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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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Friday 24 August 2012
Low-priced tablet battle poses challenges for supply chains
Low-priced tablet supply chains will face increasing pressure in the second half to provide low-priced goods, which will pose challenges particularly for parts suppliers to make profits,...
Friday 24 August 2012
Pegatron conservative about touchscreen notebook in 4Q12
Despite Microsoft being set to release Windows 8, on October 26, mainly pushing its touchscreen controls, Pegatron Technology CEO Jason Cheng is rather conservative about touchscreen...
Wednesday 22 August 2012
Tablet PCs expected to surpass notebook sales in 3Q12
Tablet PCs are expected to surpass notebook sales in the third quarter as new models are about to hit the market, according to industry sources. Sources said the tablets have price...
Tuesday 21 August 2012
Chongqing and Chengdu are not competitors, says Chongqing mayor
Chongqing and Chengdu of China, the two major cities of Sichuan province, have reportedly been competing against each other over investments from PC-related players; however, Chongqing...
Tuesday 21 August 2012
Acer, HP consider to take back chassis purchase authority
Acer and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are considering to retrieve their chassis purchase authority from notebook ODMs in hoping to effectively control their production capacity and quality,...
Monday 20 August 2012
Chongqing aims to attract investment from 800 Taiwan notebook component makers at end of 2012
The government of Chongqing City, western China, has developed the Chongqing Taiwan-investment Industrial Park specifically for Taiwan-based notebook component makers to set up factories...
Friday 17 August 2012
Chongqing plans to end subsidization of notebook production in 2014
The government of Chongqing City, western China, plans to end exiting subsidies offered for the production of notebooks to offset higher costs than production in eastern China, an...
Thursday 16 August 2012
Samsung announces the arrival of Galaxy Note 10.1
Samsung Electronics America has announced the Galaxy Note 10.1 for the US market. The device will be available for purchase from August 16, 2012 across the US at authorized retaile...
Thursday 16 August 2012
Quanta aiming to move all notebook production lines to Chongqing by 2014
Quanta Computer is aiming to move all its notebook production lines except those for Apple's products to Chongqing, China within two years and estimates that its notebook shipments...
Thursday 16 August 2012
Rumored US$199 price for Windows RT Surface expected to squeeze PC vendors out of the market
As Microsoft is reportedly considering selling its Windows RT-based Surface tablet PC at US$199, sources from notebook players are concerned that if the rumor is true, notebook brand...
Wednesday 15 August 2012
Acer ranks first in 2Q12 notebook shipments, says Gartner
Acer topped the notebook market shipping 7.567 million units in the global market during the second quarter of 2012, according to Gartner.
Tuesday 14 August 2012
HP to outsource more than 50% of 2013 orders to Quanta
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has just recently finished its request for quotation (RFQ) for 2013 notebook orders with Quanta Computer landing more than 50% of the orders, up from only 40%...
Tuesday 14 August 2012
Asustek to release component purchasing authority to notebook ODMs
Asustek Computer, which used to handle most component purchasing itself, is currently considering to release the authority to its upstream ODM partners such as Quanta Computer and...
Friday 10 August 2012
Quanta July notebook shipments down 16.7% sequentially
Quanta Computer shipped 4.5 million notebooks in July, dropping 16.7% on month, according to the company.
Friday 10 August 2012
Compal notebook shipments unlikely to suffer setback in 2012, says chairman
Compal Electronics is unlikely to suffer a setback in notebook shipments in 2012 although it is facing mounting pressure in the second half of the year due to conservative attitudes...