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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 16 November 2010
Regional notebook vendors facing pressure in Latin America
Notebook shipments in Latin America had an annual growth of 33% in the third quarter of 2010 with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Dell saw 40%, 31%, and 21% growth, respectively; however,...
Tuesday 16 November 2010
First-tier notebook brands target emerging markets to clear inventory
First-tier notebook brands have recently started digesting their Calpella- and Montevina-based notebook inventory, selling them mainly to emerging markets such as Latin America, Southeast...
Monday 15 November 2010
Intel updates Sandy Bridge processor lineup
Intel is set to launch several Sandy Bridge-based low-power processors under its Huron River platform, Core i7-2640LM, 2620LM, 2630UM and 2610LM, as well as Core i5-2530UM, in addition...
Friday 12 November 2010
Taiwan notebooks – 3Q 2010
Taiwan notebook shipments decreased 1.6% to 44.20 million units in the third quarter of 2010, well below the 49.88 million total predicted previously by Digitimes Research.
Friday 12 November 2010
IC design houses project revenues slide in 4Q10
Although Taiwan-based notebook manufacturers are expecting a 5-10% sequential rise in fourth-quarter 2010 shipments, related IC design houses, which have already entered their off...
Thursday 11 November 2010
Compal considers supporting Acer with plant in Chengdu, China
As Acer recently announced plans to invest in Chongqing, China, Compal Electronics is considering supporting Acer's new site with its recently planned new plant in Chengdu, China,...
Thursday 11 November 2010
EMS providers will create less impact on notebook ODMs in 2011, says Compal president
Compal Electronics president Ray Chen, at a forum in Taiwan, pointed out that EMS providers have started showing their weakness over notebook manufacturing and brand vendors have...
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Smaller component makers in China quitting IT market
As raw material prices, Taiwan's exchange rate, and labor costs are rising rapidly, several smaller upstream component makers, that mainly accept orders from large component makers,...
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Mini notebook market to be down, but not out, says IDC
One year ago, mini notebook PCs, or netbooks, were seen by many as the device that would fundamentally reshape the PC industry. Today, that expectation is being laid upon the media...
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Compal sees October shipments dropping for notebooks, rising for LCD TVs
Compal Electronics shipped 4.3-4.4 million notebooks and 700,000-800,000 LCD TVs in October, with the former decreasing 4.4-6.5% on month and the latter hitting a monthly record increasing...
Tuesday 9 November 2010
Taiwan market: Lenovo launches 11.6-inch ThinkPad Edge 11
Lenovo has launched its latest 11.6-inch ThinkPad Edge 11 notebook in Taiwan targeting the small- to medium-business market.
Tuesday 9 November 2010
Quanta, Wistron see drop, while Inventec sees growth in October revenues
Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer, Wistron and Inventec have announced their revenues for October. Quanta and Wistron saw an on-month drop, while Inventec had growth.
Monday 8 November 2010
PC market continues growth in 3Q10, says iSuppli
Defying a growing chorus of negativity regarding the market, global PC shipments continued to expand in the third quarter, rising by 7% sequentially and by 10.3% compared to a year...
Monday 8 November 2010
OEM/ODM hoping for appearance of rush orders
As shopping centers in the US such as Wal-Mart and Best Buy have already started to promote their latest IT products such as LCD TVs and notebooks for the year-end holidays, some...
Friday 5 November 2010
Notebook players in no hurry to fully advance to USB 3.0
Notebook brand vendors believe that the notebook industry will need at least one more year before fully advancing to USB 3.0 since the cost and performance stability of existing USB...