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Wednesday 22 February 2012
Taiwan IC designers seeing orders pick up
Customer orders have been perking up recently, according to Taiwan-based IC design houses, adding that the upcoming international IT fairs are also expected to see new orders flow.
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Most vendors expected to adopt hybrid HDDs for Ivy Bridge ultrabooks
As Intel will launch Ivy Bridge processors for use in second-generation ultrabooks in May and demands that data read/write speeds attain a certain level through adopting SSDs or hybrid...
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Asustek to host investors conference on February 24
Asustek Computer is set to host an investors conference on February 24. The company's motherboard and notebook shipments as well as tablet PC plans will be the focuses of the meeting,...
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Ultrabooks boost demand for 4mm micro fans
Acer's second-generation ultrabook S5 is reportedly set to adopt the latest 4mm micro fans, while players including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Lenovo, Dell and LG have also expressed interest...
Tuesday 21 February 2012
IC designer Asix to see sales rise over 20% in 1Q12
Network IC design house Asix Electronics is expected to see its first-quarter revenues increase more than 20% sequentially, driven by a ramp-up in orders from the ultrabook sector,...
Friday 17 February 2012
Notebook vendors to offer transforming ultrabooks with touch screens
In order to match Windows 8's touch functions, notebook vendors plan to offer touch ultrabooks, but the addition of touch functions will result in 0.7-1.5cm increase in thickness...
Thursday 16 February 2012
Acer expects double ultrabook shipments in 2Q12, improving gross margin each quarter
Acer has announced results for 2011 with operating profit turning from losses to gains in the fourth quarter of 2011, while company chairman JT Wang pointed out that gross margin...
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Ultrabooks less desirable in Europe, say Taiwan makers
The proportion of global sales of notebooks for ultrabooks in 2012 is estimated at only 20%, lower than a target of 30% or even 40% as expected by Intel, and this is mainly because...
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Ultrabook prices to drop 20-30% in early March to April
Prices of the existing ultrabooks are expected to see a 20-30% drop in early March to April to help digesting notebook vendors' inventories as Intel is set to announce its next-generation...
Monday 13 February 2012
Ultrabook price unlikely to achieve sweet spot until 2013
Despite that notebook vendors all understand that price is the key to significantly drive demand for ultrabooks, especially when approaching to the sweet spot at about US$599-699,...
Monday 13 February 2012
Pegatron to give up Asustek ultrabook orders, says paper
Pegatron Technology will give up OEM ultrabook orders from Asustek Computer due to pressure from Apple, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
Friday 10 February 2012
Taiwan market: HP unveils Envy notebooks
Hewlett-Packard (HP) on February 9 unveiled two notebooks, the Envy 14 Spectre ultrabook and Envy 15 notebook for launch in the Taiwan market at retail price of NT$49,900 and NT$64...
Friday 10 February 2012
Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
Protective component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial expects orders coming from the ultrabook sector to become strong later in 2012, which will drive company revenues.
Thursday 9 February 2012
Pegatron lands notebook orders from HP
Pegatron Technology has recently landed notebook orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP). With its existing orders from Toshiba and Acer for 2012, the company's shipments are expected to...
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Vendors dropping ultrabook prices in preparation of second-generation models
As ultrabooks from brand vendors such as Acer, Lenovo and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are all recently seeing price drops in the North America, sources from retail channel believe that the...