Ultra-thin notebooks with panel sizes of 13.3-inch and 14.1-inch are expected to become the mainstream models in the market, according to industry sources.
Lenovo has launched its first ultra-thin notebook, the U350, positioned under its consumer IdeaPad brand in Taiwan along with its 10-inch S10-2 and 12-inch S12 netbooks, the in-mold...
Toshiba is reportedly set to shift 40-50% of its ODM orders originally placed with Inventec to Compal Electronics in September of 2009 and the rumor has caused some market watchers...
Unimicron Technology is likely to swing to profits in second-quarter 2009 thanks to strong shipments of IC substrates and notebook HDI boards, according to the company. Unimicron...
Acer's ultra-thin notebook shipments are expected to top two million units during the July-September period as its plans to push sales of the lineup in the third quarter, according...
Contract prices for DDR3 chips seen in more ultra-thin notebooks are expected to rise 5-10% in July, according to DRAMeXchange. The research firm expects promotions of Intel-based...
Notebook component makers are optimistic about the business potential of ultra-thin notebooks and expect the products to increase their revenues in the third quarter, according to...
Notebook shipments from Quanta Computer in June 2009 are picking up momentum due to increasing orders from Apple, according to market sources in Taiwan.
Supplies of 1.8-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) have become increasing tight recently as Samsung Electronics has suspended development of such products, according to sources at notebook...
Inventec received increased orders for 13.3-inch ultra-thin notebooks from Acer and new orders for netbooks from Hewlett-Packard (HP) in June, and is expected to ship a total of two...
Asustek Computer chairman Jonney Shih has recently expressed his conservative attitude toward the future potential of ultra-thin notebooks, while Acer chairman JT Wang is optimistic...
Notebook PCB maker HannStar Board expects to see sequential revenue growth in June as well as monthly revenue growths in the second half of 2009 amid strong shipments for netbooks...
Quanta Computer plans to budget NT$6 billion (US$182.37 million) in research and development for 2009, higher than the NT$5.4 billion from 2008, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Intel-based ultra-thin notebooks will account for 10% of global notebook shipments in 2009, while the market will have a better chance to take off in 2010, according to Rock Hsu,...
Acer chairman, JT Wang, recently forecast that the company's notebook shipments will remain flat through July and August 2009 and chance to pick up in September with help from Windows...
