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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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Monday 4 October 2010
Lenovo expected to see highest shipment growth in 2011 among notebook vendors
China-based vendor Lenovo has seen its notebooks, including ThinkPad and IdeaPad, occupy more than 30% of total notebook sales in the China market so far in 2010 and will maintain...
Friday 1 October 2010
Conflict between Japan and China may benefit Taiwan notebook brands, says paper
Due to China and Japan recently having a conflict around the Diaoyu Islands, China consumers are boycotting Toshiba and Sony products such as notebooks. As a result, the boycott may...
Friday 1 October 2010
Global 3D notebook shipments to reach 150,000-200,000 in 2010
Global sales of 3D notebooks in 2010 are expected to reach only 150,000-200,000 units, according to sources from Taiwan-based makers. 3D notebooks include high-end models using Nvidia's...
Friday 1 October 2010
Notebook connector makers expect increased revenues in September
Wanshih Electronic, Foxlink, ACES Electronics and Alltop Technology, four Taiwan-based makers of electronic connectors and cables, saw orders rebound in later half of September 2010...
Friday 1 October 2010
Quanta, Compal, Wistron September notebook shipments estimated
Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron will ship an estimated five million, 4.3-4.4 million and 2.5-2.6 million notebooks respectively in September, according to industry...
Thursday 30 September 2010
SZS sees metal injection molding production line fully-loaded
Notebook hinge maker Shin Zu Shing (SZS) has seen its metal injection molding (MIM) production line capacity fully-loaded for September and has used about 50% of the capacity for smartphone...
Thursday 30 September 2010
HannStar Board remains cautious about 3Q, 4Q10
Notebook PCB supplier HannStar Board now expects its shipments for the third quarter of 2010 to decline 5-9% from the 22.9 million units shipped in the second quarter. Order visibility...
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...