EMS provider BYD recently began shipping a white-box netbook in the China market priced around 1,500 RMB (US$219), according to notebook industry sources. The price is expected to...
Netbook vendors are considering keeping their Intel Atom N270 and N280-based netbooks using Windows XP and will not offer upgrades to Windows 7 due to increasing costs and low consumer...
Taiwan-based PCB maker APCB has seen growing sales generated from its CMOS packaging board line on increased demand for CMOS sensors used in netbook webcams and games consoles, according...
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is showcasing several new products at the ongoing Display Taiwan 2009, including ones for the netbook and CULV notebook...
VIA Technologies has announced the addition of IT service provider, Blue Express Computer Engineering Technology (Bluex), to the growing membership of the VIA Global Mobility Bazaar...
Taiwan-based handset makers, including Compal Communications, Inventec Appliances and Mobinnova, are venturing into the production of smartbooks, positioning themselves to compete...
Taiwan-based motherboard maker Micro-Star International (MSI) saw May revenues increase on month while Asustek Computer, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), and Gigabyte Technology...
Intel is scheduled to phase out its Atom N270 CPU by launching its successor – the Atom N450 – for netbooks in October at the earliest, according to industry sources.
Backlight unit (BLU) makers Coretronic and Radiant Opto-Electronics both saw their May revenues increase amid rising demand from LCD panel makers, and both companies expect BLU shipments...
Acer will launch a Timeline series of ultra-thin notebooks with a screen size of 11.6 inches in July, with Quanta Computer to undertake OEM production, according to industry sources...
Acer plans to launch a 15.6-inch 3D notebook, which the company jointly developed with Wistron, at the end of October 2009, according to Campbell Kan, vice president of Acer's mobile...
Dirk Meyer, CEO of AMD has revealed the company is currently developing a platform that features lower-power, smaller-sizes, more complete functionality, and a cheaper price than...
Notebook PCB specialist HannStar Board has seen order visibility extend to the end of June, according to the company, which has estimated a 15-25% sequential shipment growth for the...
