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Taiwan notebook ODMs
Taiwan notebook Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) account for more than 90% of global notebook production and Digitimes is there to provide daily updates on shipments, supplier contracts and financial data on the more than 10 Taiwan makers involved in notebook manufacturing.
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Tuesday 7 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Top-5 notebook vendors see growth in September shipments, but top-3 ODMs suffer drop
The combined notebook shipments (not including detachable models) of the global top-5 brand vendors enjoyed on-month growth of 19% in September and were at a level similar to a year...
Monday 6 October 2014
Intel to push Broadwell in 3 major notebook segments
Intel is planning to push its 14nm Broadwell processors, which will be released by the end of 2014, into three major notebook segments: entry-level non-touchscreen traditional notebooks...
Monday 6 October 2014
Global notebook shipments in 2015 to reach 185 million units, says Topology Research Institute
Global notebook shipments in 2015 will grow 3% to 185 million units, of which 88.69 million units will be of business-use models, increasing 9%, according to Taiwan-based Topology...
Friday 3 October 2014
Tablet shipments continue to drop due to pressure from notebooks, large-size smartphones
Tablet shipments are continuing to be pushed down by low-priced notebooks and large-size smartphones, and are expected to continue to decline into 2015, according to market watcher...
Thursday 2 October 2014
Windows 10 expected to have limited effect on boosting notebook demand
Commenting on Microsoft's latest operating system, some notebook component makers are taking a pessimistic attitude about Windows 10 helping to boost notebook demand and expect overall...
Monday 29 September 2014
Vendors stop developing touchscreen notebooks
As demand for touchscreen notebooks has been far weaker than expected, notebook vendors have stopped developing touch-enabled notebooks for the fourth quarter, according to sources...
Monday 29 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Microsoft to release new inexpensive notebook solution; unlikely to receive full support from vendors
Microsoft has provided brand vendors its Windows 8.1 with Bing solution, offering low Windows licensing fees enabling them to sell notebooks at US$249 or lower. Following the initial...
Friday 26 September 2014
Asustek sees over 50% share in Taiwan notebook market in August, says paper
Asustek Computer saw its share in Taiwan's notebook market break 50% to reach 52.9% in August, leading the second-largest vendor by over 34pp, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Friday 26 September 2014
Asustek struggling to stay competitive in IT market, say Taiwan ODMs
Compared to Lenovo which is supported by large demand in the domestic market as well as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell which have gained the upper hand in the enterprise segment by...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Gigabyte Technology may still see losses from non-motherboard businesses in 2014
Despite having strong performance in the motherboard business, Gigabyte Technology's notebook and handset businesses are still having trouble picking up and may still suffer losses...
Wednesday 24 September 2014
AMD, Nvidia to see shrinking GPU demand in 4Q14 due to launch of low-cost notebooks
Notebook vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Lenovo, Asustek Computer, Acer and Toshiba, will launch low-cost models with CPUs with integrated graphics in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 23 September 2014
LCD monitor, notebook panel pricing increases in September
LCD monitor panel pricing has increased in September by roughly US$0.10-0.30 for units sized 19- to 23-inch, according to statistics from DisplaySearch.
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Notebook demand undermined by new Apple devices
Demand for notebooks slightly picked up in early 2014, prompting optimism among firms in the supply chain about sales in the second half of the year. However, notebook vendors' performances...
Monday 22 September 2014
Notebook touch panel makers expect limited shipment growth in 2H14
Orders for touch panels used in notebook applications are expected to be limited in the second half of 2014 as vendors aim to release low-priced products in order to further compete...
Monday 22 September 2014
Japan firms in new push for OLED
Following the announcement that Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), Japan Display (JDI), Sony, and Panasonic have executed a definitive agreement to establish a new company,...