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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 June 2012
Strong ultra-like notebook demand creating shortages of slim panels and metal chassis
Seeing ultrabooks suffer from weak sales, notebook brand vendors have turned to push ultra-like notebooks, causing slim panel and metal chassis to both see shortages, according to...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
ECS passes 2011 finance report with growth of more than 7%
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) hosted a shareholder meeting on June 25, passing its finance report for 2011 with consolidated revenues reaching NT$72.7 billion (US$2.43 billion),...
Monday 25 June 2012
Compal lowers sequential growth in 2Q12 notebook shipments, says report
Compal Electronics has downward adjusted its forecast on-quarter growth in notebook shipments for the second quarter of 2012 from 15% originally to 7.9-10%, the Chinese-language Commercial...
Friday 22 June 2012
Impact of iPad on notebook market decreasing, say Taiwan ODMs
While iPad is still selling globally, its negative impact on the global notebook market is declining mainly because tablet PCs, including Android models, focus on entertainment rather...
Thursday 21 June 2012
Lenovo reportedly to launch dual-screen notebook similar to Asustek Taichi
As notebook vendors are gradually turning to push new notebook industrial designs hoping to attract consumers, Lenovo reportedly plans to develop a dual-screen notebook similar to...
Thursday 21 June 2012
Intel to host supply chain symposium focusing on ultrabooks
Intel plans to host what it call the Intel Ultrabook Ecosystem Symposium in two locations, one in Taiwan on July 31 and one in China on August 2, according to sources from notebook...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Inventec raises notebook shipments forecast for 2012
Inventec chairman Richard Lee on June 18, said the company's 2012 notebook shipments are expected to see a double-digit percentage growth on year, better than its original forecast;...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Microsoft, Intel expect Windows 8 to help energize the netbook market
As Microsoft is aggressively preparing its Windows 8 and Windows RT for launch in October to compete against Apple, sources from notebook players pointed out that Microsoft and Intel...
Thursday 14 June 2012
Acer enters tier-3 to -5 cities in China
Acer, starting 2012, is executing a three-year plan in China to expand its channel bases from tier-1 and -2 cities to tier-3 to -5 cities and is set to open new stores at a rate of...
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Wintel notebook vendors relieved about new MacBooks
Seeing Apple's latest MacBook products only feature upgrades such as Intel's Ivy Bridge processors and Retina display, Wintel-based notebook vendors are relieved and believe that Apple's...
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Demand for high resolution notebook panels expected to increase, says panel maker
Apple has introduced the new MacBook Pro with 15.4-inch display and resolution at 2880 by 1800 pixels. Panel makers expect increasing demand for high resolution panels as non-Apple...
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Sandy Bridge processors to be gradually phased out of market starting in September, sources say
With Intel releasing its new dual-core Ivy Bridge processors, the company's Sandy Bridge processors are expected to gradually be phased out of the market starting in September, according...
Monday 11 June 2012
Panel players see competition from notebook ODMs
As the proportion of touchscreen controlled notebooks is expected to quickly rise to 10-20% of total notebook shipments in the second half of 2012, while notebook ODMs have been aggressively...
Friday 8 June 2012
Monitors to use more smart applications in the future
LCD monitors are featuring more smart applications and advanced ultra-high resolution as competition between competitors increases in the market.
Friday 8 June 2012
Computex 2012: AMD targets US$599-899 range for APU-based ultrathin notebooks
While AMD announced the latest E-series accelerated processing units (APU) for its ultrathin notebook design to compete against Intel's ultrabook plans, John Taylor, director of Global...