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Tuesday 22 November 2011
Second wave of ultrabook launches to take place at CES 2012
Notebook brand vendors that have not yet released ultrabooks but plan to do so soon, such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Samsung Electronics and Dell, as well as players that have already...
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Asustek delays Transformer Prime to December
Asustek Computer, which had originally been set to launch its latest Transformer Prime tablet PC with Android 3.2 on November 9, has postponed the launch schedule to early December...
Thursday 3 November 2011
Western Digital and Samsung will not supply hard drives to Taiwan channels in November
As floods in Thailand have seriously impacted the hard drive supply chain, Western Digital recently notified its distributors in Taiwan that the company will not distribute any hard...
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe
Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest...
Tuesday 25 October 2011
MSI reorganizing notebook business
Micro-Star International (MSI), commenting about the recent market rumor that the company plans to shrink down its notebook business, pointed out that the company is only making some...
Tuesday 25 October 2011
New Windows verification process creates controversy between ODM and brand vendors
Microsoft's new verification system for Windows 8 - OA 3.0 - which will add complications toward the upstream ODM's production lines and relatively generate significant extra cost,...
Thursday 20 October 2011
Players cut 7-inch tablet PC prices to compete for market share
Tablet PC players have recently started to drop their tablet PC prices to attract consumers, especially 7-inch models as the machines can easily attract first-time buyers with their...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Flood in Thailand unlikely to bring more orders to Taiwan ODMs
Facing the flood that is impacting their production lines in Thailand, several digital still camera (DSC) brand vendors such as Nikon and Sony are likely to shift back the production...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Intel, Insyde Software to host Fall UEFI Plugfest in Taiwan
Intel and Taiwan-based software designer Insyde Software will jointly host Fall UEFI Plugfest in Taiwan from October 25-27, to promote the latest UEFI technologies.
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Catcher production suspension may impact Apple
As Taiwan-based chassis supplier Catcher Technology's plants in Suzhou, China have been ordered to suspend production by the local government, sources from upstream supply chain players...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Ultrabook players to adopt hybrid HDD to save cost
Hybrid hard disc drives (HDD) have recently become a popular choice among notebook brand vendors for their ultrabook models, according to sources from ultrabook players.
Friday 14 October 2011
Lenovo rises to the second largest PC brand in 3Q11, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments increased by 3.6% in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter in 2010, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The results are up...
Thursday 13 October 2011
Asustek launches Zenbook series ultrabooks
Asustek Computer has unveiled its Zenbook series ultrabooks saying it is confident it has the closest performance/price ratio compared to Apple's MacBook Air.
Thursday 13 October 2011
Microsoft Mango system will rise, says HTC executive
President of High Tech Computer (HTC) North Asia Jack Tung, commenting on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 Mango system, pointed out that the smartphone industry is developing into an...
Friday 7 October 2011
Asia PC brands still unlikely to outshine Apple after death of Jobs
Commenting on whether PC brand vendors in Asia will have a chance to rise and surpass Apple following the death of Apple's former CEO Steve Jobs, sources from PC players pointed out...