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Friday 17 April 2009
HP takes the lead in the US PC market, says IDC
While the economic crisis continues to unfold, low-cost portable PCs continue to appeal to consumers and support growth in the PC market. Worldwide PC shipments (including desktop...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Acer announces growth in March revenues
Acer has announced unconsolidated revenues of NT$42.45 billion (US$1.25 billion) for March this year, up 37.68% on month and up 23.9% on year. The company's unconsolidated revenues...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Increased outlook for low-price all-in-one PCs not enough to lift desktop display market, says DisplaySearch
The LCD monitor market is projected to show negative growth on a yearly basis from 2008 to 2009 for the first time, according to DisplaySearch.
Tuesday 31 March 2009
AMD to launch entry-level desktop platform before September
AMD has revealed to its Taiwan motherboard partners that Pisces, a new entry-level desktop platform based on its Athlon II processors (Propus, Rana and Regor) and the new 55nm-based...
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Acer Predator short circuit issue seen previously
A short circuit issue occurring in two of Acer's Predator series desktop PC models (ASG7200P and ASG7700) in the US market had also been seen in models in the European and Asia Pacific...
Friday 20 March 2009
Taiwan market: Apple's new desktop PCs to appear in channel later this month
Apple's new desktop PC models are expected to appear in the Taiwan channel later this month.
Thursday 19 March 2009
Intel to drop some desktop PC CPU prices 10-20%, launch new models
Intel plans to launch new desktop PC processors while reducing some models' prices in April, May and July this year. Average price reductions will be around 10-20%, according to sources...
Tuesday 17 March 2009
Atom processors to account for more than 50% of entry level desktop sales by end of 2009
In light of hot sales of nettop devices, Intel has adjusted its target shipment ratio of single-core Atom 230 and dual-core Atom 330 CPUs as a percentages of total processor shipments...
Monday 16 March 2009
Windows 7 to boost PC shipment growth by more than 10% in 2010, says paper
Windows 7 is expected to boost global PC shipments by more than 10% on year from the on-year growth of negative 5% this year, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times...
Friday 13 March 2009
China market: Government increases CE subsidy to allow the purchase of two units, says paper
China government has increased the subsidies available as part of its consumer electronics (CE) promotion program in rural areas allowing consumers to purchase two units, up from...
Friday 6 March 2009
Credit crisis finally impacts PC market in 4Q08, says iSuppli
The credit crisis came home to roost for the global PC market in the fourth quarter of 2008, ending a sustained period when sales seemed to defy economic gravity, according to iSup...
Tuesday 3 March 2009
Taiwan market: All-in-one PC sales lower than expected due to price gap with desktops
Sales of all-in-one PCs in the Taiwan market are not meeting vendors' expectations despite a recent drop in ASPs to around NT$17,900-18,900 (US$510-538). The lower pricing for desktop...
Tuesday 3 March 2009
PC industry will suffer sharpest unit decline in history in 2009, says Gartner
The PC industry will experience its sharpest unit decline in history, with PC shipments totaling 257 million units in 2009, an 11.9% decline from 2008, according to Gartner. Previously,...
Monday 16 February 2009
China market: Government adds PC products into CE promotion program, says paper
The China government has added PC products into its program to promote home appliances in rural areas. The new rules are expected to benefit PC players in both Taiwan and China, according...
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Global PC processor market to decline through 1H09, says IDC
Worldwide PC processor shipments fell significantly in the fourth calendar quarter of 2008, according to IDC. A further demand decline in the first quarter of 2009 points to a very...