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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 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,...
Wednesday 26 September 2012
Taiwan-based component makers in China decrease working times for employees
Notebook component factories established by Taiwan-based enterprises in China have reduced working times from 12 hours a weekday and overtime work on two weekend days in the past,...
Wednesday 26 September 2012
Notebook panel prices decrease due to over anticipation for Windows 8
Notebook panels have slightly decreased in price during September 2012 due to over anticipation for the release of Windows 8 and various ultrabook models, according to industry sou...
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Notebook ODMs expect surging growth in cloud computing business in 2013
As cloud computing business opportunities are expanding, several notebook ODMs have been aggressively pushing their related business segments and expect strong revenue growth from...
Friday 21 September 2012
Notebook inventory levels may be high in Europe, China, say Taiwan makers
Due to lower than expected demand and increasing competition from tablets as well as the launch of Windows 8 notebooks, inventories of notebooks in Europe and China are likely to rise...
Thursday 20 September 2012
Insyde conservative about revenue performance in 2H12
PC BIOS designer Insyde Software chairman Jeremy Wang expects the company's third-quarter revenues to only see a sequential growth of less than 5% due to weaker-than-expected notebook...
Wednesday 19 September 2012
IMR will not be adopted until 2013, say chassis makers
While Taiwan-based notebook chassis makers have been promoting IMR (in-mold roller) decorative coatings for fiberglass-reinforced plastic chassis, notebook vendors have not been willing...
Thursday 13 September 2012
Tablet PCs expected to push down e-book reader and notebook sales in 2H12
Tablet PCs are expected to push down e-book reader and notebook sales throughout the rest of 2012 as ultra-mobile tablet products such as the Kindle Fire HD, Nexus 7 and reported 7.85-inch...
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Component makers face increasing costs of molds due to decreased product life of notebooks
As product life of notebooks has decreased and the proportion of customized notebook designs is increasing, notebook component makers have indicated that they face increasing pressure...