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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 30 September 2010
Taiwan market: Vendors cutting older netbook models to below NT$10,000
As the increasing demand for Apple's iPad is causing PC players to turn their focus to the tablet PC market and the fact that the netbook market is becoming mature, the segment is...
Thursday 30 September 2010
China white-box tablet PC rush may fail like netbooks; white-box makers disagree
As China-based white-box makers are turning their focus from netbooks to tablet PCs, sources from first-tier notebook vendors believe the white-box market will still fail based on...
Thursday 30 September 2010
Netbooks will not die, says Acer Taiwan president
Commenting on market watchers' pessimistic view toward netbook's future as PC players are turning aggressive about the tablet PC market, Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin at a press...
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Handset vendors taking different approach to compete against the iPad
Despite the fact both handset and notebook vendors are aiming to compete in the tablet PC market, the two are adopting different strategies – most notebook brands will compete...
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Taiwan notebook battery makers Dynapack, Celxpert to merge
The respective boards of Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy on September 28 approved the merger of the two companies through a stock swap of 1:1.7, with Dynapack...
Tuesday 28 September 2010
Gigabyte introduces new notebooks with rotatable touch-panel display
Gigabyte Technology on September 28 will introduce the T1125 11.6-inch notebook, which reportedly will come equipped with a rotatable touch-panel display and docking station, prompting...
Monday 27 September 2010
Canonical to expand cooperation with Taiwan PC makers; launching new OS next month
Canonical, the designer of Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, is preparing to host a hardware summit in Taiwan and is hoping the event will help open the door for cooperation with...
Monday 27 September 2010
Samsung mass producing 8GB DDR3 modules for notebooks, mobile workstations
Samsung Electronics has announced it already began mass production of an 8GB So-DIMM, or unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM), for notebooks and mobile workstations. The module is based on the...
Friday 24 September 2010
Inventec reportedly to borrow US$400 million from banks
Notebook maker Inventec reportedly plans to sign a five-year US$400 million syndicated loan agreement with a banking consortium, according to sources from Taiwan's financial industry...
Friday 24 September 2010
Most notebook ODMs to ship record highs in September
Most ODM notebook makers are expected to see their shipments hit record high levels in September 2010, with Quanta Computer's shipments likely to reach five million units, Compal...
Thursday 23 September 2010
Dell set to launch 3D notebook using Wistron solution
Dell is expected to launch a 3D notebook using Wistron's polarizer solution in October 2010 and will target mainstream market.
Tuesday 21 September 2010
Quanta Storage remains conservative toward ODD industry despite rising notebook demand
Despite the fact notebook vendors are increasing orders in September and the optical disc drive (ODD) industry is already benefiting in terms of shipments, the industry is currently...
Tuesday 21 September 2010
Pegatron enters all-in-one PC DIY market in China
Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology has recently had cooperation with Ingram Micro China and China-based BOE Technology to enter the all-in-one PC DIY market in China.
Tuesday 21 September 2010
Notebook keyboard makers to see growth in September revenues
Demand from notebook makers is starting to recover, helping notebook keyboard makers see climbing sales in September. Chicony Electronics expects its consolidated revenues in the...
Tuesday 21 September 2010
Inventec, Flextronics reportedly considering merger, but both companies refute rumor
Both Inventec and Flextronics have refuted market rumors that the two are in talks for a merger stating that the rumors are purely market speculation.