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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 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...
Thursday 1 September 2011
Gross margins for PC ODMs expected to turn healthy in 2012
Gross margins of PC ODM players are expected to return healthy in 2012 as the notebook supply chain has already reached a mutual consensus to refuse low-margin orders in the future,...
Wednesday 31 August 2011
Acer 2012 notebook orders to Pegatron below expectations
Pegatron Technology originally expected Acer's orders for notebooks in 2012 to reach five million units, but so far Acer has released orders for only 600,000 units, according to industry...
Wednesday 31 August 2011
Kenmos expects better sales in 2H11 due to new clients
Backlight module (BLU) maker Kenmos Technology recorded consolidated revenues of NT$3.74 billion (US$128 million) in first-half 2011, with pretax income of NT$35 million.
Tuesday 30 August 2011
Ultrabooks may push down mainstream notebook prices
As several first-tier notebook vendors are set launch sub-US$1,000 Ultrabook models in the near future, sources from channel retailers believe the appearance of Ultrabooks is likely...
Tuesday 30 August 2011
PC accessory player Razer to launch own-brand notebook
PC accessory player Razer has announced it will enter the notebook market and will launch a high-end model - Razer Blade, priced at US$2,799.99 to compete against first-tier brand...
Friday 26 August 2011
Asustek reports strong performance for 2Q11
Asustek Computer saw its net earnings grow 5% on quarter to NT$3.6 billion (US$124 million) in the second quarter of 2011, translating into an EPS of NT$4.78. For the first half of...
Thursday 25 August 2011
Taiwan notebook players place hopes on Wintel for recovery
Seeing that total sales of non-Apple tablet PCs cannot even reach 10 million units, while Apple has been filing patent lawsuits against its competitors, disrupting their strategies,...
Thursday 25 August 2011
Tablet PC fever is already cooling down, says Acer chairman
Acer chairman JT Wang, commenting on tablet PC's impact on the notebook industry, pointed out that tablet PC fever is already starting to cool down and consumers are also being attracted...