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Friday 12 February 2010
Taiwan market: Acer launches WiMAX notebook
Acer has introduced a 13.3-inch ultra-thin notebook with built-in WiMAX module, the Aspire 3810TG-732G64i, and will cooperate with Vmax Telecom to bundle sales in Taiwan.
Tuesday 19 January 2010
MSI introduces USB 3.0 motherboard and new ultra-thin notebook
Micro-Star International (MSI) has announced its USB 3.0-ready motherboard, the P55-GD85.
Wednesday 13 January 2010
AMD notebook market share expected to reach 15% by the end of 2010
AMD is expected to see its market share in the notebook segment increase to more than 10% by mid-2010 and reach 15% at the end of the year as more notebook vendors are adopting its...
Tuesday 12 January 2010
Ultra-thin notebooks expected to account for 15% of global notebook shipments in 1H10
Ultra-thin notebooks are expected to account for only 15% of global notebook shipments in the first half of 2010 due do their awkward market position and pricing, according to sources...
Thursday 7 January 2010
Taiwan market: Notebook vendors dropping ultra-thin notebook prices
Taiwan-based notebook vendors such as Acer, Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have all recently dropped their ultra-thin notebook prices to...
Monday 28 December 2009
Vendors turn to push ultra-thin notebooks to business market
Notebook vendors including Acer, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) have recently switched their targeting for ultra-thin notebook products from consumer to business,...
Thursday 24 December 2009
Taiwan market: Netbook sales through 3G carriers to drop 20% sequentially in 4Q09
Netbook sales through bundling with 3G services in Taiwan are expected to drop more than 20% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2009 due to the rapid drop in netbook retail prices,...
Tuesday 22 December 2009
PC market returns to growth with double-digit gains through 2013, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments returned to positive growth in the third quarter of 2009 buoyed by strong back-to-school demand with an increase of 2.3% after three consecutive quarters of...
Monday 21 December 2009
LG Display unveils ultra-thin LCD TV panel measuring 2.6mm
LG Display (LGD) has announced that it has developed what it claims to the world's thinnest LCD TV panel measuring 2.6mm. The development of extremely slim LCD panel was possible...
Friday 18 December 2009
Taiflex chairman predicts 10-15% growth for Asia FPCB market in 2010
The FPCB market in Asia will grow 10-15% in 2010 thanks to increased demand coming from ultra-thin notebooks, smartphones and e-book readers, according to Sun Ta-Wen, chairman of...
Wednesday 9 December 2009
Acer chairman blames HP and Dell for poor ultra-thin notebook sales
Acer chairman JT Wang believes ultra-thin notebooks with long battery-lives will be the future trend in the notebook industry and he recently urged Intel, which plans to mainly push...
Friday 4 December 2009
IT Month 2009: Asustek, Acer and MSI see strong ultra-thin notebook sales
Asustek Computer, Acer and Micro-Star International (MSI) all expect their ultra-thin notebook sales at the IT Month 2009 consumer trade show in Taiwan to be higher than in 2008,...
Wednesday 2 December 2009
No plans to add new foundry partner, says AMD
In response to a question about whether AMD is considering adding a foundry partner – due to current capacity perhaps not being able to support recovering market demand in the...
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Ultra-thin notebooks may share the same fate as netbooks, say market watchers
Some market watchers have recently expressed their concern that ultra-thin notebooks may share the same fate as netbooks since players ranging from first-tier vendors to white-box...
Friday 27 November 2009
10- to 12-inch displays to become mainstream in netbook segment in 2010
Netbooks with 10- to 12-inch displays are expected to become the mainstream in the segment in 2010 as market demand for larger-size netbooks is rising, according to industry source...