Reports suggesting the start of a new-generation iPhone become more and more frequent.

On Monday, July 23, DigiTimes cited its sources in Taiwan as saying that Pegatron has begun production of a new version of the Apple iPhone at its factory in Shanghai, eastern China,.

Pegatron is expected to see ODM shipments of notebooks decrease sequentially in third-quarter 2012, and orders for the new version iPhone are enough to make up for decreased revenues from the notebook segment, the sources indicated.

Pegatron's consolidated revenues for the first and second half of 2012 will be in a 45:55 ratio, the sources said. Pegatron posted consolidated revenues of NT$331.046 billion (US$11.4 billion) for the first half, and its consolidated revenues for the second half is expected to exceed NT$400 billion, the sources noted.

Pegatron also has reportedly become the second OEM maker of a new version of iPad, with shipments in the third quarter expected to reach a few million units, the sources indicated.