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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 5 June 2012
If ultrabooks don't take off, there are always ultra-likes
Ultrabook products, strongly promoted by Intel, have been the center of attention since the second-half of 2011. However, due to obstacles in terms of retail pricing and market positioning,...
Tuesday 5 June 2012
GIGABYTE Presents Revolutionary Mobile Notebooks at COMPUTEX 2012: X11 Notebook, U2442V Ultrabook, U2442N Extreme Ultra Book and P2542G Gaming Notebook
GIGABYTE is excited to showcase an incredible lineup of notebooks and slates at COMPUTEX 2012. GIGABYTE is presenting outstanding new models from their innovative Ultrabook and Gaming...
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Price to become major obstacle for the standardization of Thunderbolt
Although Intel has been aggressively promoting its Thunderbolt transmission technology in the PC industry, some PC players pointed out that the cost of Thunderbolt's controller chip...
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Top-6 notebook vendors facing growth bottleneck, says Digitimes Research
Notebook brand vendors and their upstream ODM partners, after experiencing a weak April, enjoyed double-digit percentage on-month growth in May shipments; however, the overall volume...
Monday 4 June 2012
Catcher Technology to expand alloy notebook casing capacity
Catcher Technology will expand its production capacity of alloy notebook casings by gradually adding CNC machines from 12,000 currently to 15,000 beginning June 2012, according to...
Thursday 31 May 2012
Wistron drops 2Q12 notebook shipment forecast
Wistron has reduced its notebook shipment forecast for the second quarter from a growth of 0-5% sequentially to staying flat and or even a slight drop.
Thursday 31 May 2012
Asustek, HTC back off from new Chromebook
Although Google recently unveiled its second-generation Chromebook device, jointly developed with Samsung Electronics, Asustek Computer and High Tech Computer (HTC), seeing Acer and...
Wednesday 30 May 2012
Notebook shipments in Brazil to grow over 50% in 2H12
Shipments of notebooks in the Brazil market in the second half of 2012 are expected to increase more than 50% on year, according to Taiwan-based PC vendors.
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Notebook ODMs starting to reduce component orders for June
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, although still maintaining their shipment forecast for the second quarter, have recently started decreasing their orders to upstream component makers and...
Thursday 24 May 2012
Asustek denies lowering notebook shipment targets for 2Q12
Asustek Computer has denied that it plans to lower its notebook shipments target for the second quarter of 2012 after it share prices were dragged down 5.34% on the Taiwan Stock Exchange...
Thursday 24 May 2012
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
As Dell reported weaker-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter 2012 (February-April), some PC brand vendors pointed out that their orders from Europe's retail channel...
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
Samsung Electronics has for the first time outsourced notebook production and released initial ODM orders to Compal Electronics, with shipments to begin in June 2012, according to...
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
As Microsoft will launch Windows 8 in the third quarter, mainly promoting its touchscreen functions, Asustek Computer and Acer are expected to have 10% of their notebook shipments...
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
Acer and Asustek Computer, seeing as most other vendors have quit the netbook market and netbook shipments are becoming more stable, plans to launch new netbook models with Intel's...
Thursday 17 May 2012
Foxconn says no to rumors of planning to seek strategic investment from clients
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has refuted a rumor the company plans to form strategic alliances via mutual investments with clients such as Apple and Hewlett-Packard...