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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 7 June 2011
Slowing consumer demand reduces PC growth for 2011, to remain growing for long term, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to grow by just 4.2% in 2011, down from a February forecast of 7.1%, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. A combination of declining...
Tuesday 7 June 2011
ARM to own 40% share in 2015 notebook market with help from Windows 8, says ARM president
ARM CEO Tudor Brown, during an exclusive interview with Digitimes, pointed out that he estimates that ARM will be able to take a 40% share of the global notebook market in 2015, helping...
Tuesday 7 June 2011
Price of panels flat in first half of June, states industry source
The price for large-size panels has been increasing since May, but the pace of growth in June is slowing down. According to panel makers, the return to profits will have to wait until...
Tuesday 7 June 2011
Notebook market overview
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed to have already entered...
Tuesday 7 June 2011
Radiant May notebook module shipments hit record, says paper
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of LCD backlight units (BLUs), shipped 8.31 million modules used in notebooks in May 2011, its highest monthly figure on record, according...
Tuesday 7 June 2011
Apple introduces iCloud
Apple has introduced iCloud, a breakthrough set of free new cloud services that work seamlessly with applications on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC to automatically and wirelessly...
Friday 3 June 2011
Asustek taking cautious attitude toward Acer dumping 3 million notebooks in Europe
As Acer has announced it will provide channels with US$150 million in sales allowances to clear inventory, sources from the notebook industry believe such action will result in close...
Friday 3 June 2011
Computex 2011: Audio sound effect players seeking partners in smart mobile device market
As tablet PC become the hottest topic at Computex 2011, audio sound effect players including Dolby and Digital Theater System (DTS) are turning aggressive in seeking partners at the...
Thursday 2 June 2011
Microsoft postpones IDP for 2 weeks to re-consult with chip players
Microsoft has postponed its Integrated Development Program (IDP) for Windows 8 as the plan created significant dissatisfaction within the upstream supply chain. Microsoft is set to...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Global notebook demand to regain significant growth in 2013, says Compal president
Global notebook sales are likely to witness historically low sequential growth of 5-10% in 2011 and 2012 due to competition from tablet PCs, but are expected to return to significant...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
APCB seeing strong demand from CMOS product line
Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB), which mainly supplies PCBs for notebook peripheral, LCD TV and LED lighting applications, has seen shipments of its packaging boards for CMOS...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Gigabyte seeks to bring innovative value to the mobile PC industry
Taiwan-based Gigabyte Technology, although more known for its motherboard business, has already been operating in the notebook industry for close to four years. At Computex 2011, the...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Computex 2011: Clevo showcases latest innovations in gaming notebooks
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Clevo is showcasing its latest notebook innovations at Computex Taipei 2011 with the company's newly developed industrial design, improved graphics...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Anadem strengthen its arsenal with new AMD-based notebooks and tablet PCs
Taiwan-based white-box notebook vendor Anadem - unlike other notebook vendors that directly sell their products in the retail channel under their own brand - mainly cooperates with...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Computex 2011: Shuriken-panel notebooks make their debut
Notebook models with Shuriken ultra-thin panel technology debuted at Computex 2011 with Taiwan-based Compal Electronics and Acer as well as some of Compal's downstream partners such...