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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 26 February 2013
Samsung launches Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet
Samsung Electronics has launched its 8-inch tablet, the Galaxy Note 8.0 with functions including multi-window options to split the portable 8-inch screen and allow access to a number...
Monday 25 February 2013
China market: 4Q12 smart device shipments up 7.2% sequentially, says IDC
There were 90.65 million smart terminal devices shipped in the China market during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 7.2% sequentially, according to IDC China.
Friday 22 February 2013
Top notebook manufacturers start 2013 on a weak note, says IHS
The world's leading notebook ODMs will endure a bleak first quarter and slow first half in 2013, before ultra-thin PC sales help revive the market later in the year, according to research...
Friday 22 February 2013
Taiwan PC industry at a critical moment: An interview with Wistron chairman
As the PC Industry is having trouble achieving growth, transformation has become a new trend among the industry players, Wistron chairman Simon Lin has told Digitimes in a recent interview...
Thursday 21 February 2013
Wintel camp mulls measures to rekindle weakening notebook industry
Suppliers within the Wintel camp are mulling to launch a series of measures, including price cuts for their products, in the second quarter of 2013 to rekindle the stymied notebook...
Wednesday 20 February 2013
Quartz component maker TXC to post 10-15% sales drop in 1Q13
Quartz component manufacturer TXC is expected to report a 10-15% sequential decrease in consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2013, due to a seasonal slowdown in orders, according...
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Acer expects shipment growth for tablets, notebooks and smartphones in 2013
Acer will focus on pushing its tablet, notebook and smartphone shipments in 2013 and is aiming to ship more than five million tablets in the year, according to company president Jim...
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Quanta ships 3.3 million notebooks in January
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$70.24 billion (US$2.38 billion) for January with notebook shipments reaching 3.3 million units, down from 3.8 million in December...
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Asustek reports strong January sales
Asustek Computer has announced revenues of NT$40.11 billion (US$1.35 billion) for January, up 35.78% on year, mainly due to strong tablet and notebook shipment growth. However, the...
Thursday 7 February 2013
Lenovo may be largest notebook vendor in 1Q13, say Taiwan makers
Lenovo is likely to ship the most notebooks in the global market during the first quarter of 2013, according to estimates by Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Wednesday 6 February 2013
Wistron to lower notebook revenue contribution to below 40% by 2015, says chairman
Wistron will gradually shift its focus from notebook to non-notebook businesses with its after-sales service business starting to see rapid growth in 2013, and its IT product recycling...
Monday 4 February 2013
Inventec to have 90% notebook orders made in Chongqing, China in 2014
Inventec will accelerate its pace over shifting notebook production capacity to plants in Chongqing, China in the second half of 2013 with more than 90% of the company's total orders...
Monday 4 February 2013
Upstream supply chain sees good profit from Intel Classmate PC shipments
Despite fierce competitions within the notebook and the tablet markets, netbook and tablet products are currently still seeing good demand in the education segment, especially Intel's...
Monday 4 February 2013
Hinge makers expected to benefit from growing demand for convertible notebooks/tablets
Windows 8 will stimulate demand for touchscreen notebooks which will in turn drive demand for convertible notebook/tablet models, consequently bringing business opportunities for hinge...
Monday 4 February 2013
Taiwan-based notebook components makers hesitate about working with Lenovo-Compal joint venture in eastern China
LCFC (Hefei) Electronics Technology, a joint venture established by China-based Lenovo and Taiwan-based Compal Electronics in Hefei, northern China, is speeding up notebook production...