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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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Thursday 14 April 2011
Intel adjusts netbook strategy
Intel has recently adjusted its netbook strategy and is set to cooperate with its partners including Asustek Computer and Acer to launch netbook devices priced below US$199 in regions...
Wednesday 13 April 2011
HannStar Board and GBM raise notebook PCB prices
PCB makers HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) both have raised their quotes for notebook PCBs by 8% recently, and indicated that prices for notebook- and motherboard-use...
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Asustek to set up second China operational headquarters in Chongqing
Asustek Computer will invest US$150 million to establish its second China operational headquarters in Chongqing City, western China, according to the company.
Monday 11 April 2011
Compal sees revenues and notebook shipments up over 50% on month in March
Compal Electronics has announced revenues of NT$66.42 billion (US$2.29 billion) for March 2011, up 52.4% sequentially but down 12.3% on year. For the first quarter, revenues topped...
Monday 11 April 2011
Chicony expects a 15% sequential growth in 2Q11 revenues
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Chicony Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.18 billion (US$178.96 million) for March 2011, up 50.3% on month, and as the company...
Friday 8 April 2011
Acer changes business strategy from pushing volume to value, says chairman
Acer chairman and CEO JT Wang, at the company's investors conference in Switzerland on April 7, made clarifications about market watchers' concerns over issues such as the company's...
Thursday 7 April 2011
Acer expects component shortages for tablet PCs and smartphones
Commenting about the tablet PC market, Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin pointed out that the company is currently working aggressively over its tablet PCs and is doing a marvelous...
Thursday 7 April 2011
Taiwan market: Acer announces new Timeline notebooks; aims to sell 6 million units
Acer has announced its third-generation Timeline notebooks featuring Intel's Sandy Bridge processor and ultra-thin industrial design in Taiwan and the company is aiming to sell six...
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Dell reportedly to withdraw component purchasing rights from ODMs in 2H11, says paper
Dell reportedly will gradually retrieve its component purchasing rights from upstream ODMs in the second half of 2011 as the company is not satisfied with its ODMs for not providing...
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Toshiba expected to launch glass-free 3D notebooks in 2H11, say sources
Following its successful launch of glass-free 3D TVs in late 2010, Toshiba is expected to launch its glass-free 3D notebooks in the second half of 2011, according to industry sources...
Friday 1 April 2011
Digitimes Insight: Acer needs new business model for mobile devices
Facing fierce competition in the mobile device market, Acer has decided to replace its CEO and president Gianfranco Lanci. The company may not have to completely abandon its existing...
Friday 1 April 2011
Acer to initiate corporate restructuring, chairman says
The emergence of tablet PCs has made a strong impact on sales of consumer notebooks and netbooks, making Acer's strategy ineffective, and therefore Acer has to initiate a corporate...
Friday 1 April 2011
Acer to buy back up to NT$68.8 billion worth of shares
Acer plans to buy back 54 million shares of common stock at a price range of NT$55 (US$1.87) to NT$100 per share between April 1 and May 31, according to a company filing with the...
Thursday 31 March 2011
PC market is fine, says Compal chairman
Compal Electronics chairman Rock Hsu, commenting on both Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer reducing their PC shipment forecasts, declined to comment on its clients, but pointed out that...
Thursday 31 March 2011
Google and ARM reportedly plan to establish standardization for Android/ARM platforms
Google is reportedly considering a push for standardization of its Android 3.0 hoping the new strategy will help resolve the drawbacks of the operation system; meanwhile, Google may...