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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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Thursday 31 January 2013
Apple increases iPad with Retina Display to 128GB
Apple has announced a 128GB version of the fourth-generation iPad with Retina display. The 128GB iPad with Wi-Fi and iPad with Wi-Fi plus cellular models provide twice the storage...
Wednesday 30 January 2013
Buynow to open 3 new stores in China in 2013
Buynow, a channel retail subsidiary of notebook maker Clevo, is set to open three new stores in China in 2013, according to Clevo president Simon Tsai and strategic officer Lin Qun...
Monday 28 January 2013
Asustek aims to ship 24 million notebooks in 2013
Asustek Computer has set goals of shipping 24 million notebooks and 12 million tablets in 2013, hiking 26.3% and 90.5% respectively from 2012, according to the company.
Monday 28 January 2013
Exquisitely crafted MSI S30 NB hits market
At the beginning of 2013, MSI, which just brought home 11 awards for products from the 21st Taiwan Excellence Awards, has set its sights on the market for NBs with high portability...
Wednesday 23 January 2013
Notebook component makers striving for orders from Samsung
Several notebook component makers have recently started trying to land orders from Samsung Electronics, and are making the entrance to Samsung's supply chain their priority for 2013,...
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Acer likely to book substantial intangible asset losses in 2012
Acer is expected to book a loss of NT$3.5 billion (US$120.8 million) or NT$1.30 per share for 2012 due to reduced value of its intangible assets amid its process to streamline brand...
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Acer fires employee for fraud
Acer has fired an employee accused of misappropriating company products via fake orders and selling them for personal profit in Taiwan. Acer has also filed a lawsuit against the wo...
Monday 21 January 2013
Cooling module makers to benefit from smartphone and tablet orders in 2013
Cooling module makers, which used to mainly focus on supplying notebook products, are expected to benefit from orders from smartphone and tablet products in the second quarter of 2013,...
Monday 21 January 2013
Joint venture between Lenovo, Compal to produce 12-13 million notebooks in 2013
Lenovo and Compal Electronics' notebook production joint venture in China will manufacture 12-13 million notebooks in 2013, according to Compal president Ray Chen. The amount is expected...
Monday 21 January 2013
HannStar Board to lower notebook PCB sales in 2013
HannStar Board, the world's largest maker of notebook PCBs, aims to lower the ratio of notebook PCBs to 55-59% of its total sales in 2013 compared to 59% in the previous year amid...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Notebook PCB makers concerned about Dell buyout talks
Notebook-use PCB makers are paying attention to the outcome of buyout talks reportedly being held between Dell and private-equity firms as the future development of the world's third-largest...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see decreased 1Q13 notebook shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs will ship 38.743 million notebooks in first-quarter 2013, decreasing 11.3% sequentially and 8.7% on year, with their global market share reaching 89.2%, according...
Wednesday 16 January 2013
HP, Lenovo expected to see 1Q13 notebook shipments fall 20% sequentially
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Lenovo are expected to see their notebook shipments drop about 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013, higher than an average 10% decline anticipated...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Clevo, Shuttle expect significant growth in 2013 white-box notebook shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs Clevo and Shuttle have scored points in tapping white-box notebook markets in some countries and expect shipments to increase from 1.8-1.9 million units in 2012 to...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Tablet shipments expected to surpass notebooks in 2013, says DisplaySearch
Tablet shipments are expected to reach more than 240 million units worldwide in 2013, exceeding notebook shipments at 207 million, according to research firm DisplaySearch. In a market...