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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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Thursday 8 March 2012
Tablet PCs may surpass desktops in demand in 2013, say Taiwan makers
In view of increasing popularity, global demand for tablet PCs of all types will rise to 130 million units in 2013, possibly exceeding that for desktops, according to Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 6 March 2012
BIOS maker Insyde expected to benefit from Windows 8
Taiwan-based BIOS maker Insyde Software is expected to be one of the players to benefit most from Windows 8 as the company is currently the fastest player to adopt UEFI BIOS and was...
Saturday 3 March 2012
Wistron Chengdu plants to enter production in March, Compal in May
Wistron expects its plants in Chengdu, western China to start production in March, according to company chairman Simon Lin, while Compal Electronics plans to start production at its...
Friday 2 March 2012
Taiwan market: Samsung unveils 2 ultrabooks
Samsung Electronics on March 1 unveiled two Series 5 ultrabooks equipped with Intel Core i5 processors for launch in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$30,900 (US$1,047)...
Thursday 1 March 2012
Getac to push rugged PC and notebook component businesses in 2012
Getac Technology, after stopping its notebook OEM business, is turning its focus to the rugged PC industry, and is also pushing its car electronics and fiberglass chassis businesses...
Thursday 23 February 2012
Catcher to see revenue contribution from notebooks surpass 50% in 2012
Chassis maker Catcher Technology expects revenue contributions from its notebook business reach over 50%, surpassing its smartphone business, which was the major revenue contributor...
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Asustek to host investors conference on February 24
Asustek Computer is set to host an investors conference on February 24. The company's motherboard and notebook shipments as well as tablet PC plans will be the focuses of the meeting,...
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Taiwan notebooks – 4Q 2011
Taiwan's notebook shipments, affected by the global economic turmoil and hard drive shortages, dropped 5.7% on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Notebook makers to see shipments recover in February
Notebook makers, after suffering from a weak performance in January, are expected to see an overall on-month shipment growth of 10% in February as hard disc drive (HDD) supply returns...
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Taiwan market: Acer prices new Cedar Trail netbook below NT$10,000
Notebook vendors including Asustek Computer, Acer, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Samsung Electronics and Toshiba have all already started selling their latest Cedar Trail-based netbooks...
Friday 17 February 2012
Notebook vendors to offer transforming ultrabooks with touch screens
In order to match Windows 8's touch functions, notebook vendors plan to offer touch ultrabooks, but the addition of touch functions will result in 0.7-1.5cm increase in thickness and...
Thursday 16 February 2012
Acer expects double ultrabook shipments in 2Q12, improving gross margin each quarter
Acer has announced results for 2011 with operating profit turning from losses to gains in the fourth quarter of 2011, while company chairman JT Wang pointed out that gross margin will...
Thursday 16 February 2012
Intel to postpone mass shipments of Ivy Bridge processors
Intel recently notified its partners about plans to postpone mass shipments of its upcoming Ivy Bridge processors. Despite that the company will still announce the new products and...
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Ultrabook prices to drop 20-30% in early March to April
Prices of the existing ultrabooks are expected to see a 20-30% drop in early March to April to help digesting notebook vendors' inventories as Intel is set to announce its next-generation...
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Clevo expected to see bigger profits in 2012
Taiwan-based notebook and retail channel player Clevo, after achieving profit of more than NT$1 billion (US$33.89 million) in 2011 from its retail IT mall business in China, is aiming...