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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 9 September 2011
Notebook makers post mixed August results
Inventec has reported a 24.5% sequential drop in August revenues while Wistron saw almost flat growth. Meanwhile, Quanta Computer's August sales only saw a single-digit rise on month...
Thursday 8 September 2011
MSI launches 2 new gaming notebooks
Micro-Star International (MSI) has launched two new gaming notebooks, the GT780DX and GT683DX featuring the Intel Core i7 processors and Nvidia discrete graphics chips.
Thursday 8 September 2011
Acer sees surging notebook orders from channel in September, says paper
Acer saw its notebook orders from retail channels worldwide increase strongly from 1.7-1.9 million units in July and 2-2.2 million units in August to 1.2-1.4 million units in just...
Thursday 8 September 2011
Synnex achieves strong revenue performance in August
Channel retailer Synnex Technology International announced consolidated revenues of NT$28.76 billion (US$987.98 million) for August, a new monthly high and up close to 20% on year...
Thursday 8 September 2011
Intel directly cooperates with chassis suppliers to lower Ultrabook costs
Intel has recently been aggressively cooperating with notebook chassis suppliers hoping to achieve the goal of dropping Ultrabook prices to below US$1,000, and Intel is currently...
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Notebook players limit initial Ultrabook shipment volume below 50,000 units
First-tier notebook brand vendors Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba and Asustek Computer, understanding that demand for notebooks is unlikely to recover in the fourth quarter, while Apple's products...
Monday 5 September 2011
R&D to become important for notebook ODMs, says PC players
As competing via shipment volumes using a low price strategy is becoming less effective in the notebook market, sources from PC players have commented that in addition to shipment...
Monday 5 September 2011
Taiwan market: Channel retailers expect strong back-to-school performance
IT players including Dell, High Tech Computer (HTC), Intel, Epson, Fujitsu and ViewSonic, have all recently cooperated with channel retailers in Taiwan to push several new promotions...
Friday 2 September 2011
Acer debuts first Ultrabook
Acer has announced its first Ultrabook at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. Acer claims the Aspire S3 integrates the best features of notebook and mobile devices.
Friday 2 September 2011
Insyde Software reports strong earnings for 1H11
BIOS solution vendor Insyde Software has reported net profits of NT$86.25 million (US$2.97 million) or an EPS of NT$2.28 for the second quarter of 2011. EPS for the first half reached...
Friday 2 September 2011
Acer to unveil Ultrabook at IFA 2011
Acer will unveil its first Ultrabook device at IFA 2011 which will be held in Berlin, Germany from September 2-7, according to industry sources. The new Acer Ultrabook will feature...
Thursday 1 September 2011
Sony announces 2 tablet PCs
Sony has announced the market launch of its first two Sony Tablet devices – the Android-powered Sony Tablet S and Sony Tablet P in the US.
Thursday 1 September 2011
Compal reduces annual notebook shipments to 42 million units
Compal Electronics has reduced its notebook shipment forecast for 2011 from 48 million units originally to 42 million units, while its shipment forecast for LCD TVs has also dropped...
Thursday 1 September 2011
Quanta announces 2Q11 results; expects strong growth for cloud computing products
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$274.39 billion (US$9.47 billion) for the second quarter, up 9.1% on quarter, but down 7% on year, while gross margin also...
Thursday 1 September 2011
Intel investment reduction plans may affect PC and semiconductor players
Intel, facing weak PC performance, reportedly is considering to temporarily halt its plans to upgrade to a 22nm process at Fab 24, and has decided to delay the launch of its next-generation...