminutive tablet, which has outshined that of its larger 4th-generation cousin. The newest 9.7-inch tablet is in stock at most online Apple stores around the world. In China, the Wi-Fi version is immediately available, while the Wi-Fi + Cellular version offers a wait time of just a few days.

The Wi-Fi Mini and 4th-gen iPad both debuted in Hong Kong on November 2 and in China on December 7. Since then, the smaller tablet has created a feeding frenzy among Chinese buyers. Checks of retailers in China and Hong Kong last month by Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White revealed "an insatiable appetite" for the Mini, causing a supply shortage.

iPad sales for last quarter may actually ring in lower than expected due to supply contraints, according to J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz.

In an investors note out yesterday, the analyst forecast unit sales of 18.4 million for the Mini and the iPad 4 combined, down from his previous estimate of 20.1 million. The analyst does view the downturn as a temporary glitch, noting that iPad supply started to improve in early December.

However, financial advisory firm Macquarie Research believes the problem will extend to the current quarter, according to Reuters. Macquarie's crystal ball sees shipments of the larger iPad dropping almost 40 percent in the present quarter to around 8 million. That's down from its prior forecast of 13 million, though the firm believes total tablet shipments will show a smaller decline due to heavy sales of the iPad Mini. [CNET]

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