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Thursday 18 July 2013
Intel to get rid of Atom brand name
Seeing its Atom brand giving an impression of low-end products, Intel internally is considering eliminating the brand name and the process may start in the fourth quarter, according...
Monday 15 July 2013
China sees weakening PC demand in 3Q13
PC brand vendors originally hoped China's PC market would help cover their dropping sales from other major regions worldwide in the third quarter, but such a hope may not come true...
Thursday 11 July 2013
Motherboard vendors turn to focus on server and embedded markets
Motherboard vendors, seeing the brand motherboard industry suffering from dropping demand, have turned their focuses to the server and embedded motherboard markets for growth.
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Notebook brand vendors hesitant over orders in 2014
Notebook brand vendors are having trouble finishing their 2013 request for quotation (RFQ) processes as early as in previous years due to conservative attitudes about the notebook...
Tuesday 9 July 2013
China market: Brand vendors start selling motherboards online
The motherboard industry in China is gradually turning its sales focus from the conventional retail channel to online shopping platforms as tablet demand continues to impact sales...
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Microsoft SST program not attracting brand vendors
Microsoft's Small Screen Touch (SST) program, which offers Windows licensing discounts on touchscreen devices with a display size of 11.6-inch or below, is struggling to attract notebook...
Monday 1 July 2013
Notebook brand vendors conducting product R&D directly with component makers
Notebook brand vendors have started conducting product R&D themselves and are directly discussing with hinge makers about development ideas, skipping ODMs, which used to do R&D...
Monday 24 June 2013
Quanta targets 3S as the new business directions
Quanta Computer is targeting the 3S - software, system and solution - as the company's new business directions for the future and is set to bring the revenue contribution of its notebook...
Thursday 20 June 2013
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Acer is set to reorganize its sub-brands with its Gateway and Packard Bell brands to be used for mid-range and entry-level products, while its eMachines brand will be eliminated,...
Monday 17 June 2013
ODMs promoting convertible notebooks to brand vendors
Coordinating with Intel and Microsoft's 2-in-1 concept, Taiwan-based ODMs have been persuading their notebook brand clients to release convertible models instead of conventional ones...
Monday 10 June 2013
Intel reportedly may quit the brand server motherboard business
After quitting the brand desktop motherboard business, Intel may step out of the brand server motherboard business in the second half and the vacated demand is expected to boost shipments...
Monday 3 June 2013
Digitimes Research: 2Q13 brand tablet shipments to reach 34 million units
Following the low season in the first quarter of 2013, many vendors from the non-iPad tablet camp will introduce new affordable models running on the Google Android platform in the...
Monday 20 May 2013
Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
While many vendors and ODMs expect notebook shipments in the second half of 2013 to significantly increase from the first, Taiwan-based component makers generally hold conservative...
Wednesday 8 May 2013
DRAM shortages to impact PC players in 2Q13
DRAM shortages, which started in early 2013, have become worse recently and may impact PC brand vendors' performances in the second quarter, according to sources from PC players.
Monday 29 April 2013
Acer set to launch US$399 touchscreen notebook in May
Acer plans to release an 11.6-inch touchscreen notebook in mid-May, priced at only US$399 and since such a price point has already hit brand vendors' bottom line, there is unlikely...