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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 25 October 2011
MSI reorganizing notebook business
Micro-Star International (MSI), commenting about the recent market rumor that the company plans to shrink down its notebook business, pointed out that the company is only making some...
Tuesday 25 October 2011
New Windows verification process creates controversy between ODM and brand vendors
Microsoft's new verification system for Windows 8 - OA 3.0 - which will add complications toward the upstream ODM's production lines and relatively generate significant extra cost,...
Thursday 20 October 2011
Intel faces dropping Atom revenues
Intel's Atom processor and chipset business revenues dropped 32% on year to only US$269 million in the third quarter of 2011, indicating that the netbook market has been strongly...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Catcher production suspension may impact Apple
As Taiwan-based chassis supplier Catcher Technology's plants in Suzhou, China have been ordered to suspend production by the local government, sources from upstream supply chain players...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Ultrabook players to adopt hybrid HDD to save cost
Hybrid hard disc drives (HDD) have recently become a popular choice among notebook brand vendors for their ultrabook models, according to sources from ultrabook players.
Friday 14 October 2011
Digitimes Research: Taiwan notebook shipments to decline 1.3% sequentially
Taiwan's notebook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2011, like the same period in 2010, will suffer a sequential drop of 1.3%, while global notebook shipments will see an even deeper...
Friday 14 October 2011
Lenovo rises to the second largest PC brand in 3Q11, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments increased by 3.6% in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter in 2010, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The results are up...
Friday 14 October 2011
Branded notebook vendors cutting orders by 5-10% for 4Q11
With the exception of Apple and Lenovo, other branded notebook vendors are reportedly cutting their orders to ODMs by 5-10% for the fourth quarter of 2011 after combined shipments...
Thursday 13 October 2011
Simplo battery problem already resolved, says chairman
Chairman of Taiwan-based battery maker Simplo Technology Raymond Sung, at a press conference on October 12, confirmed that the company had some issues with its batteries, but the...
Thursday 13 October 2011
Asustek launches Zenbook series ultrabooks
Asustek Computer has unveiled its Zenbook series ultrabooks saying it is confident it has the closest performance/price ratio compared to Apple's MacBook Air.
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Taiwan notebook makers see mixed revenue performance in September
Taiwan-based notebook makers saw mixed revenue performance in September with Quanta suffering an on-month decline, while Wistron and Inventec enjoyed growth.
Tuesday 11 October 2011
MSI showcases new notebooks at Gitex 2011
The doors to Gitex 2011, one of the biggest MEA international computer exhibitions on the planet, will be open between October 9 and October 13. MSI will be taking the field with...
Friday 7 October 2011
Digitimes Research: Apple Shock reconstructs the IT industry
Apple, with its success with the iPad and second-generation MacBook Air, started its assaults on the Wintel-related PC industry in 2010 and is gradually taking back its position in...
Friday 7 October 2011
Asia PC brands still unlikely to outshine Apple after death of Jobs
Commenting on whether PC brand vendors in Asia will have a chance to rise and surpass Apple following the death of Apple's former CEO Steve Jobs, sources from PC players pointed out...
Thursday 6 October 2011
Motherboard brands struggling to survive in the notebook market
While Asustek Computer is aggressively pushing its ultrabooks in the notebook market, its fellow motherboard competitors are mostly still struggling in the notebook industry, according...