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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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Wednesday 17 October 2012
Global notebook shipments to annually slip by 0.8% in 2012, rise by 5.9% in 2013, says MIC
There will be 194 million notebooks shipped globally in 2012, decreasing by 0.8% from 2011, while the shipment volume will increase by 5.9% to 205 million units in 2013, according...
Monday 15 October 2012
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments decline 4.5% sequentially in 3Q12
The global notebook market suffered rather poor shipment performance - 4.5% drop sequentially and 11.6% drop on year in the third quarter of 2012, according to Digitimes Research...
Friday 12 October 2012
HP, Dell may see falling global PC market shares in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have seen their global PC market shares slipping from 2011 levels and may see continual drops in 2013, according to sources from Taiwan-based supply...
Thursday 11 October 2012
Notebook panel shipments expected to increase in 4Q12
Notebook panel shipments are expected to increase in the fourth quarter of 2012 due to the release of Windows 8 and the release of various new ultrabook products, according to market...
Thursday 11 October 2012
Compal September revenues up almost 25%
Taiwan-based notebook ODM Compal Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$64.52 billion (US$2.18 billion) for September, growing by 24.66% on month and by 12.91% on yea...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Quanta September notebook shipments up, revenues down sequentially
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer shipped 4.7 million notebooks in September, growing by 11.9% on month, but the corresponding consolidated revenues of NT$83.495 billion (US$2.83 billion)...
Monday 8 October 2012
Taiwan component makers worried about Lenovo plans to hike in-house notebook production
As China-based vendor Lenovo plans to increase in-house production of own-brand notebooks and will therefore procure components instead of letting ODMs release orders, as a result...
Wednesday 3 October 2012
Digitimes Research: Branded notebook vendors, ODMs post strong shipment growth in September
Notebook shipments from both branded vendors and ODMs staged a rebound in September 2012 after a month of depressed sales in August when the notebook industry was busy clearing out...
Wednesday 3 October 2012
MacBook Air to occupy 39% of global slim notebook market in 2012, 28% in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Apple's MacBook Air is expected to have a global market share of 39% for slim notebooks in 2012 and the market share will slip to 28% in 2013 due to increasing sales of ultrabooks,...
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Wistron expects less than 10% sequential growth in 4Q12 notebook shipments
Taiwan-based Wistron, judging from orders received, expects its notebook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012 to remain unchanged or increase by less than 10% from the preceding...
Monday 1 October 2012
Notebook shipments significantly increase sequentially in September, say ODMs
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have indicated that shipments to vendors in September are estimated to increase by 30-50% on month.
Monday 1 October 2012
Notebook vendors to offer fewer models in 2013, say Taiwan component makers
Notebook vendors including Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Asustek Computer, Toshiba and Samsung Electronics will decrease the number of models they will launch in 2013 by 20% on...
Friday 28 September 2012
Notebook component makers conservative about demand arising from Windows 8 in 4Q12
While notebook vendors and ODMs are quite optimistic about growth in global demand due to replacement of notebooks with Windows 8 models in the fourth quarter of 2012, Taiwan-based...
Thursday 27 September 2012
Barnes & Noble launches Nook HD series tablets
Barnes & Noble has introduced Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets. The 7-inch Nook HD and 9-inch Nook HD+ feature displays for reading and entertainment starting at US$199 for the Nook...
Thursday 27 September 2012
Intel Haswell processor design may cause motherboard players to exit market
Intel is already set to launch its next-generation Haswell-based processors, comprehensively designed for IT products such as tablets, notebooks, ultrabooks, desktops and servers,...