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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 31 May 2011
Computex 2011: Asustek announces Padfone, bundling smartphone with tablet PC
Taiwan-based notebook brand vendor Asustek Computer, at its pre-Computex press conference, announced its Padfone, bundling a 4.3-inch smartphone with a 10-inch tablet PC for an estimated...
Tuesday 31 May 2011
ECS to showcase 10-inch Wintel tablet PCs at Computex 2011
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS), at Computex 2011, is set to showcase its 10-inch tablet PC - ElitePad S10, featuring Intel Oak Trail platform...
Monday 30 May 2011
HP notebook battery recall to have limited impact to new notebook model production
Sources from Taiwan-based notebook makers, have commented on Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) recently planned notebook battery recall because of the possibility of overheating and the resulting...
Monday 30 May 2011
AzureWave boasts thinness for notebook camera modules
AzureWave Technologies, a Taiwan-based maker of wireless modules, is technologically capable of reducing the thickness of 2-megapixel camera modules used in notebooks to 2.4-2.5mm,...
Friday 27 May 2011
Global notebook shipments to grow less than 10% in 2011
Global shipments of notebooks are expected to grow less than 10% in 2011 compared to a 12-15% growth projected previously, while desktop shipments are likely to gain 7-8% in the year,...
Friday 27 May 2011
PCB supplier TPT ramping up capacity
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), which mainly produces optoelectronics boards, has revealed plans to expand capacity for its other PCB products used in mobile phones and notebooks.
Friday 27 May 2011
Acer begins shipping notebooks from Chongqing, western China
Acer has begun shipping notebooks from its production base in Chongqing, western China, according to a company announcement. Shipments of notebooks from Chongqing will account for...
Thursday 26 May 2011
Shuttle lands Android tablet PC orders from China-based Hasee
Mini-PC and notebook maker Shuttle has recently landed orders for Android-based tablet PCs from China-based brand vendor Hasee, according to sources from upstream component makers;...
Wednesday 25 May 2011
Inventec lands 2012 orders for 11-12 million notebooks from HP
Inventec has obtained orders for 30-33 models of business-use notebooks for shipments in 2012 from Hewlett-Packard (HP), with a total order volume of 11-12 million units, according...
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Acer to start selling Intel/Android tablet PC in July
Taiwan-based notebook brand vendor Acer is set to launch a tablet PC featuring the Intel Oak Trail platform and Google Android 3.0 operating system with the device already going under...
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Windows 8 on ARM expected to appear by the end of 2011
Tablet PCs that adopt Windows 8 and ARM-based processor are expected to appear by the end of 2011, but due to the platform lack of system performance, the platform will be mainly...
Tuesday 24 May 2011
LED TV industry facing oversupply concerns
Although the second quarter is the traditional strong season in the TV industry, April sales continued to stagnate for LED TVs. The appreciation of Taiwan's currency and weak demand...
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Toshiba reportedly abandoning ideas for developing Wintel-based tablets and Chromebooks
Japan-based notebook brand vendor Toshiba reportedly has abandoned ideas for developing Windows 7-based tablet PCs and Chromebooks as the two devices have already disappeared from...
Friday 20 May 2011
China market: Asustek business PC shipments increasing
Asustek Computer's shipments of business-use PCs, including notebooks, desktops, all-in-one (AIO) PCs as well as server products to the China market have gained a boost recently due...
Friday 20 May 2011
Flextronics hints at withdrawal from OEM notebook market
Flextronics International will probably not tender bids to win OEM notebook orders in 2012 and beyond due to low margins, company CEO Mike McNamara indicated during a recent global...